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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 StaffJanuary 15, 2025

Seattle's King County Lands $79.7M Federal Grant for BRT Line

The grant for the new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2025

Avail Technologies Names New President/CEO

He succeeds Dorsey Houtz, who retired at the end of 2024.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2025

US DOT Awards PANYNJ $1.89B Loan for Midtown Bus Terminal Reconstruction

The loan supports construction of bus storage and staging facilities, new ramps accessing the Lincoln Tunnel, and 3.5 acres of publicly accessible open green space — the first phase of a $10 billion plan for a new 2.1-million-square-foot main terminal.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2025

Chicago's Dorval Carter Announces Retirement

His retirement ends a 40-year career in public transportation that has included nearly 10 years as CTA president.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

California's Monterey-Salinas Lands $22M for BRT Project

Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, MST will use the funding to build a six-mile dedicated busway as a part of a 20-mile planned route that will connect Monterey to Salinas.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

Toronto's '25 Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Frequencies, Safety

The $2.8-billion combined operating budgets for both the TTC conventional system and Wheel-Trans represent a 6.5% increase over the approved 2024 budgets and ensures safe, reliable, and affordable service for TTC customers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

New York MTA Purchases 265 Zero-Emission Buses

The purchase builds on the 60 zero-emission buses that came last year and is in addition to the 205 zero-emission buses slated to come beginning late this year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Long Island Rail Road Celebrates Strongest Year to Date

The railroad’s on-time performance record was 95.65% — the best in its history excluding 2020-22 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Chicago Lands $1.97B Federal Grant for Red Line Extension Project

The project will address inequalities in access and economic investment in predominantly Black and disadvantaged neighborhoods in the city.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2025

Mineta Report Analyzes VMT Tools for California’s Climate Goals

Findings indicate that the consistency, contextual relevance, complexity, data accuracy, and user-friendliness of the VMT tools vary significantly based on their design and methodology.

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