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Masabi. “Partnering with Trapeze, enables us to extend the reach and
impact of our fare payments platform, empowering more public transit
agencies to deliver the most seamless, cost-effective passenger
experiences for riders, while also giving agencies the option of a onestop-shop
for their technology needs across their fleets.”
The collaboration can help bring the benefits of Account-Based
Ticketing (ABT) to agencies of all sizes. ABT is a ticketless way of
enabling people to travel, allowing them to tap or scan a secure
token, linked to an account in the back office, to make a journey. The
location and number of taps calculates the fare, which is charged
to the passenger post journey. This means riders no longer need to
buy tickets, or understand fares, and can benefit from best payment
policies, rewarding them the more they travel.
This ABT system leverages Trapeze’s expertise deploying integrated
transportation technology solutions, with Masabi’s proven, easy-toimplement
Justride platform. A one-stop model for data collection, trip
planning and payment, this system integrates with other technologies
to help transit agencies deliver dynamic mobility tools to riders.
The Masabi-Trapeze team provides value for transit agencies and
passengers with fare payment programs, delivering:
• A range of options for “ticketing”, including no tickets at all
• A range of fare media, from smartcards and mobile, to contactless
bank cards (cEMV) and paper barcodes
• Cost savings through a reduction in proprietary tickets, cash
handling, and physical infrastructure costs
• Easy data collection, which allows agencies to make adjustments to
their systems based on travel patterns to better serve riders
• A scalable and constantly improving back-office solution, which
allows for future functionality to be added without extensive
engineering; this means agencies can meet emerging needs from
passengers and keep pace with evolving technologies
“By teaming up with Masabi, we’re helping transit agencies offer
their passengers the most efficient and easy fare payment option,”
said Steve Sawyer, general manager, Trapeze Group. “More than this,
agencies now have a single, go-to solution – for trip planning, easy
payment and data collection, all rolled up together in a cost-efficient
model. And it can be turned on now.”
ABC Companies introduces
CLEANS sanitization, disinfection &
contact limitation products for post-
COVID operations
As thousands of operators were forced off the roads in mid-March,
ABC Companies turned its focus to shaping solutions that navigate
the “how” of operating in this new reality. Putting effective safeguards
and protocols in place designed to ensure the comfort and security
of drivers and passengers will be paramount in the post-COVID
environment. With the introduction of its new CLEANS (Contact
Limitation & Eradication of Airborne Noxious Systems) program,
ABC offers fleet owners a variety of products and services designed
to thoroughly disinfect coaches and optimize cabin air quality while
providing driver and passenger shielding and personal hygiene
stations onboard fleet vehicles.
“As the economy restarts, demonstrating how operators can
protect drivers and passengers will be a top priority in restoring
traveler confidence,” said Thom Peebles, ABC vice president of
marketing. “The new CLEANS suite of products and services gives
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