us bellows is a manufacturer of metal bellows , fabric expansion joints , and metallic expansion joints including refractory lined , hinged , gimbal , slip-type , in-line pressure balanced , and elbow pressure balanced expansion joints .

it was acquired by piping technology and products in 1997 from ketema-u.s. bellows , inc. and is now located in houston , texas .

u.s. bellows , inc. provides a variety of expansion joints for piping and duct systems and has been a member of the expansion joint manufacturers association , inc. since 2002 .

in december 2011 , u.s. bellows acquired all bellows assets of the former lortz manufacturing companies , doubling its manufacturing capabilities .

it is a privately held company owned by durga d. agrawal .

it is a subsidiary of piping technology and products .

these companies provide pipe supports and expansion joints to international companies including dow chemical company , chevron corporation , exxonmobil , and bechtel .

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send us your pipe expansion joint inquiries via e - mail at sales @ urltoken or via fax at + 1 - 713 - 731 - 8640 . please contact us for further discussions . we look forward to doing business with you .
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facilities : u . s . bellows is located on a 35 acre property in houston , texas , usa , within more than 450 , 000 square feet of covered shop space ( approximately 10 acres ) . our proximity the houston ship channel , one of the largest ports in the united states and in the world , makes us a convenient supplier to projects around the world . u . s . bellows recently completed the construction of a 100 , 000 square foot expansion to our manufacturing plant and we continue to grow . we invite you to visit our manufacturing facility and give us the opportunity to demonstrate our engineering and manufacturing capabilities .
u . s . bellows is a manufacturer of all types of bellows and expansion joints , ranging from metallic bellows to fabric expansion joints . we can supply replacement and equivalent expansion joints and / or bellows repair for other manufacturers .
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a houston - based expansion joint manufacturer , u . s . bellows , inc . has acquired all bellows assets of the former lortz manufacturing company . this acquisition includes the fabrication equipment , expansion joint and bellows drawings , design software , customer lists , and all engineering history and other historical data associated with lortz manufacturing .
register to attend a free live webinar featuring technical information about metallic and fabric expansion joints and stock bellows .
the expansion joint equipment was transferred from bakersfield , california to the u . s . bellows facility in houston , texas . the additional machines will be incorporated into the current u . s . bellows location , and therefore significantly expand u . s . bellows’ ability to provide high quality expansion joints more quickly and efficiently to customers around the world .
u . s . bellows , inc . has been designing and manufacturing engineered pipe expansion joints for the industry since the 1960s . today , u . s . bellows consists of manufacturing resources of rm engineered products of ladson , sc ( acquired in 1995 ) and ketema - u . s . bellows , inc . of san diego , california ( acquired in 1997 ) .
u . s . bellows will be hiring and relocating some of the former lortz welders and other employees to their manufacturing headquarters in houston . besides expansion joints and bellows , the company also offers field services and quick - turn service for emergency situations . u . s . bellows has over 50 years of experience and is prepared to provide expansion joint repair , refurbishment or replacement for past lortz - supplied expansion joints .
don ' t forget to register for our live webinar 10 am on thursday june 14th . the presentation will be on fabric expansion joints by u . s bellows
the universal pipe expansion joint consists of two bellows separated by a pipe section or spool . the primary purpose of this arrangement is to have a unit which will accept large amounts of lateral deflection . the amount of lateral deflection they can accept is a function of the amount of angulation each bellows can absorb and the distance between the bellows . for a given bellows element , the amount of lateral deflection capability can be increased or decreased by simply changing the length of the center spool . in this catalog three standard overall lengths are given with their lateral movement capability . if the piping problem requires greater capability , then the overall length can be increased to suit . read more . . .
u . s . bellows is a proud member of the expansion joint manufacturer ' s association ( ejma ) , since 2002 with representation on both the technical and management committees .
additionally , u . s . bellows has focused expertise in the design and engineering of pipe expansion joint products for particular vertical markets and applications . these applications include the following :
u . s . bellows , a member of the expansion joint manufacturers association ( ejma ) , supplies an assortment of metallic and fabric expansion joints for a wide variety of applications .
don ' t forget to register for our live webinar thursday , may 24th at 10am on fabric expansion joints webinar by u . s . bellows , inc . sign up at : urltoken
quality control : additionally , u . s . bellows does extensive physical testing to prove designs . each bellows and pipe expansion joint unit goes through in - process quality control using a system of travelers . final in - house inspection and testing is performed prior to shipping , based on customer requirements . u . s . bellows has performed a variety of tests on pipe expansion joints ranging from x - ray tests and hydrotests to helium leak tests ( using a mass spectrometer ) . our manufacturing shop also has asme section viii code certification for jobs requiring code certification .
u . s . bellows , inc . is available on a 24 x 7 basis to fulfill any emergency requirements that might arise . for the quickest response , please fill out the emergency request form .
u . s . bellows , inc . has been designing and manufacturing engineered pipe and duct expansion joints for the industry since the 1960s and has been a proud member of the expansion joint manufacturer ' s association ( ejma ) since 2002 .
this expansion joint will not resist any deflections with any force other than the resistance of the bellows , which is a function of the spring rate times the deflection amount . it is incapable of resisting the pressure thrust along its axis , which is the product of the pressure times the effective , or cross sectional , area of the bellows . large diameter units , even with low pressures , can generate very large axial pressure thrust forces , which must be reacted by main and directional anchors . otherwise the expansion joint will extend with disastrous results .
