DELIVERIES Motor Coach Industries (MCI) added
New Flyer Industries added
84
PROTERRA, INC. added
10
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NJ TRANSIT Newark, NJ
Phoenix Public Transit Dept. Phoenix, AZ
Transit Authority of River City Louisville, KY
NJ TRANSIT has awarded MCI a contract for 84 natural-gas-fueled Commuter Coaches with wheelchair lifts. The new CNG coaches will replace coaches that have each logged more than a half a million miles. Delivery will begin in late 2014. Over the last three decades, MCI has supplied more than 2,350 Commuter Coaches to NJ TRANSIT, which was one of the first agencies to use the coach to extend its reach into outlying cities and suburban areas to better serve the state’s commuter population.
The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department recently added 120 new 40foot New Flyer Xcelsior buses to provide service to Valley transit customers. The new vehicles will replace an equal number of buses that have reached retirement eligibility. The new buses will run on compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel. Older fleet vehicles run on either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or ultra-low sulfur diesel, allowing the department to maintain a mix of clean burning and alternative fuel types.
The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) recently ordered 10 batteryelectric buses and two charging stations from Proterra, Inc. The buses will be built at Proterra’s manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C. in early 2014, with delivery expected later in the year. TARC’s current fleet of more than 220 buses and trolleys runs 41 routes in five counties in Kentucky and southern Indiana. The new buses will replace the agency’s Toonerville II Trolleys, which operate free of charge in downtown Louisville’s business district.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Dana S. Gilman
Dana S. Gilman has joined J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. as chief financial officer. She is replacing Roger Porath, who will be retiring in April after 37 years with the company. Gilman brings over 17 years of progressive experience in finance to J. J. Keller, including positions at Kimberly-Clark, Jarden Corp., and Miles Kimball Co. Most recently, she was the chief financial officer at Outlook Corp. Gilman will be the strategic and financial leader of J. J. Keller, accountable for the financial and risk management operations. Charles (Chad) T. Govin III has been promoted to vice president of Field Sales at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. During his 17 years of direct sales and management experience at J. J. Keller, he helped create and launch the company’s Driver Management Online™ service, and built its national accounts field sales program. Most recently, Govin served as senior drector of Field Sales.
Further strengthening its position as a leading provider of driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, SmartDrive Systems has named transit industry veteran Deborah Wathen Finn to its Board of Advisors. Wathen Finn has over 30 years of experience as a transportation industry executive and is the founder and president of The Wathen Group, where she provides strategic advisory services and leadership support for organizations focusing upon market positioning, capacity building and operational improvements. SmartDrive Systems also announced that Adam Kahn has joined its management team as senior director of Product Marketing. Kahn brings more than 20 years of transportation and logistics marketing experience to SmartDrive. Fifteen of those years were at Omnitracs, a Qualcomm company. Prior to Qualcomm, Kahn held positions at AlliedSignal/Bendix and Detroit Diesel. The City of Guelph announced the appointment of Phil Meagher to the position of general manager of Guelph Transit. Meagher has been serving as the acting general manager since early August. During this period, Meagher has demonstrated his skill and ability to lead Guelph Transit in an inclusive, collaborative manner that has been well received by staff at Transit and the organization as a whole.
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