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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 8, 2015

Coast RTA hires Piascik as new GM

Recently worked in Dallas for URS Corp. serving as its transit group manager. He will work to get the agency off the ground in fiscal year 2016, which begins in less than two months, working with a budget he had no say in.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2015

Keolis adopts close call reporting system for MBTA commuter rail

The C3RS program is the first of its kind in Massachusetts, and Keolis officials say it will enhance their efforts to further strengthen the commuter rail system’s safety culture. Keolis officials said the system will enable them to collect data about close calls that may not be reported, identify safety hazards and take corrective actions before an accident or incident occurs

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

Conn. BRT system surpasses 150K riders in just 5 weeks

The CTfastrak transit system provides direct service to and from Waterbury, Cheshire, Southington, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford and Manchester with routes that take advantage of the bus-only CTfastrak roadway.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

Quester Tangent launches program to manage end-of-life products

This strategic initiative gives the company the ability to proactively identify and notify customers about EOL issues in their in-service products and components.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

APTA honors 2015 Bus Safety & Security Excellence winners

Minnesota Valley Transit Authority; Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority were among the agencies recognized during the Bus & Paratransit Conference held in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

COTA wins APTA Bus Roadeo's Grand Champion title

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Austin, Texas team took second place overall achievement honors, while the team from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority of Philadelphia won third place overall achievement honors.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

ABA Marketplace delegates $54M in business

The total is up $6.67 million over Marketplace 2014, reflecting a 14% increase in business activity actually booked at or directly after the show as a result of connections and relationships made at the event.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

FRA loans New York $967M for PTC

The loan funding can be used to acquire, improve, or rehabilitation intermodal or rail equipment of facilities, including track, components of track, bridges, yards, buildings and shops; refinance outstanding debt incurred for any of those purposes; and develop or establish new intermodal or railroad facilities.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

Bill to extend Honolulu rail tax moves to Gov.

The bill would generate about $1.8 billion in additional rail funding from Oahu’s 0.5% general excise tax surcharge by allowing it to expire in 2027 instead of 2022.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2015

France's SNCF orders 19 Bombardier EMU commuter trains

The order, entirely financed by Ile-de-France's transport authority Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France (STIF), is valued at approximately $141 million.

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