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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 StaffSeptember 23, 2010

Talgo taps MSC.Software for virtual HSR simulations

Talgo specializes in the design, manufacture and maintenance of railway material and equipment. The company uses Adams to validate train suspensions to fulfill certification standards and to perform faster simulations of high-speed trains.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

ABA announces Marketplace 2013, 2014 locations, dates

Marketplace is the first motorcoach tourism and group travel event on the calendar every year, with nearly 3,500 ABA member delegates and industry leaders participating in more than 110,000 quality appointments, attending more than 40 educational seminars, and doing business while at numerous networking events each year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

Amberg delivers GRP track surveying systems to China

Although the Amberg GRP system is modular and can address a wide variety of track measurement applications such as clearance, tamping, track geometry surveying and as-built documentation, the GRP 1000 configuration, which is being utilized in China, caters to the special requirements of slab track construction.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

Alstom hybrid locomotives on course in Germany

Hybrid technology, which can be used in all heavy shunting services, reduces fuel consumption by approximately 50 percent and is aimed at a Europe-wide market of several thousands of locomotives that are obsolete. With a top output of 600 kW, the locomotive has only a small diesel generator of 250 kW and draws the additional power from batteries that are recharged by the generator.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

Distracting cell phone conversations on transit inspire study

Hearing half a conversation makes the brain work harder to make sense of what the person is hearing, study finds. Head researcher was inspired by her experiences riding public transit during her undergraduate years.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

N.Y. agency looks at technology to prevent subway track deaths

Wireless video feeds would allow motormen to view tracks at the next station to ensure they are clear.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2010

Wis. agency adds New Flyer hybrids

Oshkosh Transit estimates that the new vehicles will save over 7,000 gallons of diesel each year, when compared to conventional diesel buses. The bus purchase was funded entirely by a $2.1 million ARRA grant.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Heartland Senior Services comes to rescue during Iowa floods

The provider received a call Aug. 11 that Riverside Manor residents needed to be evacuated due to the rising flood water. Initially, nine drivers, Transportation Director Theresa Erlbacher and Assistant Transportation Director Josh Cliffe were called in to begin evacuations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

L.A. paratransit equips fleet with SmartDrive Safety system

The SmartDrive Safety program uses in-vehicle recorders to capture highly detailed video and vehicle data during sudden stops, swerves, collisions and other events. Captured data is sent to professional safety review analysts who categorize and score the events.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

DART considers privatizing paratransit

The agency, which seeks to trim some $8 billion in anticipated spending by 2030, currently spends $30 million a year on the paratransit program.

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