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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 StaffApril 19, 2011

Caltrain likely to save service from being cut

The latest plan to save the struggling rail service would likely propose using funds typically used for transit maintenance and money earmarked for construction projects.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2011

Japanese intercity bus service pampers passengers

The 12-passenger buses, with only window seating, features self-contained module seating angled toward the central aisle and partially enclosed by a rounded partition wall. Seats recline 140 degrees and include a padded footrest.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2011

Chicago transit honored for rail track renewal project

As part of the project, crews replaced nearly seven miles of running rail, contact rail and ties — including all wooden ties dating back to the 1950s — which were replaced with concrete.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2011

N.C.'s Wave Transit opens LEED-certified bus station

The new Forden station, a 9,000-square-foot indoor transfer facility, will serve approximately 1.5 million riders a year. The FTA contributed $600,000 in Recovery Act funds to the $5.3 million project.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2011

NTSB releases N.Y. coach crash investigation report

The preliminary factual report on the fatal motorcoach accident in New York City last month involving World Wide Travel may be accessed on the NTSB website. Analysis, conclusions and a determination of probable cause will come at a later date.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2011

Trailways awards members at annual conference

Colonial Trailways (Mobile, Ala.), Thrasher Trailways (Birmingham, Ala.) and Flagship Trailways (Cranston, R.I.) were among the coach operations honored during the event.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2011

N.Y. MTA names new bus division leader

Darryl Irick has been the acting head of the MTA's bus divisions since late last year when former bus head Joe Smith announced his retirement.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2011

Amtrak launches kid friendly website

The "Kids Depot" site is arranged as a 3D virtual world with seven different "neighborhoods" full of exclusive online-only content to explore. Friendly characters in each area introduce kids to a wealth of engaging interactive games along with activities to download and take onboard.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2011

AECOM to equip Edmonton light rail for $32.5M

The construction phase of the project is scheduled to be complete by December 2013 and service to commence in April 2014.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2011

APTA: Public transit users save money, beat higher gas prices

The latest “Transit Savings Report” shows that, since gas prices have risen more than 30 cents a gallon in each of the last two months and nearly 80 cents since the beginning of the year, transit riders are able to reap the largest amount of savings in nearly three years.

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