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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Videosby StaffOctober 4, 2013

Time-lapse: SEPTA's 2013 'Philabundance' Bus Gets a New Look

Ever wonder how long it would take to wrap a 40-foot bus in a full advertisement?

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

PB wins Detroit streetcar contract

Will assist the City of Detroit with reviews of the project’s design plans, criteria manual, and specifications. The firm will also act as the city’s representative for quality assurance during construction of the project.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

BAE to power King County Metro fleet

Will equip 120 New Flyer Xcelsior buses with its HybriDrive Series-E electric drive system. The first delivery is scheduled for 2014.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

Alstom, Italian Railways celebrate 25th anniversary of Pendolino

Part of Alstom's high-speed train offering, Pendolino is designed to run on both high-speed and conventional lines. With around 500 trains sold worldwide, Pendolino is the world's best-selling high speed train, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

Capital Metro releases RFP for TOD project

The area consists of 11 acres, 10 of which will be redeveloped, while the one-acre Plaza Saltillo will continue to operate unchanged as a MetroRail station.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

APTA honors AdWheel Award winners at Annual Meeting

More than 500 entries competed this year in the four categories of print, electronic, campaign, and special event. Winners included Lancaster, Calif.’s Antelope Valley Transit Authority for electronic media and Triangle Park, N.C.-based Triangle Transit for social media.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

Ballard signs $11 million Chinese fuel-cell bus deal

FCvelocity-HD7 will be the next-generation of Ballard’s fuel-cell power module, designed specifically for integration into bus applications.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

No NTSB investigators for Tenn. bus crash due to shutdown

The collision resulted in eight fatalities and injured 14. The bus was carrying 18 people, including the driver, when it overturned at about 2 p.m. while on the way to a gospel music gathering in Gatlinburg, Tenn.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

N.Y. MTA exec tapped to lead Santa Clara VTA

Nuria Fernandez, who spent the past two years as COO for New York's MTA, will succeed Michael Burns, who is retiring at the end of the year.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2013

Amtrak, Google create interactive train locator map

The new train location tracking system, available at Amtrak.com, provides near real-time train status of more than 300 daily trains, estimates of arrival times and station information — all in the context of the Amtrak national system map.

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