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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 23, 2010

Siemens to expand U.S. facility to meet HSR demand

The Sacramento facility, which employs more than 700 people and recently underwent a $26 million expansion, is the only permanent, light-rail vehicle manufacturing facility in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Cubic wins $15M South Florida smart card contract

Tri-Rail, the commuter rail service connecting Palm Beach and Broward Counties with Miami-Dade County, will be the first transit agency to join in the creation of a South Florida regional system, giving Floridians the ability to use one fare card — a smart card — to travel on both systems. Palm Tran and Broward County Transit are expected to join later.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Alstom to supply Amsterdam metro

The municipality of Amsterdam has placed an order with Alstom Transport for 23 metro trainsets, for a total amount of around $272 million. The contract includes an option for additional metro trainsets for the North/South line which is under construction.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

San Francisco Muni taps new director of transit

John J. Haley joins Muni from the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Houston. As the vice president of Infrastructure and Service Development at Metro, Haley implemented new bus rapid transit and commuter rail services.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Seattle security guards trained to stop fights

An incident in which a 15-year-old girl was beaten at an underground station while security guards looked on sparked additional training for private security guards.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Stimulus funds to fill Florida agency's budget gap

The transportation agency faced a 7-percent drop in funds from the county, which would have forced route cancellations, rate hikes and potentially higher local taxes, officials say.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Olympic transit carrying 1.6 million daily

The number of passengers has surpassed TransLink’s projection of one million per day by more than 60 percent. Buses and ferries have been overwhelmed.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2010

Cleveland college students to vote on unlimited rides

Proposal developed by students and administrators would resolve an inequity in which Tri-C students now pay $85 a month for a standard RTA pass, while those at Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University are charged $25 a semester for RTA's U-Pass.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2010

Minnesota Valley demos articulated Nova bus

Will operate on several MVTA routes, ensuring that passengers, drivers and maintenance personnel have the opportunity to provide comments about the bus.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2010

Sec. LaHood unveils sample anti-texting legislation

The sample state law, prepared by NHTSA and a cross-section of safety and industry organizations, would authorize law enforcement officers to stop a vehicle and issue a citation to drivers who are texting while driving.

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