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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 StaffMarch 12, 2012

Report: 10.4 billion trips taken on public transit in 2011

With an increase of 2.3% over the 2010 ridership, this was the sixth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

NTSB to meet on 2011 N.Y. motorcoach crash

The draft report presented to the five NTSB members will include the following issue areas: survival factors, driver background and human factors, highway design, vehicle factors, motor carrier oversight, and the company operating and safety history.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Ohio State U. planning ‘greener’ campus

Focusing on transportation alternatives, such as its Campus Area Bus Service buses, which run on biodiesel and bicycling.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Kent St., transit agency, local officials partner to save funds

PARTA officials said the cost-saving idea sprung from a weekly meeting between the downtown redevelopment partners where KSU and city officials related that they needed dirt to raise the university’s Esplanade walkway extension.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Developer proposes large-scale project near Stanford U.

The proposal represents a unique opportunity for the city, which received $2.25 million from Stanford University last year to beef up pedestrian connections between the city and campus, as well as to encourage use of public transportation.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Bill proposes free rides for Boston rail users

MBTA would not be allowed to charge passengers if train departs 20 minutes or more after their originally scheduled departure time.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Japanese bus removed from top of building

The bus, which was carrying no passengers at the time, washed up on top of the building during floods triggered by the tsunami.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

MCI launches 'Coach Critical' parts program

MCI's Coach Critical list starts with 1,000 parts and will include 1,500 by June 2012. The list, compiled with the input of operators of MCI coaches and in-house technical experts, includes both high- and low-volume parts, including those that are sometimes hard to come by.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Web Extra: Has your U. transit system employed new green practices?

Operators from Utah, Colorado, Illinois and Virginia weighed in on their conversions to alternative fuel to go greener and reduce noise pollution.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

How to alleviate campus bus bunching

A new method of bus coordination abandons the concept of tightly-managed headways or schedules, drivers instead follow the flow of traffic, and natural headways emerge over time.

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