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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 10, 2011

U. of Toledo launches student taxi debit card

The cards, which have been available for a couple of months, can be used only to pay fares with Black and White cabs, including trips to the airport. It also allows a group of students to ride in a Black and White cab for one fare without the typical extra passenger fee.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

UT Profile: Princeton's Tiger Transit key to sustainability efforts

The transportation system operates on a fixed-route schedule. The university contracted with First Transit to provide safe, convenient and reliable transportation throughout the Princeton campus and surrounding community.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Cornell U. expands Campus-to-Campus bus service

Students and faculty at the New York City campus will now be able to take the Campus-to-Campus bus service to Ithaca daily. The bus service will soon add six weekly round trips to its schedule, an increase of more than 40 percent over the current 14 trips.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Colorado U.- Boulder sees fewer freshmen cars

This year, 20 percent fewer freshmen bought parking permits than last year. As a result, campus sustainability officials have held back on a planned ban on freshmen bringing cars to campus.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Michigan State U. adds Zipcar service

The University has partnered with Zipcar to offer students, staff and faculty use of six rental cars; three are hybrids.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Alstom equips Luxembourg with $17M signaling system

Will install 19 locomotives and 22 double-deck electric multiple units in the Luxembourg Railways fleet with its Atlas ERTMS solution. The newly equipped trains will be put into service in 2012.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Gannett Fleming names transit, rail unit president

Names Michael T. McNamara, P.E., president of Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems, a division specializing in transit and railroad track, signal, communication, and electric traction design. He previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the division.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Quiet cars cause conflict in New Jersey

Passengers debate whether any talking at all should be allowed in the cars. One rider requested that the conductor disable the automated announcements and his work radio, saying it created “unnecessary noise.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Bombardier wins Houston airport people mover contract

The entire elevated dual-lane system at George Bush Intercontinental serves four stations (Terminals A, B, C and D/E) and operates with a fleet of 16 Innovia APM 100 vehicles (formerly known as CX-100) and Bombardier Cityflo automatic train control technology.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

Toronto, Edmonton launch text notification systems

Both systems are customizable and free of charge, with standard text messaging rates still applying.

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