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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 StaffNovember 4, 2010

Wis. contractors told to stop high-speed rail work

The move follows Tuesday's election of Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, who repeatedly vowed to kill the $810M line during his campaign, as governor, but two months before he takes office.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

ABA, OMCA launch online travel booking portal

CharterBusConnect.com enables users to request multiple quotes at once from many charter operators for group travel, without a fee. Company profiles on the site include their safety records, insurance coverage levels.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

St. Louis Metro's long-range transit plan wins award

At an awards presentation in Scarborough, England, last week, IAP2 honored projects from New South Wales and Logan City, Australia; Vancouver, Canada; Washington D.C. and Phoenix. Vancouver's TransLink won IAP2's Innovation Award, with Metro placing second.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

S.C. bus company to shutter doors

Sunway Charter & Tours had been administered by founder Nelson Jackson, who died in February. Jackson made no provisions for Sunway in his will and no buyers could be found to take over the operation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

RouteMatch to provide software services in Idaho

The statewide contract will allow rural and small-urban transportation providers to improve their efficiency and productivity by using RouteMatch's technology for fixed-route and demand-response routing, scheduling, dispatching and vehicle tracking.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

Titan, DART renew advertising contract

As part of the new deal, DART and Titan will be introducing new media formats, including "Station Dominations," "Bus Headliners" and "Michelangelos" — media featured on the ceilings of buses — to the system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

El Camino Trailways named to 'Top' company list

For the second year in a row, it has been named one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies by San Francisco Business Times in their annual survey of privately held companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

FTA awards Seattle transit $4.7M for electric bus

King County Metro Transit’s prototype battery-dominant electric bus should be delivered in late 2012. The agency plans to buy one or two vehicles plus one or two charging stations to test their suitability for the transit system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2010

Ex-D.C. Metro GM signs with MV Transportation

John B. Catoe will provide strategic consulting services to MV and assist the company in developing long-term business plans and growth initiatives.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2010

SEPTA unveils Silverliner V train

The three railcars included in this initial rollout are the first of 120 new Silverliner V rail cars the agency is purchasing under a $274 million contract with Hyundai-Rotem USA, which has opened a new facility in South Philadelphia to do fabrication and assembly work.

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