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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.  

King County Metro Bus
Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2024

King County Metro, INIT Team to Bring CarMedialab Tech On Board

The cloud-based technologies will be conveyed across an initial 45 battery-powered electric buses and trolleybuses, eventually extending to a total of 500 battery-electric coaches and 174 trolleys over the contract term.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2024

Amtrak Works to Enhance Northeast Corridor Service

Amtrak is investing $260 million for track infrastructure improvements during the summer months, along with other ongoing work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2024

Caltrain Begins Electric Train Passenger Service

After nearly a decade of construction, these new trains signify a landmark shift toward a faster, more frequent and environmentally friendly public transportation network along the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2024

California's SamTrans Expands Same-Day Paratransit Pilot

The same-day option is offered to Redi-Wheels ADA eligible customers on a space-available basis with no limits on the number of trips a passenger can request.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

Portland Teams with Lyft, Lime for Shared e-Scooter Program

After a competitive process, PBOT awarded multiyear contracts to Lyft and Lime to provide up to 3,500 e-scooters combined among the two companies.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

Boston’s MBTA Begins Search for Alewife Complex Joint Development Partner

The Alewife Complex includes a Red Line station, a 2,733-space parking garage, and additional Commuter Rail facilities.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

California High-Speed Rail Authority Names New CEO

Ian Choudri currently works as sr. VP for HNTB corporation and brings more than 30 years of experience in the transportation sector, including working on high-speed rail projects in France and Spain.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

Maryland's MARC, VRE Launch Cross-Honor Program to Boost Connectivity

Effective immediately, passengers with a weekly, monthly, or 10-trip ticket purchased on the MARC or VRE system to Union Station can utilize that ticket to transfer to the other system (MARC to VRE or VRE to MARC) to continue their trip at no additional cost.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Launches Emergency Service Plan for Coach USA Customers

The plan, which required a monumental effort from NJ TRANSIT’s bus service planning staff in a very compressed timeframe, will provide customers of those routes with uninterrupted bus service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2024

INIT President/CEO Roland Staib Set to Pass Off Baton

Carl Commons, currently CSO will assume the role of CEO and Andy Singh, COO, will become president after Staib leaves his post at the end of the year.

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