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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 StaffNovember 29, 2017

OLI's new rail safety videos aimed at educating young adults

The new materials include two animated videos aimed at risk-taking younger males and three music videos.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Chicago seeks proposals to build express train to O'Hare Airport

The proposed service is expected to cut the travel time down to 20 minutes, which is half the current time it takes to get to the aiport.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Busy New Orleans corridor to re-open in advance of streetcar expansion

The timing roughly aligns with Transdev's original Nov. 27 estimated completion date for the $9.8 million project, which aims to stretch the Canal streetcar line across the Canal Boulevard-City Park Avenue intersection before linking with new bus and streetcar shelters near Rosedale Drive.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

L.A. Mayor set to unveil '28 by 28' Olympics transportation plan

The plan, which is preperation for the summer Olympics in 2028, includes light rail expansions, a bus rapid transit network, and highway improvement and widening efforts.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Partial train derailment impacts some Metra, Amtrak Chicago-area service

At about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday when the third, fourth, and fifth cars of the eight-car train derailed. The derailed cars remained upright, and the other five cars and the locomotive remained on the tracks. There were three passengers on the train at the time; there were no injuries.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

Polynesian Adventure Tours to update fleet, branding

New and late model mini coaches have been ordered and in recent days shipments of the vehicles have begun arriving on the four Hawaiian Islands served by the operation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

Helsinki Metro opens rail expansion featuring landmark stations

The extension comprises eight stations, each distinguished by original design by Finnish architects.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

D.C. Metro investigation focuses on falsification of on-time paratransit performance

The issue came to light in a previous OIG investigation, which found more than 100,000 MetroAccess arrival times had been modified in a computer system

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

Calif.'s GET adding 24 New Flyer Xcelsior CNG buses

The new order, which adds a total of 24 equivalent units to New Flyer’s backlog, supports aged fleet replacement and the GET bus focus on environmental sustainability.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

Palm Tran helps small DBEs gain access to opportunity

The Palm Beach Partners Business Matchmaker Conference & Expo attracted more than 400 participants from numerous business disciplines.

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