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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.  

Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2013

Freightliner debuts 2 products at BusCon

Offering commercial bus builders an unparalleled combination of technology, functionality and performance, the new X-Ride suspension will be available on FCCC’s XB Series chassis, a rear-engine, straight rail diesel chassis.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2013

Calgary Transit orders 60 Siemens S200 LRVs

Will be built at the factory in Sacramento, Calif., and are due to be delivered starting in summer 2015. The full order is to be completed by December 2016.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2013

Public transit users save $10,122 annually

Riding public transportation instead of driving can save an individual, on average, more than $844 this month. APTA releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

August 2013 in Pictures

A look at METRO's August 2013 issue

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

CVSA inspectors placed 1 in 4 vehicles out of service

Completed 73,023 truck and bus inspections from June 4 through 6. A total of 1,471 motorcoaches were inspected during the event this year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

TriMet mobile ticketing app sales reach $100K

More than 21,700 mobile tickets and passes were sold through the free app in the first week it was available.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Valley Metro makes light rail stations teen safe haven

Partnered with a youth outreach organization to help teens in crisis, providing locations for them to get in contact with volunteers who will help them find shelter, counseling and family reunification services.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Gannett Fleming's Mulqueen adds responsiblities

The move consolidates all Transit & Rail Practice and GFT&RS activities under Mulqueen. The GFT&RS division specializes in transit and railroad track, signal, communication, electric traction and overhead catenary design.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Veolia's Calif. airport contract extended

During the next contract term Veolia will introduce the TransLoc GPS system for the buses, which includes next bus software at each stop and cell phone applications that will provide the public access to next bus arrival times.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Solar-powered bus debuts in Australian fleet

The air-conditioned vehicle, which can carry up to 40 passengers, is not equipped with solar panels, but is recharged using a solar photovoltaic system installed at the operating city's bus station.

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