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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 28, 2020

NY MTA unveils campaign to combat hate crimes on buses, trains

Visual campaign promoting kindness, respect and solidarity, follows 42% increase in hate crimes on NYC Transit System in 2019.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

INIT mobility app assists visual, hearing, and mobility impaired riders

Includes a travel companion request, which sends a notification to the driver indicating the level of assistance the rider requires.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

Washington state report recommends VMT to fund highway system

Plan would replace gas tax to pay for infrastructure, which could set precedent as new federal authorization debate is set to begin.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

Texas' Fort Bend opens new LAN-designed public transit facility

The $21 million facility includes administrative, operations, maintenance, fuel depot, and bus washing functions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2020

APTA names new CFO

John Henry most recently served as CFO for the Ala.'s Jefferson County Commission.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2020

TTC report outlines how to allocate $4B for SOGR, vehicle funding

The report, to be considered by the TTC board, recommends funding for the plan would come from Toronto's City Building Fund.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2020

Biz News: MCI, New Flyer deliver vehicles to San Diego, N.Y.

MTS adding 24 D4500s, while RTS adds Xcelsior battery-electric buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2020

DeMartino to manage Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner rail service

The former San Joaquin RTD CEO is now managing director of the Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2020

L.A. Metro extends rideshare pilot partnership with Via

Since launching January 2019, the service has provided more than 70,000 rides and exceeded its key goals.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2020

FTA announces $130M low-no-emission bus program grants

Helps with purchase or lease of low- or no-emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations.

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