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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 StaffDecember 12, 2008

D.C.'s Metro testing wool seats in railcars

Agency also testing new floors, spring-loaded overhead handles on its series 6000 railcars and is currently installing nylon straps on up to 266 railcars.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2008

S.F. breaks ground on multi-modal transit center

Touted as the "Grand Central of the West", the center will serve more than 100,000 people per day through nine transportation systems once completed in 2014.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2008

FRA issues ROD for Calif. high-speed rail corridor

Decision supports State’s selection of preferred alignment and station locations, and considers the environmental benefits and adverse impacts associated with the preferred network alternative.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2008

METRO Briefs

S.F. expands universal fare card testing. Las Vegas to check bus stops for safety. Brinks thanks driver for return of $80K.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2008

Alstom tests high-speed train at 225 mph

Test runs are to be performed on a 106-mile section of France's Eastern high-speed line between the Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine stations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2008

New Flyer receives more than $1B in bus orders

Of these orders, 1,294 buses are new orders and 188 buses are exercised options. When these orders combined with those previously reported, they bring the total number of buses ordered to date in 2008 to 4,815, representing a total of $2.78 billion in sales.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

Prevost delivers X3-45s to Maine

V.I.P. Charter Coaches specializes in motorcoach tours throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as charter service for corporations, schools and government groups.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

Calif. First Transit workers join Teamsters

The vote is the latest in an effort to organize private school bus and transit workers across the country.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

METRO Briefs

Colorado may get new green transportation option. BRT system proposed to ease gridlock. Phoenix fare evaders to be fined.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

British transit company launches U.S. provider

Parry Transit, the new American unit of Parry U.K., will plan, design and deploy Parry streetcar systems for the U.S. market.

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