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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 2, 2017

L.A. Metro expands all-door boarding for key Metro Rapid lines

Riders will be able to board at any door of a bus – front, middle or rear – and will pay their fare by using the TAP fare validator installed at each door.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2017

Kansas City Airport to deploy battery-electric shuttle buses

The buses, built by BYD, will serve as parking lot shuttles, bringing passengers to the airport terminals.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2017

Phoenix Motorcars wins 'Innovative Sustainability Project' award

The company collaborated with L & R Group of Companies to replace gas-powered shuttle buses at LAX with Zero Emission Utility Shuttles buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2017

Port Authority launches real-time arrival info for light rail

Implementation of the TrueTime system began on buses in 2013. The entire fleet of more than 700 buses was online by early 2015.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2017

LA Metro approves Talgo option to overhaul heavy rail vehicles

Metro awarded a contract to Talgo for a total value of $72.9 for the overhaul of 74 A650 HRV’s in September 2016.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2017

Sound Transit floating bridge tech for light rail wins award

Light rail vehicles will travel across the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge over Lake Washington. It will be the first light rail line in the world to operate on a floating bridge.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2017

SEPTA train station to have permanent homeless services

The City and SEPTA co-wrote a $1.4 million check for Project HOME, a homeless advocacy service, to help construct the permanent “Hub of Hope,” which is slated to open in January.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2017

Masabi, Keolis, FAMOCO unveil low-cost mobile ticket validator

The validator delivers fast and reliable scanning of 2D barcode tickets displayed on a smartphone screen, along with smartcard and EMV-based contactless cards.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2017

Hundreds rode to safety on Palm Tran as Irma took aim at Florida

The agency made roughly 3,500 paratransit trips throughout the region on Sept. 8th — the day the majority of evacuations took place.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2017

ITS America names Bhatt president/CEO

Bhatt joins the association with an extensive background in promoting and advocating for intelligent transportation, most recently as the executive director of Colorado DOT.  

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