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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 StaffMay 18, 2016

Metra expands undercover train observation team

Agency has doubled its team of employees tasked with riding its trains to observe and report on conductor and ticket agent performance, onboard and station amenities and customer interactions.  

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Webinar to discuss transforming fleet data into smart decisions for mass transit

Participants will learn how to turn complex vehicle sensor data into an easy-to-understand and usable format.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Cubic Chicago Ventra program hits 1 billionth transaction

Ventra supports both account-based processing through an agency-issued smart card, as well as open payment which enables customers to “pay as you go” with bank cards they already have or through mobile payment platforms including Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

NTSB: Amtrak engineer’s loss of situational awareness led to derailment

The Washington-to-New York City passenger train, Amtrak 188, was traveling at 106 mph around a curve in Philadelphia when it derailed May 12, 2015. Eight passengers were killed and more than 180 others were sent to area hospitals, some with critical injuries.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Honolulu rail officials say safety top priority

Each of the train’s four cars will be equipped with surveillance cameras and staffers will be able to monitor the train at a control center in Waipahu. But a proposal regarding transit police has not yet been brought forward.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Alstom to supply traction, upgrade trainsets for Shanghai Metro

Alstom will modernize the 68 metro cars that it supplied in 2003 with its Chinese joint venture SATCO (Shanghai Alstom Transport Co. Ltd.). The upgrades will increase the reliability of the cars and adapt them to a new signalling system that will be implemented on the line.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

N.Y. MTA to roll out mobile rail ticketing app

The MTA eTix app, developed by Masabi, will to be rolled out next month on select lines; available to all LIRR & Metro-North customers by end of 2016.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2016

Baxter joins First Transit as VP of rail

His past roles include serving as the director of operations for the San Joaquin Regional Commission and as assistant GM of road operations for the California Corridor at Amtrak.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2016

Seon Brings 360° Vision to School Bus & Transit Fleets

The inView 360 Around Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) System eliminates dangerous vehicle blind spots that threaten student and pedestrian safety is now available for the school bus and transit fleet markets.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffMay 17, 2016

[Photos] APTA 2016 Vehicle Display - Bus & Paratransit Conference

A variety of vehicles were featuring during the 2016 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference bus display held this year in front of Charlotte, N.C.'s NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 16, 2016.

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