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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 22, 2009

New Flyer receives $472M in bus orders

Orders are from both current and new customers and are for a variety of vehicle configurations and propulsion systems, including 35-, 40- and 60-foot buses with clean diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG and LNG.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2009

METRO Briefs

Rail crash safeguards not always used. Foreign rail firms looking to stimulus . Motorcoach from 1937 rescued, renovated.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2009

Motorcoach Council launches outreach campaign

The Council chose to utilize motorcoaches to officially kick off the new promotion and boast their competitive edge over planes, trains and personal autos, a cost effective strategy that embodies the grass-roots spirit of the campaign. The campaign's highly scalable, flexible, and fluid approach affords coach operators the ability to retain their own branding and identity while participating in the campaign.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2009

Veolia names COO of its rail division

Donald Saunders will focus on day-to-day operations and operational execution to ensure that Veolia Transportation is continually exceeding the expectations of passengers and clients.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2009

Rosenker, Higgins to leave NTSB

Both plan to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2009

First Transit wins Savannah art college contract

The contract is a five-year agreement that includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 29 fixed-route shuttle buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2009

Driver blacked out in S.F. Muni rail crash

Driver had turned off automatic controls beforehand. Dozens injured. NTSB leading investigation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2009

Seattle light rail opening draws 92,000-plus riders

Service concluded on Sunday evening with approximately 51,000 in 10 hours on Saturday and 41,000 over an eight-hour period on Sunday. Operations ran smoothly all weekend.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2009

ABC delivers Van Hools to Conn., Ark.

Dattco Inc, of New Britain, Conn., ordered three C2045 charter coaches, two TD925 double deck coaches, three T2145 “Tour” class coaches and two T2145 “Dattco Experience” coaches. Little Rock Tours purchased a new Van Hool C2045.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2009

TriMet makes data available for third-party apps

Applications include trip planning, maps, bus and rail schedules, GPS location of the nearest stops, trip planning via text messaging and saving planned trips. One application called iNap even alerts the sleepy rider that their stop is coming up.

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