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Texas' Brazos Transit and CARTS award contract to New Flyer for up to 28 Xcelsior® buses
Texas' Brazos Transit and CARTS award contract to New Flyer for up to 28 Xcelsior® bu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTexas' Brazos Transit and CARTS award contract to New Flyer for up to 28 Xcelsior® buses\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nST. CLOUD, MN, Nov. 13, 2018\n\n\n\nST. CLOUD, MN, Nov. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (\"New Flyer\"), the U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\"), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, today announced that Brazos Transit District (BTD) along with Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) has awarded a new contract for up to 28 heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior® clean-diesel transit buses over the next five years. \n\n \n \n\n \nThe contract includes 10 firm orders with options to purchase an additional 18 buses, and establishes a new partnership with New Flyer, bringing the first Xcelsior buses to the joint agencies' fleet in Texas. Funding for this order comes from the Federal Transportation Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation.\n\"New Flyer is proud to bring proven transit solutions to the Brazos Transit District and the Capital Area Rural Transportation System, as they work to enhance affordable and convenient transportation service throughout Texas,\" said Wayne Joseph, President, New Flyer of America. \"With 88 years of experience in manufacturing, we have grown through leading innovation and are proud to support public transit in Central and East Texas, while working toward smart mobility solutions.\"  \nBrazos Transit District is a public transportation provider in the Brazos Valley, serving 16 counties in Central and East Texas, providing over one million trips per year. The Capital Area Rural Transportation System District is a rural/urban transit district providing transit services in a nine-county area surrounding Austin, Texas. \nNFI is the only provider of full suite bus solutions in North America, offering transit, motor coach, and low-floor cutaway buses, and in 2018, became the first bus manufacturer in the world to sign on to the Shared Mobility Principles for Liva...