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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 18, 2010

TriMet breaks ground on ARRA-funded transit facilities

The $13.5 million project will replace the 30-year-old Merlo Fuel & Wash building and build a LIFT facility for TriMet's Westside operations. Project is the largest among the 29 stimulus projects agency has undertaken.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2010

NJ Transit facing estimated $300M budget gap

Current and future budget shortfalls have arisen due to the severe national recession and the state’s $2.2 billion current-year budget gap, and $11 billion FY11 budget gap.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2010

Transit systems vying for BART’s lost funds

After the FTA rejected BART's request for $70 million in stimulus money for a $492 million rail link to the Oakland airport, 19 local public transit agencies will have a shot at getting a piece of the funding.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2010

Ex-GM Gunn hired to assess D.C. Metro

Former GM, who led the agency from 1991 to 1994, will arrive this month to conduct a two-week appraisal of the system and give his input on how to fix it.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

B.C.'s TransLink names new CEO

Ian Jarvis said his priorities will be efficiency and organizational effectiveness, with an emphasis on customer service and maximizing the value the public receives from TransLink's transportation program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Transportation projects awarded $1.5B TIGER grants

Chosen projects range in size from under $4 million to over $100 million, and are found in both rural and urban communities from Alaska to Maine and Hawaii to South Carolina.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

BART receives public input on next police chief

Respondents were asked to rate 14 personal characteristics or attributes desired in a new chief. Most of the qualities received high ratings; the top two were "leadership" and "ethics and transparency."

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

FRA launches So. Florida trespass prevention study

The number of railroad trespass fatalities first surpassed the number of fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings in 1997 and continues to be the leading cause of fatalities industry-wide.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Nashville taps ACS for passenger info system

The system will be implemented at Nashville's Music City Central transit center and at bus shelters along the city's new bus rapid transit line.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

San Diego starts work at Transit Center

Project will add elevators and a pedestrian bridge, making it easier for transit patrons to move back and forth to the busy Grossmont Center-area businesses on a mesa about 40 feet above the center and Trolley station.

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