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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 StaffJuly 4, 2016

Group calls on NY MTA to ban ads selling alcohol

The agency uses revenue from the ads — $7.5 million in 2014 — to fund service, said an MTA spokesman, who added that there are no fixed alcohol advertisements on transit property within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds or places of worship.

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Newsby StaffJuly 4, 2016

M-1 RAIL selects Transdev for ops, maintenance

Will be responsible for all aspects of operations and maintenance, including hiring staff, training and managing streetcar operators, service operations, dispatch, vehicle and track maintenance, and fare enforcement.  

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

LA Metro taps HDR to design emergency security ops center

As the lead designer, HDR will oversee all aspects of building design, working closely with staff at LA Metro to create plans for the architecture, structures and communication systems.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Wash.'s Kitsap Transit experiencing driver shortage

The lack of operators means that when drivers go on vacation or are out sick some bus routes are impacted, causing the agency to shut some buses down and other routes have to pick up more people.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

NJ TRANSIT ends audio surveillance on light rail trains

After news of the surveillance surfaced in April, Interim Executive Director Dennis Martin defended its use and said the agency was using whatever tools at its disposal to "deter criminal activity" and keep passengers safe, citing global terror attacks.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Mass. agency adds 32 Lightning Hybrids vehicles

Kiessling Transit has received a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that pays for 80% of the cost of the Lightning Hybrids’ systems to be installed on Kiessling Transit’s Ford E-450 passenger buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Prevost unveils redesigned website

offers a multitude of information and functions including online parts ordering, access to technical documentation and warranty documents and product line information for seated coach, conversion and motorhome.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Alstom to supply traction in Chengdu, China

Through its Chinese joint venture SATEE, the company is supplying its metro traction system OptONIX, specifically designed and developed for the Chinese market.

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2016

Brookville ships third off-wire capable streetcar to Dallas

Third vehicle, ordered as part of two-vehicle contract option, will expand Dallas’ existing two-car fleet of American-designed streetcars.

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2016

Study of subway 'bugs' aimed to improve public health

Harvard researchers collected samples from three MBTA subway lines, including swabbing seats, seat backs, walls, vertical and horizontal poles, and hanging grips inside train cars.

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