this pipe expansion joint is simply a bellows element with end connections . regardless of accessories , such as liners and covers , it will deflect in any direction or plane that the bellows will . it is the least expensive type , but requires that the piping be controlled as to the direction of the movements required of the unit . the pipe expansion joint should not be expected to control the movement of the pipe . if the piping analysis shows that the pipe expansion joint must accept axial compression , then the piping must be guided and constrained so that only that movement will occur . read more . . .
engineering & design : engineering and design is done per ejma equations as well as per the latest revisions of the asme b31 . 3 , asme b31 . 1 , and asme section 8 , division 1 . design calculations are performed using design software developed in - house and calculations are further checked using hand calculations . u . s . bellows also has full in - house finite element analysis capabilities and we often use this methodology to prove designs . u . s . bellows offers 24 - hour service and we have often provided emergency field service during installation or plant shutdowns . our history in pipe expansion joints goes back a long way : our founder first wrote a fortran program to design expansion according to koppe and sair ' s early paper on pipe expansion joint design circa 1975 .
since deflections are usually the result of piping thermal expansion , and universal expansion joints are usually long , our units are designed so that the thermal expansion of the entire unit ' s length is accepted as compression by the two bellows elements . in this way , the overall length of the unit does not change when the piping is heated . the standard units in this catalog have all been designed to accept the thermal expansion of their length when the temperature is up to the design temperature shown .
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oc transpo is the urban transit service of the city of ottawa , ontario , canada .

the system carries approximately 97.1 million annual riders ( 340,000 daily trips ) .

an integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of : regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic , typical of most urban transit systems ; a bus rapid transit ( brt ) system — a high frequency bus service operating on the transitway — a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right-of-way and having full stations with park & ride facilities further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls ; a light rail transit ( lrt ) system known as the o-train operating on one north-south route , the trillium line ; and a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as paratranspo .

in december 2012 , ottawa city council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west lrt line , the confederation line through the downtown to replace the existing brt by 2018 .

oc transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of gatineau , quebec , especially during rush hour .

rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the township of russell .

oc transpo

this isn’t the first time oc transpo has come under fire for allowing a controversial ad to be displayed on oc transpo property .
the oc transpo travel planner requires javascript enabled . / le planificateur de trajet d ' oc transpo nécessite l ' activation de javascript .
frustrations with oc transpo manifested in a recent viral video that features what’s supposed to be an oc transpo employee mocking commuters and laughing about the service’s disarray .
an oc transpo information booth will be set up at the rideau centre’s oc transpo customer service centre from 10 a . m . to 6 p . m .
more than 40 oc transpo double - decker buses will undergo repairs this weekend .
mr clement has moved second reading of the oc transpo payments act , 2000 .
oc transpo of ottawa 1999 orion bus industries orion vi 06 . 501 # 4114
new additions to oc transpo ' s fleet include double decker and hybrid buses .
both pilot buses . 4201 sent to oc transpo around the end of 2003 .
found these in an old wallet . oc transpo tickets from the 70 ' s
oc transpo operators will announce a stop when they are requested to do so .
via rail and oc transpo at pleasant park in ottawa ontario . grade crossing and buses
the new year will be bringing big changes to oc transpo fares and pass systems .
oc transpo gmc fishbowl . | trolleys , etc . | pinterest | fishbowl and busses
solved : oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced . . . | urltoken
oc transpo ' s purchasing is done through the city of ottawa supply management division .
( 2002 info from oc transpo ' s bus fan club , forwarded by alan gryfe aug 2002 . 2007 , 2010 and 2013 surveys from oc transpo website “rural transit” page )
oc transpo will soon allow all customers with small pets to board both buses and trains .
after offering free transit on canada day oc transpo put new fare increases into effect wednesday .
oc transpo worked with safer roads ottawa to find the best locations for bike repair stations .
presto card users will feel the biggest sting if proposed oc transpo fare increases are approved .
the longest strike in oc transpo history was on larry o ' brien ' s watch .
oc transpo 8825 - 8832 were orion bus industries 01 . 501 buses built in 1980 .
oc transpo 8801 - 8806 were orion bus industries 01 . 501 buses built in 1978 .
oc transpo 4440 - 4502 are new flyer d40i built and delivered in 2006 / 2007 .
taking transit got easier on july 8th when oc transpo launched its updated mobile web browser .
found these in an old wallet . oc transpo tickets from the 70 ' s : ottawa
oc transpo personnel may refuse access to cyclists due to unsafe conditions . oc transpo is not responsible for damages incurred or caused by or to bicycles , or for lost or stolen bicycles .
if you feel harassed let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .
if you feel threatened let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .
if you feel harrassed let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .
some presto card users will feel the biggest sting if proposed oc transpo fare increases are approved .
tour shuttles will depart from oc transpo’s greenboro transitway station , at the park & ride level .
progress report on the implementation of the jury’s recommendations from the inquest into the oc transpo tragedy .
an oc transpo benefits information booklet , tailored to each employee group , was delivered to employees .
if you feel unsafe let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .
as mentioned above , there would be no more oc transpo tickets or paper passes under these proposals .
as september begins and classes resume , oc transpo is adjusting its schedules to meet the new demand .
