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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 8, 2010

San Francisco reconsiders banning guns in transit ads

The city recently suspended a policy banning firearms in advertisements on public transportation. The poster promotes the 25th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Burlingame, south of San Francisco.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2010

FTA: Houston Metro violated 'Buy America' requirements, procurement laws

In a letter hand-delivered to Metro's newly appointed leadership, Board Chairman Gilbert Garcias and Acting President/CEO George Greanias, Rogoff wrote, "The results of the investigation are both alarming and disturbing."

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2010

Sound Transit taps new deputy CEO

As GM of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District from 1999 through last month, Celia Kupersmith oversaw bridge operations and a bus transit system offering more than 58 local and inter-county routes, and the largest ferry system in California.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

N.J. Transit begins quiet car testing on Northeast corridor

Quiet Commute cars will be offered weekdays on the first and last cars of Northeast Corridor express trains in the “3900-series” – which operate to and from the outer-zone stations of Trenton, Hamilton and Princeton Junction.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

ABA unveils 2011 ‘Top 100 Events’

List highlights the top fairs, festivals, parades, exhibits, theater and shows across North America. While the Top 100 Events are not ranked, ABA does highlight both the Top U.S. and Top Canadian Events for each year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

Obama calls for $50B in infrastructure spending

The plan amounted to roughly half of what was allocated to infrastructure in last year's stimulus package. Officials said the proposal project would build on the work already begun.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

London rail workers call 24-hour strike

The London Chamber of Commerce estimates each day the underground is shut will cost the capital's economy $73.7 million.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

N.Y.'s CDTA celebrates 40 years with 40-cent fares

Agency will roll back to its original fare on Sept. 16. CDTA has served more than half a billion customers on its regular route system since it started in 1970.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

Foton 40-foot CNG bus reaches Altoona center

As it enters the new model bus testing program, the vehicle will undergo rigorous performance evaluations in the areas of maintainability, reliability, safety, performance, structural integrity and durability, fuel economy, noise, emissions testing and brake testing.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2010

Coach driver takes on traffic to stay active in retirement

Motorcoach driver Joe Fimple drove a tractor-trailer for a beverage company for 30 years before he started working for C&J bus services based in Portsmouth, N.H..

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