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MAY/JUNE 2018 Published by Rankin Publishing, Inc. www.buslinemag.com
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Providing Services For 6 Cities In Virginia
Hampton Roads Transit ................................8 In Business Just 12 Years; 5th Largest In U.S.
Windy City Limousine ................................26
Touring America From Iowa Offices
Legacy Tour & Travel, Hawkeye Stages.................................38 2018 CTAA Expo Heads For Pittsburgh June 10-14 ...............42 CTAA Product Showcases...............................................43-45 — Busline Buyers Guides —
Software .....................................................................46 Video, Safety, Entertainment & Tracking .......................57
Busline Vehicle Showcase:
Alternative Fuels/Hybrid Vehicles .......50
RAPID RESPONSE .........................Page 6 INDUSTRY NEWS........................Page 58
ON THE COVER: Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Manager of Bus Maintenance Training Mike Glaeser, left, and HRT Director of Rolling Stock Mike Perez are shown next to one of the transit system’s trolley buses produced by Hometown Trolley. See page 8.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUNE 2018 June 10-14 Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) Expo Pittsburgh, PA Info: 800-891-0590
JULY 2018 July 21-25 National School Transportation Association Annual Meeting & Convention Philadelphia, PA Info: 703-684-3200 July 29-August 1 Association For Commuter Transportation (ACT) International Conference Anaheim, CA Info: 202-792-5801
AUGUST 2018 August 7-10 International Motorcoach Group (IMG) Strategic Alliance Meeting Sonoma, CA Info: 888-447-3466 SEPTEMBER 2018 September 23-26 APTA Annual Meeting Nashville, TN Info: 202-496-4800
September 30 - October 3 National Conference on Rural Public & Intercity Bus Transportation Breckenridge, CO Info: www.ribtc.org
OCTOBER 2018 October 1-3 BusCon 2018 Indianapolis, IN Info: 800-576-8788
JANUARY 2019 January 6-10 United Motorcoach Association (UMA) Motorcoach Expo Fort Lauderdale, FL Info: 800-424-8262
MARCH 2019 March 19-21 Bus2Bus Trade Show & Congress Berlin, Germany Info: www.bus2bus.berlin
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