52 . we recommend that oc transpo bays , hoists and lanes be uniquely identified to avoid confusion .
with the 89 old buses off the road , oc transpo’s fleet is now 100 per cent accessible .
you can get your new regular pass at urltoken or in person at oc transpo customer service centre .
reaction has been strong on social media to this anti - abortion ad running on oc transpo buses .
for anyone unable to safely use oc transpo’s conventional transit service , para transpo’s door - to - door service may be an option . check your eligibility .
learn more about how to use ticket machines and how they make travelling with oc transpo even more convenient .
a sense of disbelief swept over oc transpo employees and ottawa - area residents alike . transit users filed onto buses the following week and offered drivers their condolences . others left flowers outside oc transpo ' s headquarters .
it ' s probably because oc transpo , the bus system used in ottawa , is relevant to ottawa .
sto passes and transfers are accepted across the oc transpo network , including at the new fare gates . customers with a valid sto paper transfer will be able to show their transfer to oc transpo staff who will open the gates . sto tickets and the multi e - wallet are not accepted at trillium line stations or aboard oc transpo buses . in order to begin a trip on an oc transpo route , customers who pay - per - ride must buy an oc transpo single ride ticket or pay using the presto e - purse .
oc transpo has launched a $ 1 million dollar advertising campaign to get residents ready for light rail transit .
if you are a para transpo customer who never uses oc transpo , you should not buy the access pass . the pass will not offer you any savings .
manconi said about 82 percent of oc transpo customers are on the presto card , but adjacent to the high tech presto card readers are fare boxes more than 30 years old , which oc transpo says is by design .
seven routes are being renumbered ahead of the opening of the new lrt lines in 2018 . ( oc transpo )
route 40 replaces routes 114 and 298 with service between st . laurent and greenboro stations . ( oc transpo )
bill 129 , an act to authorize payments to the estates of the victims of the oc transpo tragedy / projet de loi 129 , loi autorisant des paiements à la succession des victimes de la tragédie survenue chez oc transpo .
oc transpo employees will have access to , and participate in training provided by the corporate training and development branch .
oc transpo has retired all its remaining high - floor buses , making the entire fleet 100 per cent accessible .
most oc transpo riders will have to make a new connection from either bus to train or bus to bus .
para transpo service is also available to qualified people visiting ottawa on a temporary basis , who have a mobility impairment which prevents them from using conventional oc transpo bus service .
oc transpo is asking the public to say “thanks” to their bus driver over the weekend for transit driver appreciation day . “oc transpo , para transpo and o - train operators are on the road seven days a week and often drive in very complex traffic and weather conditions to safely get you
the access pass offers full fare on oc transpo bus and train services . on para transpo trips , the pass will let you save one - third of the single - ride fare . the access pass is the same price as the community pass . it can offer savings for para transpo customers who also ride oc transpo bus and train service .
oc transpo head john manconi also expressed his condolences , adding that his staff are
devastated
over the crash .
oc transpo ' s proposed fares for 2016 , which will increase by an average of 2 . 5 per cent .
area residents created a makeshift memorial near the scene of the september 2013 oc transpo - via rail crash in ottawa .
as students get set to go back to school and oc transpo gets ready for rail , route changes start sunday .
but oc transpo president john bonsall hoped to keep the buses running friday and ordered all employees to report to work .
following the transit strike , he said , oc transpo ' s employees and managers have more work to do again .
in april 2000 , oc transpo appointed a change coordinator dedicated to the coordination of the implementation of the jury recommendations .
47 . we recommend that oc transpo install both audible and visual alarms throughout the workplace for fire and emergency purposes .
a via rail train and an oc transpo bus collided in ottawa’s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 .
question : oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced in 1996 , was originally targeted at providing . . .
last week , an oc transpo double - decker bus caught fire on an early - morning route in the southeast end .
drisdelle said oc transpo works with the city’s traffic operations department on issues , with that agency’s 475 cameras position around ottawa .
the gunman was a former oc transpo employee who police say was
extremely distraught
as he drove to his former workplace , parked , walked in with his rifle and began shooting . all four victims were thought to be oc transpo employees .
it will also been made available to the families of the victims , employees of oc transpo and members of the media .
the city of ottawa announced on tuesday that oc transpo has officially retired the last of its remaining high - floor buses .
title : the spirit of oc transpo artist : bhat boy year : 2014 materials : acrylic on canvas location : oc transpo admin . bldg . , 1500 st - laurent blvd . , main floor city of ottawa art collection : 2015 - 0001
the take - home message from tuesday’s oc transpo briefing is that the city’s public transit system is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will almost certainly affect every single rider . here are five things you need to know about the new oc transpo
social media is abuzz after a picture of an anti - abortion ad on an oc transpo bus surfaced on the weekend .
oc transpo’s enforcement chief says there are plans to beef up the foot patrol program , which runs from may through october .
application by terrance j . green pursuant to subsections 172 ( 1 ) and ( 3 ) of the canada transportation act , s . c . , 1996 c . 10 , regarding whether oc transpo operators failed to apply oc transpo ' s policies and procedures concerning calling out major stops or any other stop requested by a passenger , including those requested by mr . green on oc transpo bus no . 5 on november 16 , 2006 and oc transpo bus no . 1 on november 23 , 2006 .
