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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 StaffDecember 14, 2010

Bombardier receives Israeli double-deck coach order

The vehicles will be manufactured at Bombardier Transportation’s Görlitz facility in Germany and in Israel.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2010

Chicago bus driver models good customer service

Part-time bus driver, Darlene Coleman, on the job less than two-and-a-half years, brightens the day of her passengers with her "big personality."

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Talgo to cease manufacturing in Milwaukee

Talgo will first complete work on four trainsets for Wisconsin and Oregon, then open a maintenance facility to service those vehicles at a location yet to be determined.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Alstom wins two Latin American contracts

In Panama, the Secretaría del Metro de Panama awarded a contract to the "Consorcio Linea 1" to build the first line of the Panama Metro. Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican operator OPRET awarded Alstom a contract to supply 15 Metropolis train sets of three cars each, for the line 2 of the Santo Domingo metro.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Omnitrans, Chaffey College unveil $2.5M transit center

The facility, designed to make transit more accessible to students, features four centrally-located bus stops, two bus shelters, benches and information kiosks in attractively landscaped surroundings.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

U. of M., Ann Arbor transit conduct bus, rail improvement projects

Collaborating on a feasibility study for advanced transit options and Ann Arbor Transit Authority’s transit master plan, which aims to enhance the city’s bus system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

N.J. DOT backs Princeton’s train upgrade plans

Despite opposition from residents, N.J. DOT chief Simpson supports Princeton’s plans to move the Dinky train station 460 feet south of the present station to accommodate the university’s plans for an arts and transit neighborhood.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Car-sharing option helps students get home for holidays

The Hertz Connect program lets college students at Oberlin University reserve cars by the hour or by the day for as little as $8 an hour, including gas and insurance.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

NYU to launch live tracking system

The online platform has been in beta testing since the beginning of the semester and will display the location of vehicles at all times. It will also be made available for smartphones in the future.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Web Extra: Cal State Long Beach shuttle solves transportation, safety issues

Eight shuttles provide transportation services to 40,000 students, faculty and staff throughout the 324-acre campus as well as transportation to and from the Residential Learning College, which is located one and a half miles west of the main campus.

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