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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 22, 2010

Texas agency creates paratransit service zones

The new policy, effective Oct. 1, will eliminate access customers' ability to take trips between the two zones. Thirty customers were adversely affected by the change, which was made due to rising costs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Lake Transit Authority avoids paratransit service strike

The contract terms include a 1.5-percent wage increase retroactive to July 1, up from the 1-percent wage increase Bremerton, Wash.-based Paratransit Services had previous proposed.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Commissioners reverse decision to end Medicaid trips

A state program that reimburses Pasco County, Fla., for providing non-emergency medical trips for Medicaid clients drained about $100,000 last year. But ending participation would lose the county up to $500,000 in other funding.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

County weighs turning paratransit over to transit agency

Larimer Lift, a paratransit service started by the county in 2007, has faced administrative problems, forcing officials to consider turning it over to Transfort, Fort Collins' public bus system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

N.Y., L.A. commuters can now use Visa to pay fares

The programs in both cities are part of Visa's long-term strategy of extending the speed, security and convenience of Visa acceptance to new locations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Bombardier announced 'YouRail' winners at InnoTrans

The YouRail jury consisted of the members of the senior management team of Bombardier Transportation and external industry experts. The value of the prizes awarded totaled approximately $13,000.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

APTA, citizens, transit leaders call on Congress to invest in PT

On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the previous multi-year surface transportation bill, APTA officials, along with public transportation riders from around the country, shared stories of how public transportation has benefited their lives at an event in Washington, D.C., blocks away from the Capitol building.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

N.Y. introduces real-time surveillance

The $200 million midtown surveillance program has 700 cameras that can be monitored and controlled from a command center.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

Driver involved in Utah motorcoach crash faces charges

In addition to a felony charge for driving while intoxicated, the driver, Yasushi Mikuni, also faces 10 other felony charges of operating a vehicle negligently causing death or injury and is also being held on logbook and lane-change violations, both misdemeanors.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2010

TLPA encourages members to go pink for breast cancer awareness

Through "Pink Ride," TLPA members can raise awareness by painting all or a portion of one or more fleet vehicles pink, or by affixing the official pink ribbon decal with the TLPA logo and the words "Pink Ride" next to it.

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