oc transpo operators do not announce every stop . rather oc transpo operators announce only those stops that are deemed to be
major stops
, and stops at transitway stations . the number of
major stops
varies greatly from route to route .
monitor compliance with oc transpo ' s policy of operators calling out major stops and those requested by passengers with visual impairments through the use of inspectors or other persons on board oc transpo buses and follow - up on reports of infractions with the operators .
as more students head back to school and oc transpo gets ready for rail , route changes start sunday , sept . 3 .
oc transpo built a new extension of the southwest transitway in 2005 . the new roadway was built parallel to woodroffe avenue from the
the inquest into the tragedy resulted in 77 recommendations — many of which were aimed at improving the workplace environment at oc transpo .
new hr resource is dedicated to working collaboratively with oc transpo to identify and implement components of the employee recognition working committee’s recommendations .
since ghgenius is not tailored to oc transpo’s operational environment , it will be used as a benchmark to indicate engine emission reductions .
[ 67 ] notwithstanding oc transpo ' s long - standing policy and the foregoing initiatives , the agency notes that oc transpo has provided no operational reasons as to why major and requested stops are still not consistently called as reported in the case at hand .
find information about bus schedules and routes , the o - train and tickets , passes and the presto card from oc transpo .
the city will retire oc transpo route 76 in recognition of those who died in last fall’s fatal bus - train collision near barrhaven .
for more information on the accessibility features on oc transpo ' s vehicles and at transitway stations , please view the accessibility features page .
tour shuttles will depart from oc transpo’s place d’orleans transitway station , located across from place d’orleans on the north side of hwy 174 .
nov . 25 , 1996 : oc transpo drivers stage a strike , suspending bus service for 24 days before a settlement is reached .
if that were true they ' d be dead with third degree burns with the amount of flame that the oc transpo rightfully gets .
oc transpo presented a preliminary report to the transit services committee , the families , employees and the coroner on june 28 , 2000 .
two people injured in this morning’s oc transpo bus and via rail crash were taken to the civic campus of the ottawa general hospital .
a via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa’s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 .
mayor jim watson and the transit comittee announced tuesday that oc transpo has officially retired the last of its remaining high - floor buses .
it ' s little things like that that show oc transpo ' s inability to understand the public that it ' s catering to .
if you board the bus before 9 am , you need to have an sto - oc transpo rider smart card . ( sto - ontario residency card is no longer accepted ) . u - pass holders don ' t need the sto – oc transpo smart card .
all shelters are provided and maintained by oc transpo . many shelters have advertising panels that are sold and maintained by a private company .
“the information that we have is that there are varying degrees of success with shields , ” said oc transpo general manager john manconi .
these were the first set of oc buses to be painted in the maple leaf design . now , the symbol is becoming a permanent fixture on nearly all oc transpo vehicles including the supervisors ' cars .
( from left ) transit commission chair stephen blais , oc transpo general manager john manconi and oc transpo assistant general manager pat scrimgeour go over city staff ' s plans for the transition to the confederation light rail line ' s opening in 2018 . ( andrew foote / cbc )
city staff are recommending changes to what and how oc transpo riders pay to ride ottawa ' s new bus and train network in 2018 .
the route , which travels between barrhaven and downtown , will be renamed route 72 when oc transpo’s fall schedule comes into effect in september .
chelsea werba and elvis azzi met on an oc transpo bus , and that ' s also where elvis asked chelsea to be his bride .
an inquest into the 1999 shooting revealed an atmosphere of bullying at oc transpo and that management hadn ' t been taking workplace complaints seriously .
10 park & ride lots located in rural parts of the city have morning and afternoon bus service to downtown on oc transpo rural routes .
oc transpo commissioners were set to debate proposed fare increases at a meeting wednesday . low - income residents are looking for a price break .
i didn ' t post the pictures as a
rage against oc transpo
. i posted them as a piece of ottawa history .
[ 25 ] oc transpo argues that the agency lacks jurisdiction to consider this application on the basis that the alleged oc transpo operators ' failure to call out major stops and / or those requested by mr . green does not impede mr . green ' s
access to oc transpo buses , nor does it impede his mobility while on board
. to support this argument , oc transpo cites the case of the federal court of appeal decision in the matter of via rail canada inc . v . canada ( canadian transportation agency et al . ) .
oc transpo bus routes 1 and 2 will be re - numbered because those numbers will be assigned to the two o - train lines .
oc ' s average weekday ridership is 346 , 800 and covers 413 sq . km of service area . in 2006 oc transpo recorded 91 . 8 million riders , an increase of 2 . 6 % from 2005 . there are approximately 2 , 734 people employed by oc transpo , and 6 , 360 bus stops located across the city of ottawa .
you cannot buy an access pass through parapay . instead , purchase your access pass on a presto card . this will allow you to use your pass on oc transpo buses and the o - train . you will need to set your discount at an oc transpo customer service centre .
' section accessed through the
accessibility
link at the top of your page . information on senior riders , para transpo , and all accessibility features provided by oc transpo can also be found in this section .
when it comes to seeing the challenges oc transpo faces in moving the city of ottawa , all you need are five minutes at hurdman station .
the standoff between the amalgamated transit union and the city was complicated by the fact oc transpo is federally mandated because it crosses over into quebec .
the chief coroner has requested that oc transpo provide a response on the progress of the implementation of the jury’s recommendation by april 30 , 2001 .
