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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 StaffJuly 1, 2013

BART workers strike, AC Transit in talks

Negotiators for BART's two largest employee unions left a bargaining session in Oakland late Sunday. Meanwhile, talks between AC Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 are continuing. The agency is still running service, even though no new labor agreement was reached.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

NTSB's Hersman talks safety with UMA board

Said that the NTSB is "interested in providing solutions, not just identifying problems," and said it is imperative to "educate the public to make the choice to put safety first."

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Westport acquires BAF, subsidiary

Both companies are subsidiaries of Clean Energy Corp. Westport and Clean Energy also announced a $5 million joint marketing and sales program.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Alliance AutoGas completes N.C. conversion program

The new propane-powered Ford transit vehicles will save taxpayer dollars and help improve community air quality.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Voith wins CALTRANS contract

Will provide 260 push back couplers. The couplers are part of Voith's unique Crash Energy Management technology, designed to enhance passenger safety and reduce damage to train cars when crashes occur.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

L.A. Metro to purchase first all-electric buses

Board of directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30 million clean air bus technology pilot project.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Prevost delivers H3-45 to Tenn.

The coach is equipped with Super Single tires on drive axle, seat belts and electrical outlets.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2013

L.A. awards contract for rail corridor connecting LAX

Design-build contract for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project to Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC), with HNTB Corp. as lead designer.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2013

Calif. city fights parking woes with free bus passes

Berkeley is offering 1,000 free AC Transit passes as part of an effort to mitigate its parking problem and reduce greenhouse gases. The passes will go to employees of downtown businesses as an incentive to get them to stop driving to work and taking up street parking.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2013

Port Authority narrows top post picks to 3

Finalists include Richard Ruddell, president and executive director of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority in Texas; Frank T. Martin, an executive with a transportation services company in Orlando, Fla.; and Charles Monheim, formerly with New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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