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APR 2013

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business briefs MCI receives 46 motorcoach order The Martz Group, which includes Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-based Martz Trailways, ordered 46 new 2013 MCI coach models with wheelchair lifts and three-point passenger seat belts. Martz' 24 MCI J4500 and 22 MCI D4505 coaches will also come equipped with the newest-generation ACTIA multiplex system for simplified diagnostics. Advanced standard safety features on both models include electronic stability control, SmartWave tire pressure monitoring and a fire suppression system. Deliveries are expected to begin in May. Restyled for 2013, the MCI J4500 has updated curb appeal with angled LED headlights and more than 30 improvements to further reliability. TRIMET ADDS 4 GILLIG HYBRIDS Portland, Ore.-based TriMet added four new state-of-the-art Gillig hybrid buses. The hybrids, with technology similar to a Chevy Volt, will run one of the busiest routes among TriMet's 79 bus lines. With the addition of the hybrids, 55 new buses have been put into service since October. Most of the new bus purchases were funded by grants. INIT TO IMPLEMENT N.Y. ITS Yaphank, N.Y.-based Sufolk County Transit (SCT) contracted with INIT to implement an intelligent transportation system (ITS) on more than 300 of their fixed-route and paratransit vehicles. The contract between SCT and INIT includes an intermodal fleet management system, onboard computers, driver terminals and APRIL 2013 mETRO mAGAZINE > 53

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