48 . we recommend that training and standard operating procedures be developed for the security officers who are assigned to the oc transpo central control room .
all oc transpo buses are now low - floor equipped , 100 % accessible , and include the automated next stop announcement system ( nsas ) .
connections with sto buses can be made on rideau and wellington streets . sto also provides service to tunney ' s pasture station during peak periods . oc transpo passes and transfers may be used anywhere on the sto system , provided they are valid . expired transfers , tickets , and the oc transpo cash fare are not accepted , and sto fares must be paid . the same policy applies for sto fare media used on oc transpo .
oc transpo 4201 - 4202 are new flyer d40i buses built and delivered in 2003 . they were pilot buses for the 4203 - 4273 order .
councillor diane deans and mayor jim watson cheered , waved and even blew kisses to old oc transpo bus behind them as they posed for photos .
as of jan . 1 , all oc transpo routes will require regular fare only , including “connexion” routes ( formerly known as express routes ) .
“predictable and reasonable” was how the head of ottawa’s transit commission characterized a proposed average increase of 2 . 5 per cent to oc transpo fares .
people love to post things about oc transpo and then have a big circlejerk about how it ' s the worst bus service in the world .
title : inflorescence artist : deborah margo year : 2015 material : copper location : oc transpo customer service / booking operations , 925 belfast road .
crews prepare to tow an oc transpo bus away from the bus shelter it crashed into on thursday morning in orléans . ( giacomo panico / cbc )
oc transpo isn’t predicting trains full of bikes with the opening of the confederation line . the transit agency this week provided council with numbers after coun .
inside oc transpo’s operations center , information is integrated where employees monitor everyday actions of operators and field about 1 , 000 calls per day from operators .
my experience with oc transpo drivers have been nothing but pleasant . the reliability of their service , on the other hand , is a different story .
the families of connor boyd and karen krzyzewski filed separate lawsuits tuesday against the city of ottawa and the estate of oc transpo bus driver dave woodard .
families affected by oc transpo / via collision can go to the nepean sportsplex or call 311 . a reunification centre has been set up . # ottcity
, oc transpo once had 140 orion vi buses in its fleet , which were purchased in 1999 . all have now been retired or sold off .
savings in other areas will mean oc transpo will add new mid - day , evening and weekend service in fast - growing areas of the city .
oc transpo will shed between 505 and 608 positions when the confederation line lrt opens in 2018 , prompting management to ask for ideas to prevent layoffs .
but oc transpo bus driver theresa lewis believes if shields can offer her any amount of protection from injury — or worse — they’re worth a try .
persons with a disability are generally considered eligible for para transpo service if by attempting to use oc transpo’s regular fixed - route transit service , their health would be severely endangered or the attempt would likely lead to bodily harm .
@ wjm well , a lot of it was from the ottawa room at the main library , manually pulling data from oc transpo ' s annual reports ( it made for a fun afternoon , let me tell ya ) . 1999 - present , though , is available on the oc transpo website : urltoken
pierre lebrun , 40 , had quit his job at oc transpo a few months before the incident . on the afternoon of april 6 , 1999 , he walked into the oc transpo garage on st . laurent boulevard and killed four of his former colleagues . another two were wounded before lebrun shot himself .
daily route changes resulting from detours and cancelled trips are listed here by oc transpo staff on weekdays , saturdays until 9 pm and sundays until 5 pm .
oc transpo has stated on several occasions that it is committed to implementing the jury’s recommendations as quickly as possible and the new city’s administration shares that commitment .
49 . we recommend that the security officer in charge of the oc transpo central control room be able to activate and de - activate an emergency alarm .
they are the first urban transit double deckers in ontario to comply with the highway traffic act and do not require some excess height permits . they are also the first oc transpo vehicles to have led headlights , and the first oc transpo vehicles since the orion iii not to be manufactured entirely in north america .
[ 26 ] oc transpo adds that the agency ' s jurisdiction
is limited to determining whether there are physical characteristics of a transit vehicle that impede a disabled persons ' s mobility
and that a failure by oc transpo to call out a stop requested by a blind person did not impede his mobility .
one support person only can travel for free on the sto system with oc transpo support person card . the rider being accompanied must pay the applicable fare .
we’re not a homogenous society , so it should be no surprise oc transpo hasn’t been able to come up with a policy where its ads never offend .
deans had no issue with the message , but couldn’t believe someone at oc transpo thought it might be age appropriate , aimed as it was at teens .
we ' ll do everything to protect our members ,
he said , adding that he will be meeting with oc transpo management again in august .
close to midnight on friday , bargaining teams for the city of ottawa and oc transpo ' s union reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement .
oc transpo has pulled about a third of its fleet of double - decker buses off the road for repairs after a wire harness on one of them overheated .
on top of farebox revenues , oc transpo gets funding from property taxes and gas taxes , along with some federal funds and a small amount from advertising revenues .
in the fall he quit his job at oc transpo , and in january he headed out to british columbia , telling his family he wanted to start over .
on february 29 , 2000 , the jury from the coroner’s inquest into the tragedy which occurred at oc transpo on april 6 , 1999 , presented 77 recommendations .
the majority of these recommendations were addressed to oc transpo , both management and unions , while the others spoke to agencies such as the police and emergency services .
a string of bus route cancellations and detours are listed on the oc transpo website . routes 94 , 95 and 173 are all dealing with detours and delays .
