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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 StaffOctober 21, 2011

Setra delivers to San Francisco

Sanmo Travel’s six TopClass S 417 luxury coaches and four Setra ComfortClass S 407 touring coaches to be added to its touring fleet for the River Rock Casino Express are powered by Mercedes-Benz OM 471 EPA 10 engines with fuel efficient BlueTec technology.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

Dallas DART re-ups AECOM contract for $17M rail expansion

Under the contract extension, AECOM will provide a variety of project control, system integration and staff support services as DART completes the 20-mile expansion of its Orange and Blue light rail lines.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

San Antonio council approves streetcars

The streetcar line is expected to be completed by 2015.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

N.Y. may shut down bus co. that makes women sit in back

Private Transportation Corp. operates the city's public B110 bus under a franchise arrangement. N.Y.C. DOT told the operator to stop forcing women to give up their seats in the front to promote Hasidic customs of gender separation.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

Maryland MTA to purchase hybrid vehicles

Fifty-seven new hybrid buses are scheduled to arrive between October 2011 and March 2012. The agency plans to have an all hybrid fleet by 2018.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

TTC considering random employee drug and alcohol testing

Revisiting a staff proposal from 2008 to amend its existing fitness for duty policy to include random alcohol and drug testing. Currently, the agency’s fitness for duty policy, which was fully implemented in October 2010, allows for alcohol and drug testing of those in safety-sensitive positions, specified management positions and designated executive positions.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

ABA announces new insurance partnerships

Through this innovative partnership any ABA member will be able to offer their employees first-rate insurance products including major medical, dental, vision, life, hospital indemnity and 401K.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

N.C. agencies unveil GoLive

This system will allow for the seamless planning of trips using public transportation in the Triangle region. Riders will have a real-time view of buses in route on a detailed online map.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

Phoenix Metro reaches ridership milestone

The ridership spike was achieved by weekday commuters and special events that included home games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona State University football.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

Zonar marks 10-year anniversary

The company's foundational offering, EVIR is the only electronically verified vehicle inspection system available.

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