MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Current labels on some Braun-modified vehicles may include inaccurate weight-rating information, increasing the risk of vehicle overloading.
XL Hybrids has begun supplying its XL3 gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain for General Motors' 3500/4500 cutaway and cab chassis van beginning with 2011 model-year vehicles, according to the company.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled the Nissan NV200 Taxi in Hong Kong.
Chrysler has partnered with MobilityWorks and other upfitters to develop paratransit versions of its Ram ProMaster City and ProMaster vans. The configurations were shown at Chrysler's headquarters this week. View a gallery showing how the vans were modified to meet ADA compliance. Read the full story here. Photos courtesy of Chrysler.
A fire at the City of Kokomo, Ind., Central Garage destroyed the entire maintenance facility and six paratransit buses on Tuesday. The paratransit buses cost $60,000 each.
Rockland County, N.Y., added five MV-1 mobility vehicles to the Dept. of Public Transportation’s TRIPS paratransit fleet, bought entirely with funding from the state.
TUCSON, AZ – The City of Tucson has received 19 new Elkhart Coach paratransit vehicles. The buses each come with a Ford E-350 chassis equipped with a 6.8L gasoline engine.