, the orion vi buses retain the characteristic maple leaf on the back of the bus , but the oc transpo name and other branding has apparently been removed .
oc transpo has an employee management system and conducts internal investigations to ascertain
the legitimacy of failure to stop complaints
. operators are disciplined progressively where warranted .
the advertisement caused waves on social media when the picture was published in a post by algonquin college student danika sabourin in which she called oc transpo “ignorant . ”
“i can’t give you a solid number right now , ” said jim babe , oc transpo’s chief special constable . “we’re still looking at all the numbers . ”
atu 279 , which is transpo’s largest union , includes transit operators and mechanics .
well no one likes incompetence , especially when it is in the public service department . it is not like i ' m going to praise oc transpo drivers for doing what they ' re supposed to do since i already pay a huge fee to use it . i can ' t tell you how many times i ' ve wanted to snap at an oc transpo driver , but i work in the courthouse , and i can tell you that oc transpo wins more often than not .
it was a fitting place for a marriage proposal ( she said , “yes , ” by the way ) because the pair actually met on an oc transpo bus .
oc transpo was definitely a corporation when it was established in 1972 ( it was a commission , which is just another name for a corporation ) . however , sometime in the late 1990s or when the cities amalgamated the commission was dissolved into a city department ( i ' m pretty sure the process had started before amalgamation , with various arms of the rmoc providing services to oc transpo that oc transpo had formerly done in - house ) . so financial statements will be those of the city .
oc transpo uses clever devices on its system to monitor buses and find which are running on time , where the hotspots in the system to keep buses on time .
oc transpo faces unique challenges operating in a cold climate city , but plans for winter storms and using facilities wisely keeps buses on the roads in an efficient manner .
about 2 , 300 drivers , mechanics and dispatchers at oc transpo went on strike dec . 10 . the major issue was a management proposal to change driver scheduling .
oc transpo security personnel were on the scene almost immediately , mr . servant said . they laid out the victim on the closed trunk of their car . mr . servant , who has driven buses for oc transpo for 27 years , said he clearly saw blood on the man ' s shirt and bullet holes in his back .
lebrun moved to the ottawa area from outside kapuskasing more than 15 years ago . he was hired as an oc transpo bus driver on nov . 17 , 1986 .
subsequently , the oc transpo joint advisory group , comprised of representatives from unions , employees and management , struck a sub - committee , the jury recommendations working group .
a via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa’s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 . the canadian press / terry pedwell
oc transpo operates 126 different bus routes plus the o - train - - and the system map shows them all , except for the 600 - series school routes .
there are also 10 park & ride lots located in rural areas outside of ottawa , that have morning and afternoon bus service to downtown on oc transpo rural routes .
oc transpo has two rapid transit systems : the transitway , a bus rapid transit network , and the o - train , a diesel - powered light rail line .
predictable and reasonable
was how the head of ottawa ' s transit commission characterized the proposed average increase of 2 . 5 per cent to oc transpo fares .
manconi doesn’t believe shields are a cure - all . instead , oc transpo is relying on surveillance cameras and training programs for both drivers and passengers , he said .
public opinion is that oc transpo is greedy , selfish . does the oc transpo not see how badly this is affecting their image ? and why hasn ' t the media picked up on this ? cbc and ctv are great at branding poltiicians ( dion , harper , may ) , why not brand a public service organization this time ?
save the oc to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .
well , transit commission chairman stephen blais ended the mystery friday afternoon , outlining the oc transpo’s position and revealing a 2016 fare table in a memo to his council colleagues .
oc transpo special constables are responsible for monitoring bus speed on the transitway . generally , oc transpo considered speeding to be 12 km / h or more in excess of the posted speed limit . prior to the accident , however , there is no record of special constables having issued any ticket or citation to a bus driver for speeding violations .
the scene of a horrific crash between an oc transpo double decker bus and a via rail train near the fallowfield station in barrhaven , a suburb on ottawa’s west end .
toronto – the city of ottawa activated an emergency plan after at least six people were killed wednesday morning in a collision between a via rail train and oc transpo bus .
besides , i wouldn ' t count this as an
oc transpo post
but more of a
look what i found , some old stuff !
post .
the strike was settled by binding arbitration . but the contract left bus drivers unhappy with their schedules and oc transpo paying huge amounts of overtime to keep the system running .
[ 36 ] oc transpo states that the operator asserted that he always calls out a stop when requested and he is especially sensitive to the needs of customers as he was previously a para transpo bus operator . oc transpo suggests that mr . green may not have heard the stop when it was announced as mr . green stated that there was
considerable background noise caused by rain as well as the other passengers talking
.
you will still need to pay the full fare to ride para transpo on wednesdays .
as of feb . 5 , 2018 , lifemark health services processes para transpo applications .
once approved for para transpo service , it is the customer’s responsibility to inform para transpo of any change in their disability , personal / contact information , or assistive device .
