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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 21, 2017

Senior population growth impacts Laketran demand on Dial-a-Ride

Ridership has increased 14 percent over the last three years and has no sign of slowing down. The January 2017 ridership is up 12% over January 2016.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2017

COMTO honors HDR’s Greene with 'Women Who Move the Nation' award

Greene currently provides services for the robust Link Union Station project in Los Angeles, and the $8.2 billion Honolulu Rail Transit project in Hawaii.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2017

Smith named new deputy CEO at TheRide

Smith, who joined the team as of February 27, has been in the public transit industry for over twenty years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

Calif. transit leaders denounce Trump's crippling cuts to transportation

Budget cuts are achieved by zeroing out federal support for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, limiting federal funding for the FTA’s Capital Investment Program to projects with an existing FFGA, and eliminating funding for the TIGER discretionary grant program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

MARTA piloting electric bus technology

The agency is testing Proterra's 40-foot battery electric bus as part of exploration of additional cleaner transportation options for fleet.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

Sacramento State launches real-time shuttle tracking system

The shuttles were equipped with GPS trackers over the summer and the app was soft launched in the spring. The university partnered with DoubleMap to create an embedded URL reached through the Sac State app.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

CATS shelves plans to expand light rail system to 3-car trains

Three years ago, CATS started the process to lengthen the old stations so they could handle longer trains. The city spent roughly $17 million lengthening four stations, leaving 11 more stations to be lengthened a few at a time.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

MATA partners with HealthyHere to offer on-site healthcare for employees

The HealthyHere mobile clinics are fully outfitted with portable ultrasound machines, a private area in the vehicle dedicated to physical exams, and the equipment necessary for performing on-board lab work and biometric measurements.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

Trillium CNG lands HART CNG operations, maintenance contract

The company will also complete a series of upgrades to the existing facility.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2017

The Ride's deputy CEO/COO retires after 42 years of service

Dawn Gabay began working with TheRide in 1975 and served many positions, including motorcoach operator, dispatcher, supervisor, manager, assistant executive director, and interim CEO, before beginning her role as deputy CEO in October of 2009.

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