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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 StaffSeptember 24, 2008

Greyhound adds 140 Prevost coaches

The new X3-45 motorcoaches from Prevost, are to be used on various intercity lines and will be delivered from February to July 2009.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2008

Toronto plans $50B transit expansion

When fully implemented, 75 percent of residents in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area will live within 1.2 miles of rapid transit, compared to just 42 percent currently.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2008

Cleveland to redesign rapid station

The consumer-friendly design of the station will feature bicycle racks combined with a bicycle park that will include rental, repair, bike lockers and showers for bike commuters.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2008

Illinois transit operator rolls out rebranding changes

MetroLINK, rebranded as Metro, is rolling out major changes, including a new slogan, logo, bus stop signs, graphics for the buses,and an Internet microsite.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2008

Volvo launches new hybrid bus

The Volvo 7700 Hybrid’s lower fuel consumption reduces the emission of the greenhouse gas CO2 by up to 30 percent.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2008

METRO Briefs

Bus drivers aid in evacuation effort. Federal government rejects transit security grant request. Congress reaches rail safety bill agreement.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2008

Montreal operator purchases four X3-45 coaches

The four coaches offer all the cutting-edge features found on new Prevosts, as well as wheelchair capability.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2008

Bombardier wins Railpool contracts

The two contracts for the supply of 58 Bombardier Traxx locomotives from the leasing company Railpool amount to approximately $276 million.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2008

NARP calls for deployment of PTC systems

Two pending bills in the Congress would begin to address the need for PTC by requiring Class I railroads to implement PTC in the coming years.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2008

New York launches Google Transit

The new service enables users to access streamlined, regional trip-planning based on up-to-date schedule data across the subway, bus and rail systems.

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