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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2012

UPDATED: Senate authorization bill passes 74-22

The vote steps up pressure on the House to drop its troubled five-year bill and instead adapt the Senate version before the current extension expires March 31.

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ProductsMarch 13, 2012

Wet-dry vacuums

Advance’s recently enhanced Sprite 16 and Sprite 16 Pro wet-dry tank vacuums are designed to provide faster and more effective cleaning.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2012

Ohio agency extends First Transit contract

Company has supervised Clermont Transportation Connection's operations since 2005.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Report: 10.4 billion trips taken on public transit in 2011

With an increase of 2.3% over the 2010 ridership, this was the sixth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2012

MARTA selects Apollo video systems for fleet

Will equip transit and rail vehicles with digital video recorders, wireless network equipment and back-end fleet management software. Interior and exterior cameras will be placed throughout recording up to 11 cameras on-board each vehicle.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2012

Economists: Transportation bill 'not really' creating jobs

The bills would simply shift investment that was creating jobs elsewhere in the economy to transportation industries.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2012

Starcraft unveils new Allstar XL shuttle bus

The mid-size bus, built on International's UC chassis, is built with the same welded steel frame construction as Starcraft's time-tested Allstar.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Gas tax hike proposed to fund Chicago transit

Proposed legislation would raised a projected $168 million over five years for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

MV-1 launches 'Cash for Conversion Clunkers' program

Program begins on March 1, 2012 and ends on May 31, 2012 and will be in effect at all VPG dealerships nationwide.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Transit research group operating with $3.5M fed grant

The funds, which will be used for research, education and other projects that help improve public transit, are provided by the FTA and distributed through U.S. DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

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