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the city will retire oc transpo route 76 in recognition of those who died in last fall ' s fatal bus - train collision near barrhaven , mayor jim watson announced friday .
chelsea werba was finishing her oc transpo route on thursday night when she got a call from transit control . they were sending over special constables to investigate graffiti on her bus .
chelsea werba was almost done her shift driving the no . 8 bus when she got a call from dispatch to meet an oc transpo special constable unit at billings bridge station .
at a press conference that angered many but shocked absolutely no one , oc transpo’s senior management team announced that ottawa’s public transit service would be doing away with bus schedules altogether .
it had been hoped a last minute meeting would avert the strike , however , oc transpo official jacques guay said it was up to the union to ask for a meeting .
scrimgeour said the biggest challenge with buses is getting them through the downtown core . oc transpo can’t run more than 180 buses per hour per direction , which is causing issues .
at the time of the shooting , said jim smith , who has been an oc transpo driver for close to 30 years , the relationship between management and employees was strained .
51 . we recommend that all rooms , offices and areas in the oc transpo complex have a unique identification and appropriate signage to assist in identifying the location of an emergency .
the sto - ontario residency card was replaced with a smart card called the sto - oc transpo rider card . ( the sto - ontario residency card is no longer valid )
support persons can travel for free on the oc transpo system when they show an sto support person privileges card . the rider being accompanied needs to pay his or her fare .
the take - home message from tuesday’s oc transpo briefing is that the city’s public transit system is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will almost certainly affect every single rider .
oc transpo is scrapping its premium fare for express routes and proposing a new fare structure to compensate for the $ 6 million in fare revenue that will disappear as a result .
while charter confirmed that the investigation was completed , he said he could not comment on who the operator was and if there was any action taken against him by oc transpo .
oc transpo ' s largest union is
very disappointed
after the transit service revealed it is looking to cut between 500 and 600 positions once lrt comes online in 2018 .
oc transpo has reached a tentative deal with its transit union that addresses some issues that caused the bitter strike in the winter of 2008 - 09 , the union head says .
looking at those photos brings back memoirs riding oc when i was just a young kid .
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[ 34 ] with respect to the second part of its policy , ( i . e . , calling out requested stops ) , oc transpo explains that it interviewed the operators involved in the events of november 16 and 23 and although the result of oc transpo ' s interviews shows that neither operator recalls the incidents of november 16 and 23 , oc transpo claims that the two operators in question did not fail to announce the requested stops . the agency will now consider the supporting evidence and information filed by the parties in this regard .
seven oc transpo routes are being renumbered ahead of the lrt opening in 2018 , while two routes in both kanata and greenboro are undergoing service changes . ( danny globerman / cbc )
this help section outlines basic computer configurations necessary for using some of the tools provided on the oc transpo website , and also provides basic guidance for locating information and trip finder tools .
oc transpo drivers make a maximum salary of $ 85 , 599 . 24 . not bad for a guy with a high school education . better pay that in hi - tech .
the development in selective catalytic reduction and advanced exhaust re - circulation technologies will be closely monitored in the short - term to determine which is more suitable for oc transpo’s operating conditions .
“that’s what we heard people weren’t interested in , ” he told reporters wednesday after oc transpo’s proposed budget of $ 478 million was tabled at a special meeting of the transit commission .
pattison outdoor advertising is in charge of the ads on the buses . if the company feels oc transpo should be given a heads up , it’s sent to the commission for approval .
keep a copy of the completed form in case para transpo does not receive the original .
transpo’s current forecast for reductions is 571 full - time equivalent positions . at the same time , lrt will create more than 105 new positions , softening the blow to transpo’s workforce .
city staff say they ' re working with via rail to give their riders an option to include an oc transpo fare in their via ticket , as is the case in other cities .
oc transpo buses and the o - train are fully accessible . their low floors allow for easy boarding . we have allocated spaces in each vehicle for customers using assistive or mobility devices .
university and college students now have access to the fall u - pass . the u - pass pass is valid on all oc transpo and sto routes from september 1 to april 30 .
a via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa’s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 . the front end of the bus was severely damaged .
the change was initiated at oc transpo as early as september 2004 to support the use of particulate traps on some buses . the use of ultra - low sulfur diesel decreases smog formation .
home / study / business / operations management / operations management questions and answers / oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced in 1996 , was originally targeted at providing . . .
tap your card on the reader on the bus or on the o - train station platform every time you ride with oc transpo . if you don’t tap , you may be fined .
oc transpo has reached a tentative deal with its transit union that addresses some issues that caused the bitter strike in the winter of 2008 - 09 , the union ' s head says .
in 2015 oc transpo drivers were assaulted , spat on or threatened 85 times — about once every four days — according to documents obtained by cbc news through an access to information request .
now that they don’t have to worry about the logistics of scheduling bus arrivals , oc transpo stated that it will be switching its focus to providing more training for aspiring professional race car drivers .
but blais says he wanted to provide residents and oc transpo riders with predictability for 2016 , so he worked with transit officials to build a fare table as part of the 2016 budget process .
forty - three buses were grounded on friday after a driver reported fumes on a bus thursday night , oc transpo director of transit operations troy charter said in a statement released by the city .
february 22 - at the city council meeting on this date , oc transpo general manager alain mercier is fired . his replacement is city of ottawa public works general manager john manconi , effective immediately
oc transpo is adding another 37 double decker buses to the fleet , which will have wi - fi . the o - train , the lrt will be cellular enabled including in the tunnel .
