California's OCTA Approves 3-Year Bus Operator Contract
The agreement with Teamsters Local 952 includes wage increases of 14% over the next three years, beginning this month and running through April 2027.
The agreement with Teamsters Local 952 includes wage increases of 14% over the next three years, beginning this month and running through April 2027.
He previously excelled in various key roles within the company, including special projects manager, director of employee relations, terminal manager, and asst. of sales for the motorcoach & tour division.
Frank Di Giacomo was involved in the public transportation, private motorcoach, and pupil transportation industries since 1981, when Bobit Business Media hired him as eastern sales manager for METRO and SBF.
Both roles will be integral to furthering the agency’s mission and vision by supporting communities within NCTD’s service area, the board of directors, elected officials, stakeholders, and staff, according to the agency.
MEHTA will now be known as MEHTA Engineering, an STV Company.
The locally preferred alternative for the Rapid Southlake will include a direct connection to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the state’s largest employer and the world’s busiest airport.
The funding allocation demonstrates the federal government’s commitment to BART’s infrastructure project.
The report comes as the agency prepares to move forward on a major slate of vital capital projects to be funded by congestion pricing.
As part of this project, new charging infrastructure at the East Valley Maintenance Facility will initially be introduced to accommodate 16 BEBs, while on-route charging infrastructure will be installed at the Kendall/Palm intermodal transit center near the California State University in San Bernardino.
CTA supplements CPD’s efforts with its extensive network of more than 33,000 security-cameras and with hundreds of personnel deployed across the system each day, around the clock, and who are trained and acutely focused on customer comfort and safety.
The consultant will spearhead crucial battery-electric bus charging infrastructure upgrades at the South Base Maintenance and Bus Yard and the replacement of 12 traction power substations along the MAX Blue Line.
This year’s competition took place in Portland, Ore., where 76 bus operators and 46 maintenance teams demonstrated their abilities in various driving, safety, and repair scenarios.
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The contract will include a fleet of ten “American Pioneer 220” (AP 220) trainsets to be manufactured, delivered to Nevada, and tested to support Brightline West’s timeline of initiating service in 2028.
The pilot is scheduled to run for 90 days, which will allow for the agency to collect feedback from participants, evaluate the pilot, and finalize a plan for the full transition to OMNY across all Fair Fares customers at a later date.
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