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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 StaffJuly 6, 2010

Alstom to supply signaling for NYCT subway project

$43M contract covers the renovation and modification of the signaling for it to operate with a communication-based train control system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2010

FRA offering $50K grant for train crew study

Study to focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Distress Disorder, conditions frequently suffered by train crews after being involved in collisions at highway-rail grade crossings or trespass incidents involving pedestrians.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2010

10 states required to improve highway-rail grade crossing safety

Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas required to identify specific solutions for improving safety at crossings, including highway-rail grade crossing closures or grade separations, and must focus on crossings that have experienced multiple accidents or are at high risk for such accidents.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2010

ABA partners with online tour site to promote members

ABA is the featured provider of content on a dedicated Web page that helps consumers find reliable motorcoach operators in the U.S. and Canada.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2010

House Subcommittee approves FY 2011 transportation spending levels

The bill provides $11.307 billion for FTA programs, an increase of $574.89 million over FY 2010 funding.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2010

Australia's TransLink taps GIRO program to improve service

In addition, the Department of Transport and Main Roads has a sub-contract with TransLink to share HASTUS 2010 for its qconnect urban network.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2010

NTSB delivers Annual Report to Congress

New to the 2009 report are enhanced features that illustrate the scope and complexity of the Board's work.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2010

Veolia to manage Ga. transit operations

Contract gives the company total responsibility for all aspects of Chatham Area Transit service, which includes 60 buses, two ferry boats, one streetcar and 26 paratransit vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2010

Study: Nearly $120M in transit earmarks unspent

More than 150 earmarks in 2006 and 2007, allocated under SAFETEA-LU, would have funded public transit projects in several communities across the U.S. had they been spent by Sept. 30, 2009.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2010

Oahu voters to decide on transit authority

Supporters say a transit authority — with three members appointed by the council and three others by the mayor — would be more independent than the mayor's transportation department.

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