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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 6, 2012

Economists: Transportation bill 'not really' creating jobs

The bills would simply shift investment that was creating jobs elsewhere in the economy to transportation industries.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2012

Despite few riders, Fla. transit keeping express bus

Palm Tran plans to keep an express bus service that is drawing few passengers and has cost the transit system the majority of a $3 million state grant. It will drop some routes and expand others.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2012

Long Island Rail credit card system combats fraud

Credit card fraud at ticket machines peaked in May of last year before installation of the new system, which requires customers to provide their zip code as part of the verification process. The rail service expects to save over $5 million.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

17 transit systems given TSA 'Gold Standard' rating

Assessment includes review of agency's security plans, security training, drills/exercise programs, public outreach efforts and background check programs.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

Canadian coach accident kills 2, injures 44

The coach was headed for a local casino. Preliminary indications were that adverse weather could have been a factor

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

Driver to take plea deal in UCONN student death

The 22-year-old man was being charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and failing to yield to a pedestrian in the March 22 accident in Westminster, Mass.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

APTA ad campaign targets Congress, touts transit's benefits

As the deadline to authorize a transportation bill by March 31 approaches, these advertisements will "dominate" WMATA Metrorail stations that serve the U.S. Capitol Building and House and Senate Office Buildings.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2012

RTC Southern Nevada to install 150 solar bus shelters

The shelters, built with recyclable materials, are estimated to save taxpayers about $54,000 a year in energy costs.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2012

NJ Transit employees arrested for fare fraud

Two workers allegedly recruited passengers to ride the train, but didn’t have them purchase a ticket. Instead the riders paid them a discounted rate. Prosecutors say that the employees then pocketed the cash, which added up to thousands of dollars in lost fares.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2012

D.C. Metro crime down, but higher than other cities

The agency released a five-year crime report showing that crime on the transit system has decreased since 2010, but the crime rate was still higher in 2011 than at other major transit agencies.

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