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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 StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Moves to improve freight traffic affect commuter rail

Government officials say investments in improving rail traffic will boost speed and efficiency for both freight and commuter trains.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

GO Transit offers Google Transit trip planner

Available in 45 languages, Transit in Google Maps also has accessibility features for persons who use screen readers or Braille displays.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

Residents find faults with NYC Access-a-Ride

New York's Access-a-Ride service costs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $474 million per year. This year, the agency faces a $400 million shortfall.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

Toronto gradually improves transit accessibility

Residents say the Toronto Transit Commission still has a long way to go before all transit is completely accessible for disabled passengers. Older stations and older vehicles pose problems.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

<font color=red>Web Extra:</font> HART to launch door-to-door pilot

The HARTFlex program will offer passenger van service in populous areas with regular stops at crucial destinations such as hospitals and shopping centers. The pilot also will connect to regular and express route bus stops and pickup service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

IndyGo enhances Mobility Advisory Committee

Restructured committee will offer a diverse representation of individuals with disabilities and groups who serve them in order to advise IndyGo on development of service offerings that meet the transportation needs of this population.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

Detroit's SMART to make customer service improvements

As part of its budget analysis and efforts to reduce expenses, SMART will convert its 275 fixed-route buses and 110 paratransit vehicles to biodiesel fuel utilizing funds from its 2010 budget.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2010

Ohio’s TARTA paratransit ops get new home

After a one-year delay, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority was able to secure the necessary funding to begin building a new paratransit operations facility this summer.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Hawaii's Cummins-powered buses reach 1 million miles

The two Cummins-powered buses, which are owned by the City and County of Honolulu and operated by Oahu Transit Services Inc., are the first transit bus applications to be inducted into the club.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

N.Y. MTA to eliminate more than 1,000 positions

Plan includes cutting more than 600 represented and non-represented administrative positions. The agency also will begin the process of laying off up to 500 NYC Transit station agents.

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