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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 17, 2011

Orbitz, SilverRail unveil online rail booking

Orbitz for Business customers will now be able to seamlessly plan and book rail travel through the Orbitz for Business tool. The partnership makes Orbitz for Business the first major online travel company to announce integrated, online rail capabilities for U.S. business travelers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

ABA's Pantuso releases statement on motorcoach safety

"While motorcoaches historically have been one of the safest forms of transportation, it is always a tragedy when accidents occur. In truth, fatal motorcoach accidents have been a rare occurrence over the past ten years, but one fatality is one too many."

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

D.C. Airport Authority delays naming executive director

S.F. MTA chief Nathaniel Ford is rumored to be the leading candidate to become executive director of the airport authority.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Transit agencies' money requests rebuffed by Congress

Officials from more than 30 transit agencies converged on Washington this week to tell Congress that they don't have the money to keep up with demands for service, which is rising due to gas price hikes.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Feds to investigate L.A. Metro over alleged bias

The FTA will look into allegations leveled last fall that service cuts made by the transit agency during the last three years discriminated against minority and low-income transit riders.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

SORTA, union approve labor agreement

The new contract also must receive approval from the SORTA board of trustees, which will meet on Friday.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Sound Transit releases sustainability report, 2011 goals

Setting annual sustainability targets is part of the agency's voluntary compliance with rigorous international standards for environmental management systems.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Amtrak, Md. MTA install new LED info board

The board is now in operation and marks the culmination of a two-year, $1.9 million project to upgrade signage throughout the station. The project was funded by the Amtrak/MARC Joint Benefits Capital Program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Argentina recycles San Diego transit trolleys

The Provincial Government of Mendoza purchased 11 vehicles from San Diego MTS for $3.3 million, signing a contract in September 2010. Four light rail vehicles were recently unveiled on the soon-to-open Metrotranvía Mendoza light rail system.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Motorcoach Council appoints new board members

New members of the Board include Autumn Dipert-Brown of Dan Dipert Coaches (Texas); Elaine Fickett of H&L Charters Company, Inc. (Calif.); Tom McCaughey of Flagship Trailways (R.I.); Tom Morgan of Gray Line Tucson (Ariz.); Mike Costa of A Yankee Line (Mass.); and Shannon Kaser of Royal Excursion (Ind.).

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