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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 2, 2012

NCTD assumes coastal dispatching responsibility

In January 2011, NCTD awarded a contract to HTSI for the installation of a new train control management system and the provision of dispatch services for a 10-year period on the coastal rail line and the inland SPRINTER light-rail line that runs from Oceanside to Escondido.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

Honolulu rail authority to receive $48M in tax funds

The new funds will bring total General Excise and Use Tax revenue received to date for the rail project to $858.73 million, about $8 million more than projected.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

Measures enable S.F. subway project to move forward

Of the five measures approved by the board of supervisors, one supports an assurance funding plan that will allow the Central Subway to advance if state bond funds earmarked for the project are delayed. The SFMTA board of directors approved a similar measure.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

Europe's first privately run high-speed train launches in Italy

With a top speed of 186 mph, the train operated by NTV and manufactured by Alstom AGV will initially service a Milan-Florence-Rome-Naples route and gradually expand.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

Unions question L.A.’s plan to buy railcars from Kinkisharyo

Expressed concern that the contract will send jobs to Japan. L.A. Metro officials said that the agency required the contract winner to create jobs in the U.S. and that all three bidders committed to doing final assembly of the cars in Los Angeles County.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

N.Y. man convicted in subway bombing plot

A federal jury found Adis Medunjanin, a U.S. citizen, guilty of planning a coordinated suicide bomb attack on New York City subways in 2009 at the command of al Qaeda operatives. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2012

Trading the suburbs for TOD

How one couple traded in their four-bedroom home with a large yard in the suburbs to live "a more enjoyable life" in a condominium that is walking distance from train station.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2012

Prevost delivers H3-45s to Calif., Neb.

All the new vehicles feature three-point seat belts and several Prevost features, including Liaison and electronic stability control.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2012

Fla.’s PSTA launches rider information videos

The new video series, Bus Buzz!, kicks off with its first episode featuring the agency’s 2011 Driver of the Year Vance Wegner sharing tips with riders that will help them avoid being passed by the bus.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2012

Ariz.'s Sun Tran wins transit, training awards

Despite a down economy, operation realized enhanced financial performance for the current fiscal year through February 2012 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2011.

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