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Amtrak Promotes Gardner to Newly Established President PositionBy Dawit Habtemariam

Amtrak has promoted SVP and chief operating and commercial officer Stephen Gardner to the newly established role of president, effective Dec. 1. ... KEEP READING

Amtrak Pleads for Funding as 2020 Ridership, Revenue PlummetBy Dawit Habtemariam

Amtrak's fiscal year 2020 total operating revenue dropped almost 32 percent year over year to $2.3 billion, and total customer trips fell by more than... KEEP READING

Uber, Lyft Report Rideshare Recovery to 50 Percent of 2019 LevelsBy Michael B. Baker

Uber and Lyft each reported improving rideshare revenue in the third quarter compared with earlier this year, though they remain about half of what they... KEEP READING

Hip Pivots to Tackle Return-to-Work Strategies

When Hip CEO Amiad Solomon launched his company two years ago, he envisioned creating a platform similar to Uber and Lyft targeting intercity... KEEP READING

Uber, Lyft Prevail in Ballot Effort Classifying Drivers as ContractorsBy Michael B. Baker

California voters approved a ballot measure that allows Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services to designate drivers as contractors, not employees.... KEEP READING

BLS Adds Driver Covid-19 Testing as Chauffeured Service OptionBy Michael B. Baker

Ground transportation supplier BLS is offering on-demand rapid Covid-19 testing for drivers as a customer offering in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,... KEEP READING

U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face MasksBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued what it called a "strong recommendation" for air and rail passengers to wear face... KEEP READING

Amtrak Partners with Lysol Maker to Boost Disinfection ProtocolsBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak is partnering with Lysol manufacturer RB to improve its disinfection protocols for its trains, stations and lounges.... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic to Establish Routes to Pakistan in DecemberBy Michael B. Baker

Virgin Atlantic will start service between the United Kingdom and Pakistan in December, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Lyft, Uber Prepare to Suspend California OperationsBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft and Uber each plan to suspend operations in California at the end of the day on Thursday as time runs out on a court order for them to reclassify... KEEP READING

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