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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 StaffOctober 16, 2009

D.C. expands subway station cell phone service

Wireless contract is expected to generate approximately $25 million for Metro during the initial 15-year contract and an additional $27 million during the five, two-year renewal terms.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2009

METRO Briefs

Vancouver Olympic officials push transit. Cal taking bus to L.A. GCRTA installs talking warning system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

T4 America touts health, transportation connection

People in more compact metropolitan areas suffer from significantly fewer chronic medical conditions than their counterparts in more sprawling regions.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

IC Bus Tulsa plant reaches milestone

Since the plant opened in 2001 and through the end of October, the facility will have built more than 73,000 buses. While some of the vehicles built at the Tulsa facility are commercial buses, the majority are school buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

TransitCenter: More companies offering commuter benefits

Over one-third (35 percent) of companies surveyed offered a tax-free commuter benefit once the amount of tax-free income that could be used for mass transit fares increased from $120/month to $230/month.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

Bombardier secures Italian locomotive contract

Worth approximately $383 million, the order supplies 100 E464 electric locomotives, with an option for an additional 50 locomotives.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

Gannett Fleming wins FTA contract

Will oversee and provide technical assistance to potentially more than $10 billion in mega transit and rail capital improvement projects that range in budget from $200 million to $6 billion at a small percentage of the capital costs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2009

CVSA, FMCSA launch driver safety campaign

Operation Safe Driver is a national awareness and enforcement campaign that targets improving both commercial and non-commercial driver behavior and performance through effective enforcement, education and awareness strategies.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2009

MARTA installs defibrillators on system

The 100 new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) units are part of the agency’s new program, "Project Jumpstart.” The program is designed to save lives by utilizing early defibrillation if a customer or employee experiences sudden cardiac arrest.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2009

Intertek wins U.S DOT contract

Will conduct testing against the government standard of randomly selected automotive lighting products sold in the marketplace. The test reports will be submitted to the NHTSA for determination of compliance with FMVSS No. 108.

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