AUGUST 2013
CONTENTS
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Cover Story
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All–electric transit has arrived
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Six transit agencies debut the Proterra EcoRide BE35 in-service this fall By David Hubbard
Features QAS ensures repeatable success
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MCI line techs empowered to contribute and ensure quality work
Patrick Scully speaks to new MCI initiatives
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By David Hubbard
THE RIDE keeps rolling in NYC
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The concept has grown to include corporate participation
HVAC compliance and regulation
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Air-conditioning innovations help the bus industry to comply By Steve Johnson
DEPARTMENTS
Special Section
7 UPDATE
Summer Safety Series: Safety Training and Compliance
11 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
New wheelchair standards call for robust equipment 26
Reaching for worldclass safety at Veolia Transportation
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12 Deliveries 16 TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Deadline for ANSI/RESNA WC18 and WC19 standards approaches
36 MARKETPLACE
By Richard Tackett
Veolia develops tools to aid safe operations By Shelly Hall
Training increases safe behavior TAPTCO standardizes comprehensive driver training
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Have a playbook for the unthinkable 24
COLUMNS 28
6 FROM THE EDITOR
The DATTCO Emergency Preparedness Plan provides online intelligence for first responders
34 THE INTERNATIONAL REPORT
By Richard Tackett
By Doug Jack
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