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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 StaffOctober 4, 2010

Bombardier awarded Italian contract for high-speed trains

Bombardier's share of the contract with Trenitalia for delivery of 50 V300ZEFIRO trainsets is valued at $889 million.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2010

L.A.'s Metrolink moves forward with PTC installation

A $120 million contract was awarded to Parsons Transportation Group to manage and integrate positive train control technology on Metrolink's 512-mile system. Metrolink was the nation's first rail operator to get approval from the FRA on its PTC implementation plan.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2010

$776M in State of Good Repair funds awarded

Money will go to 152 projects, which include replacing aging buses with fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, constructing new bus shelters and maintenance facilities and installing updated fare boxes and fleet tracking systems.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Vermont receives $50M Recovery Act grant for HSR

Funds will be used to install continuously welded rail and other track improvements, new crossties, and highway-rail grade crossing safety improvements on track owned by the New England Central Railroad, a RailAmerica Inc. property.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Navistar’s IC Bus unveils new small shuttle series

Sharing a platform with the commercial-grade International TerraStarTM truck, which was introduced this past spring, the AC Series features frame rails rated to 80,000 PSI, and a full-tilt hood, allowing for unobstructed access to the engine compartment.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Chicago Transit Authority bus driver OT rises after layoffs

Agency has paid more than $1.9M in overtime to bus drivers — a 62 percent rise over the same period in 2009.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Chicago Transit chief: No fare hikes, service cuts for 2011

The $1.337 billion proposed budget maintains current fares and service levels. The budget is $66.7 million, or 5.2 percent, more than the 2010 budget due in part to contractually required union wage increases, along with pension and healthcare obligations. These fixed increases were partially offset by management efficiencies that are expected to save nearly $54 million in 2011.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Activists: Calif. mayor's high-speed rail job is conflict of interest

Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle is a board member of the OCTA and is the chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

DART’s $1.25B 2011 budget to fund rail expansion

The heart of the expansion from 48 miles to 90 miles by 2014 is the Dec. 6 opening of the final 24 miles of the Green Line light rail. The full 28-mile, $1.8 billion project connects Southeast Dallas with Downtown, Northwest Dallas, Farmers Branch and Carrollton.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Cleveland RTA launches ridership campaign on Facebook

Agency hopes to gain new riders by helping people get connected to Cleveland with a new Facebook page and contests every week. Currently, riders can visit the page and enter a sweepstakes to win an iPad.

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