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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 StaffJune 18, 2014

UPDATED: Detroit streetcar facing $12M shortfall

A two-page letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warned the project urgently needs additional grant money to proceed, but said it would survive without the funds, though; it would have to be scaled back.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

D.C. Metro wins APTA Rail Roadeo top prize

In addition, APTA awarded Société de transport de Montréal with an official certificate for earning Gold-level recognition in the APTA Sustainability Commitment program.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

San Francisco completes tunneling work

Two TBMs excavated and constructed the Central Subway’s 1.5 mile-long tunnels at an average pace of 40 feet per day and will be retrieved in North Beach at the site of the former Pagoda Palace Theatre on Powell Street.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

ABC delivers T, C model coaches to Calif., N.C.

Orange, Calif.-based Transportation Charter Services recently took delivery of two 2014 Van Hool TX45s, while Louisburg, N.C.-based AT&T Charter service recently took delivery of a 2014 Van Hool CX 45.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

Man arrested for commandeering N.Y. transit bus

It was reported the stolen bus had been left on a ramp at the St. George ferry by a driver who took a break. Police arrested the man after the MTA used bus-tracking technology to help locate the stolen bus.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

NJ Transit adding 63 more MCIs

The buses would replace the current fleet of 14-year-old buses fueled by CNG, which are now in service on Route 9.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

Minneapolis' Metro Transit opens new light rail system

The Green Line is an 11-mile light-rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota and downtown St. Paul.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

Penn. St. taps new director, transportation services

Rob DeMayo has spent the last decade traveling the world, living and working with a wide variety of clients on four continents. Most recently, he served as the director of European Operations for MV Global Transport Logistics in Glasgow, Scotland

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

New, all-electric minibus on Western Mich. campus

The College of Aviation will use the vehicle to transport prospective students around the Battle Creek campus, in addition to occasional tours on the main campus

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

Vancouver university gondola project goes unfunded

The project, which would run from University Station at Simon Fraser University directly to Burnaby Mountain, was not funded as part of a $7.5 billion regional transit improvement plan that was passed by Metro Vancouver mayors last week

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