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Sales contracts of the vehicles were managed by Crown Coach, which helped ensure that the work satisfied U.S. federal "Buy America" requirements [2). All buses manufactured under the Crown-Ikarus name were considered model 286, although different orders carried a seldom-noted numerical suffix (such as 286.02 for Portland TriMet).
Traditional depot-based bus lines also grew, benefiting from what the American Bus Association called "the Megabus effect", [17] and both Greyhound and its subsidiary Yo! Bus, which competed directly with the Chinatown buses, benefited after the federal government shut down several Chinatown lines in June 2012. [20]
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The Federal Transportation Administration awarded the University of Iowa's free bus service $16.4 million in federal funding to purchase six new battery-electric buses which will help phase out ...
Bus systems in two Georgia cities will receive nearly $20 million in federal funds to replace older buses with electric models. Augusta Transit will get almost $12.1 million for quieter, safer ...
The interest in newer transit buses was sparked in part by laws passed in the late 1960s and early 1970s granting federal subsidies for public transportation equipment, including buses. [ 4 ] : 3–8 General Motors (GM) began developing a replacement for its ubiquitous New Look bus in 1964, demonstrating a three-axle, turbine-powered [ e ...
APPLETON — Valley Transit will receive a $12 million federal grant to complete the renovation and expansion of its administrative offices and bus maintenance and storage facility at 801 Whitman Ave.
Federal funding for highway, rail, bus, water, air, and other forms of transportation is allocated by Congress for several years at a time. The current authorization bill is the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which runs from 2005 to 2009.