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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 StaffMay 28, 2024

Broward County Transit Ridership Surges

The surge in ridership brings BCT to nearly 89.1% of pre-pandemic ridership levels, highlighting a positive trend.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2024

Pittsburgh Passes FY25 Capital, Operating Budgets

The operating budget totals $539.3 million, an increase of less than 1% over last year’s budget, reflecting changes in inflation, rising costs in goods, and a labor shortage that is affecting transit agencies across the country.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

IndyGo Lifts Interim Tag, Name Pyrz President/CEO

Jennifer Pyrz joined IndyGo in April 2020 as the agency’s chief development officer and VP, infrastructure, strategy, and innovation, overseeing all day-to-day planning, design, and construction at IndyGo.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

New York MTA Reports On Fare Evasion Reduction Efforts

Convened in the spring of 2022, the Blue-Ribbon Panel, consisting of education, social justice, business, and law enforcement experts, was given a mandate to investigate the root causes of fare and toll evasion and develop a comprehensive strategy to combat it.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2024

Carter, Flowers Join Mpact's Board

Mpact, formerly Rail~Volution, has shaped and advanced the movement for transit-oriented communities for nearly 30 years.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2024

King County Metro Celebrates AANHP Community

The projects were selected after Metro employees were invited to submit their artwork and ideas for graphic or artistic symbols of the history and rich contributions of our AANHP community to the region and country.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2024

MTI Report Finds 51% Support Mileage Fee if Varied by Pollution Levels

The survey also found that the majority of respondents supported lower mileage-fee rates for low-income drivers: almost two-thirds (64%) supported this option.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2024

HDR Names New Bus Rapid Transit Leader

Based in Phoenix, Gina Thomas has experience managing and delivering quality transit projects, from initial alternatives analysis, conceptual engineering, and planning-level cost estimating to final design and construction.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2024

Report: 50% of Americans Would Travel by High-Speed Rail Over Air

The findings, unveiled as Hitachi Rail participates in America’s annual High Speed Rail conference in Washington, D.C., underlines a growing appetite to travel by long-distance rail as opposed to flying or driving.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2024

Former METRO Publisher, Di Giacomo, Passes Away

Frank Di Giacomo was involved in the public transportation, private motorcoach, and pupil transportation industries since 1981, when Bobit Business Media hired him as eastern sales manager for METRO and SBF.

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