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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 14, 2009

NTSB: Fatigue, lack of PTC caused trolley crash

The two-train collision on the MBTA Green Line last year occurred as a result of the trolley operator's failure to obey a signal indication, due to a possible sleep disorder and the lack of a positive train control system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

NTSB issues safety recommendation to D.C. Metro

Calls for agency to evaluate track occupancy data on a real-time basis in order to detect losses in track occupancy and automatically generate alerts to prompt such actions as immediately stopping train movements or implementing appropriate speed restrictions to prevent collisions.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

V. Tech focuses on alternative transportation options

Students can take advantage of the university’s Bike, Bus and Walk program, which allows students without a single-occupancy vehicle parking permit to apply for 15 free daily hang tags per semester.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

Electric vehicles to provide free rides at Florida State

Vehicles will circulate around the campus and local area, following routes that Gotcha has determined to have a high volume of student traffic. Students can flag down one of the Gotcha vehicles to catch a ride.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

CAT to tap reserves, considers Clemson U. cuts

Officials looking into partnering with the university in applying for $35 million in federal stimulus funding to build a four-level multimodal transportation complex.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

Texas school's transport services to use Twitter

Parking Services plans to update the Twitter feed to give students more information about special events, lot maintenance and other activities that may affect parking availability.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2009

W. Kentucky U. to make parking spaces eco-friendly

Will replace gravel lots with permeable asphalt and pavement in the lot designs, which allows stormwater to be absorbed back into the ground rather than flowing into local water sources.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

D.C. Metro to prohibit cell phone use, texting

Officials will spend the next few days finalizing the language for its policy and notifying employees that the “three strikes” disciplinary policy that had been in place is a thing of the past.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

Daimler to supply N.C.'s PART with Orion VIIs

The Orion VII buses used by PART are ideal for the longer runs with its forward-facing seats and overhead storage racks, giving it more of a motorcoach feel once onboard.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

CDTA goes wireless on Xpress service

Customers can connect their laptop or PDA to the Internet through a wireless router, which has been installed on all NX buses.

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