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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.  

Videosby StaffJune 26, 2014

Why Care About the Highway Trust Fund?

The Highway Trust Fund -- our federal funding for roads, bridges, and transit systems -- is on course to become insolvent by August, jeopardizing America's infrastructure and its economy.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

D.C. Metro unveils Silver Line TV spots

The 15-second commercials, which will begin airing later this week, encourage the region to “look alive, good times are ahead,” while creatively highlighting the benefits of the new line: access to employment, entertainment, and shopping without the hassles of traffic or the expense of gas and parking.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

Metro announces Silver Line opening date

Announcement follows two weeks of progress by the Airports Authority and their contractor to resolve open work items. D.C. Metro GM/CEO Richard Sarles noted that there are still remaining items — such as obtaining Certificates of Occupancy — that are expected to be resolved prior to the opening date.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

SkyTran's futuristic elevated transport system to be built in Israel

Touted as a high-speed, energy-efficient, transportation system, skyTran is a network of computer-controlled, 2-person "jet-like" vehicles employing state-of-the-art passive Magnetic Levitation technology.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

Industry mourns passing of COMTO president/CEO, Cunningham

Since her 2001 appointment as head of COMTO, she effectively led the national trade association in unprecedented growth — moving from a single focus of public transit to a focus of multi-modalism, now including aviation, port authorities and state departments of transportation.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

New Flyer to focus heavy-duty platform on Xcelsior brand

The company will phase out production of its North American Bus Industry LFW and BRT models.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2014

Downtown Chicago BRT pushed back until 2015

According to transportation officials, it's taking "longer than expected to complete the design" of the project and consult with building owners and stakeholders.

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Videosby StaffJune 24, 2014

D.C. Metro Silver Line Introduction

Silver Line is a 23-mile extension of the existing Metrorail system with new tracks that extend from East Falls Church, through Tysons and Reston, and eventually to Washington Dulles International Airport west to Ashburn.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2014

Cubic forms data collection, analysis unit

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Urban Insights’ mission is to deliver data-driven insights that will shape the urban transportation network of the future, enable greater mobility and make cities more efficient in the provisioning of transportation services.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2014

Cincinnati bus swallowed by sinkhole

It took two tow trucks to lift the bus from both ends and pull the bus out of the reportedly seven-foot deep hole.

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