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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 StaffMarch 25, 2009

Calif's Big Blue Bus to receive $13M in ARRA funds

Agency will use funding to purchase: 10 new 30-foot gasoline-electric hybrid buses for use on neighborhood Mini Blue lines; three 60-foot flexible articulated buses that will be added to the busy Rapid 3 and Rapid 7 lines; and up to three 40-foot alternative fueled buses (manufactured by ElDorado National) that will replace several of the agency’s older diesel models.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2009

N.Y. MTA raises fares, reduces service

Actions were required to implement the balanced budget passed by the agency's Board in December, which closed an approximately $1.2 billion deficit.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2009

METRO Briefs

IBM seeks share of high-speed rail. Seattle transit debuts talking buses. MBTA proposes rail hikes, service cuts.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2009

UMass in Amherst unveils new transit center

New 16,000-square-foot facility features a vehicle garage, driver training facility and operations center for the Regional Traveler Information Center.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2009

The Trivia Man challenges his passengers

Retired executive drives students between the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, two Catholic liberal arts colleges located about 5 miles apart near St. Cloud, Minn.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2009

Calif. college transit program wins top award

Program, called Go Rio, allows students carrying 12 or more semester units to buy a $3 pass that gives them free access to buses operated by Los Angeles Metro, Foothill Transit, Norwalk Transit, Montebello Bus Lines and Sunshine Shuttle.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2009

Washington Metro to provide downloadable data

The raw data is available in a coded format that can be used by anyone who wants to turn the information into a usable computer application, including businesses and Web masters.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2009

Canadian Government, VIA complete rail upgrades

Upgrades so far on VIA’s network include a $12.5 million investment in the Alexandria Subdivision, between Ottawa and Montreal as well as similar improvements currently underway on the Smiths Falls Subdivision between Toronto and Ottawa.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2009

Gannett Fleming opens Newark office

The Newark office will serve as the project office for the firm's work on New Jersey Transit’s Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement Project, which involves the replacement of a major section of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Newark and New York City.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2009

Sound Transit: light rail integrity not impacted

Analyses conducted by the FTA, an engineering firm and Sound Transit all concluded that, despite forged information related to the grade of steel used in some guideway foundations, the system is structurally sound.

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