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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 StaffAugust 2, 2016

D.C. Metro considers sale of headquarters building following review

If Metro were to stay in the building, it would need to expend an estimated $75 million to $90 million to replace almost every major building system (plumbing, heating and air conditioning, electrical, fire/life safety).

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

NJ TRANSIT expands mobile ticketing app on bus routes

This latest update to the Mobile App now allows customers on additional bus routes to use the MyTix feature to purchase and display one-way tickets for bus travel between New York and New Jersey and between Philadelphia and New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

FRA final rule requires rail systems to identify, reduce safety risks

The rule will help prevent potential safety problems from escalating and resulting in incidents, injuries or deaths.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

Capital Area Transit partners with Amazon to provide job access

Using data provided by the company, CAT has rerouted four bus lines to serve the largest concentrations of Amazon workers and schedules have been altered to match the company's 12-hour shifts.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

Cincinnati Metro CEO receives COMTO leadership award

The Thomas G. Neusom Founders' Leadership Award is the highest honor bestowed by COMTO.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

AMF-Bruns' products offers rear-end collision protection

n the 1970’s the company developed the first wheelchair safety system and invented the world’s first 4-point retractor wheelchair anchoring system.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

Bombardier to supply 125 bi-level railcars to GO Transit

This order is valued at $328 million. Production is scheduled to start in Thunder Bay in Q2, 2018 and final delivery is expected in Q1, 2020.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

Alexander Dennis names Kardos to regional director, N. America post

John Kardos brings over 25 years’ management and business development experience with OEM rail and bus manufacturers, having worked at Nova Bus (Volvo) and Bombardier Transportation, among other major firms in the market.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2016

Brookville ships 4th off-wire capable streetcar to Dallas

BROOKVILLE Ships Fourth Off-Wire Capable Liberty Streetcar to Dallas, Completing Option Cars Order Ahead of ScheduleWith Dallas deliveries complete, company is shifting focus to finalizing M-1 RAIL’s Detroit fleet for QLine.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2016

FTA rule to improve bus testing, safety, reliability

Existing procedures used by the FTA Bus Testing Facility will largely remain intact, but data generated will be used to apply a new 100-point scoring system to tested buses, making it easier to compare similarly sized bus models from different manufacturers.

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