The numbers show an upswing in bus service for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit. A report for the month of February shows HART’s bus service experienced a significant increase, of nearly 2.5%, for the first time since December 2008.
There is also a huge increase in HART’s U-Pass program, which is up 28% from last year [...]

Where’s my bus? Hillsborough Area Regional Transit now has a simple way to answer that question for Hillsborough County transit riders. We simply RouteShout the answer.
RouteShout is HART’s new way to give riders schedule information, bus stop locations and service updates, all via cell phone, Android or Iphone. Passengers can simply [...]

Lakeland, Fla., Mar. 2, 2010 – Saddle Creek Corporation, a third-party logistics company, has added a new director of business development who will focus heavily on transportation. Saddle Creek has continued to develop both its asset-based and non-asset-based capabilities since it formed its transportation services division in 2006.
In his new role, Brad Rolland will [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (Mar. 2, 2010) – The University of South Florida Department of Parking & Transportation Services is unveiling a new program Mar. 2 that will provide riders of the USF Bull Runner, the USF Tampa campus shuttle, with enhanced convenience and security. The program is an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system which is [...]

Tampa, Fla. – March 2, 2010 – Pegasus TransTech, the transportation
technology company that speeds cash flow, has launched a redesigned
website at www.pegasustranstech.com. The new site has been designed with
a clean, intuitive interface and fresh content.
Visitors can quickly find information under their own transportation
role — fleet, truck driver, broker, or truck stop, for example. They
can search [...]

Tampa, Fla.—United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk visited the Port of Tampa Thursday and met with a cross-section of Tampa port industry business leaders to discuss trade issues. Ambassador Kirk, a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, is the President’s principal trade advisor and spokesperson on trade issues. Attending the meeting at the Tampa [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (February 26, 2010) – The New North Transportation Alliance and the Tampa Downtown Partnership announce Tampa BayCycle during March in conjunction with Florida Bike Month. Tampa BayCycle is an initiative that encourages commuters to cycle to work, school or play all year. This is the fourth year that events of [...]

February 15, 2010 – Increased traffic congestion along overcrowded Bruce B. Downs Boulevard could be mitigated in future years as a result of a unanimous decision today by HART’s board of directors to analyze the feasibility of extending a rapid transit line from Skipper Road to Cross Creek in New Tampa.
The intent is to better [...]

PALMETTO, Fla. – The Ambassador of Panama to the United States, Jaime Eduardo Alemán Healy, and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Sarasota) met with more than 70 business leaders and area lawmakers Feb. 8th to discuss potential economic impacts for Port Manatee related to the Panama Canal’s expansion.
“This is about creating jobs,” commented Rep. Buchanan during a [...]

February 1, 2010 – Tampa, Florida – With transit systems nationwide taking a hit in ridership and revenue, HART maintains a steady ship as reported at today’s monthly meeting of the agency’s Board of Directors.
Investments in Service Providing Progress
Over the last few years, HART has emphasized making enhancements to routes that show the greatest promise [...]

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that one of its major cement and aggregate tenants, Andino Cements USA, LLC (subsidiary of Cementos Andino Dominicanos), engaged in humanitarian efforts to bring critical relief to the people of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, January 18—20.
Because of damaged, unusable port facilities at Port-au-Prince, Dominican Republic-based Cementos Andino opened [...]

Hillsborough County continues its commitment to green practices with its recent vehicle purchases. The two diesel hybrid electric trucks, equipped with an aerial platform, will be used to repair traffic signals and other traffic control devices maintained by the County.
The electric hybrid system allows the man-lift to operate without running the diesel engine. In addition, [...]