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May 22, 2013
Tag Archives: Illinois
Ride the 280 tranSPORT to Homecoming
There are three home games remaining in the 2012 Illini Football season. This gives you three more chances to ride the 280 tranSPORT! MTD operates the 280 tranSPORT service to encourage alternative transportation to Memorial Stadium and to alleviate traffic … Continue reading
2012 Illinois Marathon and Ebertfest
Beginning Wednesday, April 25, visitors will descend upon Chambana for the Illinois Marathon and Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Ebertfest. The fourth annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon grows each year. The races include a marathon, half marathon, wheelchair half marathon, marathon … Continue reading
Bloodmobile Donors Since 1985
Like Clockwork Donors can give blood every two months. So our internal coordinator, Jim Dhom (also known as MTD’s Safety & Training Director) makes six appointments a year with Community Blood Services of Illinois. Did you know that in the … Continue reading
Green Light: Hybrid Buses
If you’re tuned in with MTD on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr, you’ve probably heard some buzz about the addition of 13, new 40-foot hybrid buses. The buses, which were acquired with federal, state, and local funds, have all been delivered … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lights
Tagged bus, buses, Champaign, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, go green, green lights, Illinois, MTD, public transit, Savoy, sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana
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Green Light: Rapid Roll Doors
In this week’s Green Lights, let’s explore something seemingly rudimentary that has a notable impact on everyday operations at MTD. Our primary maintenance facility is located at 803 E. University Ave. in Urbana. A large part of the facility, approximately … Continue reading
State Comes to MTD for CDL Re-Examinations
The inspiration for creating this blog was my enrollment in the MTD Training Program to earn a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). I published my first post in March of this year, after I had completed the program and … Continue reading
Light the Night 2011
MTD cares about our community bicyclists. Individuals who bicycle are reducing congestion, greening the earth, and promoting alternative transportation modes. Oftentimes, bicyclists rely on MTD when the weather takes an ugly turn or they’ve got too much baggage to pedal … Continue reading
Green Light: Diesel Particulate Filters
In honor of sustainable projects and greening our community, I’ve decided to dedicate the first blog post of every month to highlighting a renewable, environmentally-positive project at MTD. Each of our properties boasts a long history of green initiatives, as … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lights
Tagged American Lung Association, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, bus, buses, busses, Champaign, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, diesel particulate filter, DPF, Dr. Xinlei Wang, Engine Control Systems, environmental protection agency, EPA, go green, green lights, Illinois, Mass Transit Magazine, MTD, public transit, public transportation, Savoy, sustainability, University of Illinois, Urbana
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Goodbye CDL Training, Hello Desk
My class of six, two training to be bus operators, two training to work in our Maintenance Department, and two staff members, passed our tests and graduated. The bus operators went on to Line Instruction and the technicians returned to … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged bus, busses, CDL, Champaign, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, CUMTD, Illinois, MTD, public transit, public transportation, Savoy, University of Illinois, Urbana
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The Final Countdown: CDL Driving Test
The day came to take my four-part CDL driving exam [See State of Illinois CDL Study Guide - PDF]. In accordance with state regulations, Jim Dhom, Safety and Training Director, requires 84-96 hours of driving experience before a student takes … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged bus, bus operator, buses, busses, CDL, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, commercial driver's license, CUMTD, Illinois, MTD, public transit, public transportation
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