i ' ve honestly never had a problem with an oc transpo driver . in fact , i ' ve had multiple occurrences where they ' ve gone out of their way to accommodate me .
ten years after a former oc transpo worker shot four of his colleagues and then turned a gun on himself , there are still questions about the work environment at ottawa ' s transit authority .
routes 5 , 7 , 14 and 16 will also be shortened or split into two routes to connect with downtown o - train stations and , according to oc transpo officials , improve reliability .
oc transpo staff are proposing to end ' express ' prices , hike regular fares and get rid of paper tickets and passes to prepare for the confederation light rail line ' s opening in 2018 .
the provincial restraint legislation bans work - stoppages of any kind by municipal employees . officials for the city transit company , oc transpo , have said the planned 24 - hour strike could be illegal .
the addition of alexander dennis double decker buses made the agency more efficient . after they were put in place three years ago , oc transpo saw operating costs drop by $ 10 million per year .
still when morin heard the radio news reports of a shooting at oc transpo ' s main garage by a 40 - year - old gunman , he had an inexplicable gut feeling who it was .
the chief coroner of ontario , dr . young , has indicated that oc transpo may be in a position to implement recommendations 2 to 3 and 5 to 53 , for a total of 51 .
oc transpo 6001 - 6037 were 2000 model new flyer d60lf buses built by nfi in 2001 . fleet numbers 6001 - 6012 were previously used on the ex - ttc gmc tdh - 5301 units .
oc transpo’s mobile web browser was first launched in march 2008 and receives approximately 500 visits a day . it features bilingual information regarding bus stops , route schedules and trip planning with the travel planner .
another noticeable thing is on the gm new look the middle window . in 1971 - 7137 & 7131 are in the otc colours and you can clearly see the middle window is a sliding window , will bus 7301has a solid window , while bus 7006 has the sliding middle window , but the bus is done up in the oc transpo paint scheme minus the oc transpo logo at the rear .
[ 12 ] mr . green is blind and uses a cane and a guide dog ; he needs assistance from the operator of oc transpo buses in determining when he has reached his chosen stop .
[ 66 ] moreover , oc transpo explains that it is planning to introduce a global positioning system ( hereinafter gps ) on oc transpo buses in 2008 which will automate the announcing of major stops . oc transpo adds that this option has already been successfully implemented on its light rail system ( hereinafter lrs ) , and this option will complement the policy of announcing non -
major stops
that are requested to be announced . mr . green states , however , that he has been on the lrs when the gps was turned off and also when the gps was calling out incorrect stops .
[ 74 ] the agency also encourages oc transpo to ensure that in cases where a public address system or gps is not used , an alternative is available so that operator announcements are clearly heard .
ensure that its global positioning system ( gps ) is always activated once installed on oc transpo buses and that it correctly announces major stops , in combination with operator or gps announcements of requested stops .
for lewis , an oc transpo driver for nearly a decade , threats and insults from unhinged passengers have become a disturbingly common occurrence , an unnerving workplace hazard she fears won’t stop until tragedy strikes .
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remember a few weeks back when i said oc transpo wants to raise fares by an average of 2 . 5 per cent next year , but wouldn’t say exactly how much that would cost individual riders .
oc transpo is proposing to raise fares by an average of 2 . 5 per cent next year , but wouldn’t say previously exactly how much that would cost individual riders . that left some councillors frustrated .
oc transpo is journey mapping the new system for riders , manconi said and working with them the next 18 months in preparation for the new system in order to get them on board with the changes .
ten years after a former oc transpo worker shot four of his colleagues and then turned a gun on himself , there are still questions about the work environment that exists at ottawa ' s transit authority .
53 . we recommend that oc transpo have current maps of all complexes and these maps be in the possession of key personnel ( security personnel , security vehicles , and in central or prime locations ) .
if you need assistance to travel , you can get a free support person card . the support person card will allow someone to accompany you on oc transpo at no charge when you pay your fare .
the driver’s union wants to see more of oc transpo’s special constables getting out of their own vehicles and boarding buses in an effort to cool passengers’ tempers and cut down on the frequency of the assaults .
there is no fare for support persons using para transpo as this is covered by the customer fare .
[ 71 ] it is obvious to the agency that problems exist , that these are broad in nature , and that oc transpo policies and initiatives in place fail to meet the level of accommodation needed by persons who are blind or visually impaired , resulting in a serious impediment to the mobility of persons who are blind or visually impaired and reducing their confidence to travel safely and with certainty on oc transpo buses .
[ 50 ] further , mr . green provided electronic testimonials during pleadings , where other persons who are blind have reported oc transpo operators not calling out major and requested stops ; a november 15 , 2006 letter to the ottawa citizen from an individual who advised that stops were rarely called out when he travelled on bus nos . 85 , 86 and 97 from october 24 to november 15 , 2006 and that an oc transpo representative had explained that stops are never called out ; and , his own statement that a senior manager at oc transpo ( whom he named ) had admitted to him at a january 8 , 2007 meeting that
oc transpo management were well aware that operators do not call out major stops and that calling out specifically requested stops was a recognized problem
which she had herself witnessed as a transit user .
elvis azzi met werba when he started working as a special constable for oc transpo . he said he knew that when he proposed to his girlfriend of one year , it had to be aboard her bus .