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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 StaffFebruary 6, 2013

Nonprofit Creates 'God Created Transit' Video

Next City is a non-profit organization and online media publication dedicated to connecting cities and informing the people who work to improve them.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

UPDATE: 7 killed in Calif. coach collision, bus had repeated citations

The tour bus crash in Southern California left seven dead and dozens injured. The bus had a history of brake and other maintenance issues that drew scrutiny from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

As traffic worsens, commuters allowing extra time for urgent trips

The Planning Time Index (PTI), a measure of travel reliability, illustrates the amount of extra time needed to arrive on time for higher priority events, such as an airline departure, just-in-time shipments, medical appointments or especially important social commitments.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Jacksonville, Fla. transit overhauls organizational structure

In the JTA’s new organizational chart, a chief of staff and five VPs will report directly to the CEO

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Book to mark Grand Central Terminal's centennial

Delving into the magnificent landmark’s history and design, the 224-page book is packed with more than 250 color and black and white photographs sourced from the photo collection of Metro-North Railroad and the archives of the New York Transit Museum.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

CCW's ZEPS bus featured on Jay Leno's Garage

The bus is expected to reach a range of between 120 miles to 150 miles and features a highly integrated design with fewer parts for convenient and fast installation.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Wis.’s GO Riteway greens fleet

A grant from the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program helped the coach operator convert its fleet from gasoline to propane autogas, add hybrid-electric vehicles, and build a propane refueling station.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Chicago awarded $1M in BRT funds from Rockefeller Foundation

Will support the Chicago DOT and Chicago Transit Authority’s research, technical support, project management and community engagement.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

RouteMatch to equip North Dakota

Thirty-nine transit systems will receive core scheduling, dispatching, route optimization module and tablet mobile data devices for automated vehicle location, reducing paper, and improving driver and dispatcher communications.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Mich. transit authority chooses light rail

The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority held several meetings to determine the preferred type of transit for the area, after narrowing the choices down to a bus rapid transit system, light rail and an automated guideway transit.

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