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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 13, 2011

Seattle bus co. linked to scheme sells for $5M

An auction for the luxury motorcoach firm, MTR Western, was scheduled Wednesday morning, but of the two expected bidders only GTO submitted an offer for substantially all the bus assets.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

Sun Tran offers free rides to Ariz. memorial event

Transit system provided more than 3,000 passenger trips to the event, featuring a speech by President Barack Obama.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

Martz Group begins simulator training for coach drivers

The mobile classroom will rotate between all Martz locations (Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida) and provide newly hired and current drivers state-of-the-art training in situations such a tire blowouts, black ice, high winds, and much more that would be impossible to recreate on the highway.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

Miami-Dade to improve transit accounting practices

After a preliminary audit issued by the FTA claimed that Miami-Dade Transit didn’t properly account for fare collections or follow rules for using federal money, which resulted in the suspendion of $180 million in grants, the County hired consultants to correct its procedures.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

Orange County, Calif.’s transit center plans questioned

Board members expressed concern over the ARTIC mega transit center’s ties to California's uncertain high-speed rail project. Many say funding for the project would be better spent on improving existing stations.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

D.C. Metro to preserve service without fare hikes

The $1.4 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2012 maintains the current level of rail, bus and paratransit services. The agency is doing more, while becoming more resource efficient. More than 91 cents of every Metro operating dollar directly funds core services, with only 9 cents funding support functions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2011

GO Transit begins pedestrian bridge construction

Fully enclosed bridge will link GO parking at the base of an office tower north of Highway 401 to the GO station and platforms on the south side. The north parking is currently under construction and will provide more than 500 structured parking spaces for use by GO Transit commuters.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2011

Clean Energy to build, operate N.J. CNG station

The facility will support the Atlantic City Jitney Association's deployment of its new fleet of 190 clean-running, 13-passenger shuttle buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2011

Bombardier receives Deutsche Bahn order

The order is valued at approximately $485 million. The double-deck coaches and locomotives are scheduled to enter service at the end of 2013.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2011

L.A. Metro retires last diesel bus

Metro now has 2,221 buses powered by compressed natural gas, as well as one electric bus and six gasoline-electric hybrids.

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