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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 StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Ohio transit requiring new IDs for OSU riders

Central Ohio Transit Authority installed a new ID reader system on its buses to assess student ridership for future planning, requiring students to get replacement IDs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Contract prevents UBC dropouts from keeping transit passes

The University of British Columbia is changing to a monthly U-Pass system, which will prevent students who have dropped out of courses from keeping their subsidized transit passes.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Cleveland RTA ridership up

December 2011 marked the eighth month in a row of increased ridership throughout the RTA system.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

National parks get $41M to enhance transportation

The U.S. National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management and local partner communities will receive the funds for projects ranging from redesigning and widening the Nauset Bicycle Trail at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to purchasing new buses to transport visitors between Sausalito and the Muir Woods National Monument in California.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Nova delivers 2 LFS buses

All the company's vehicles are based on a common platform, which translates into effective maintenance, streamlined training and simplified parts management, providing quality performance and productivity, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Calif.'s OCTA completes 'quiet zones' program

The program enhanced 52 railroad crossings and helped silence train horns for local communities.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

First Transit's Phoenix fixed-route earns ISO cert.

The focus of the program is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and decrease the pollution and waste a business produces.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

INIT launches new manufacturing facility

Superior Quality Manufacturing, a joint venture with Simtech LLC, was established to produce a variety of electronic modules and devices featuring components such as computer boards and LED panels.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

APTA: State of the public transportation industry

Melaniphy addressed the significant amount of investment that is required to address the backlog of capital needs ($78 billion) and to meet growing demand ($60 billion annually).

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

U.S. DOT releases $77M in research, education grants

Will fund 22 University Transportation Centers to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges.

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