Hawkeye Stages acquires Northwest Iowa Transportation FORT DODGE, Iowa - Loren Joes, who bought Northwest Iowa Transportation 20 years ago and has run the tour-and-charter coach company since, sold his operation on the first of October to another Iowa operator,...
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International Motor Coach Group chooses Eyre Bus as top operator OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Eyre Bus, Tour and Travel has been given the 2008 Operator of the Year Award by International Motor Coach Group (IMG).
The award, announced at IMG's annual Strategic Alliance...
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Greyhound asks exception for recorder placement WASHINGTON -- Greyhound Lines Inc. is seeking permission to mount video event recorders in its buses at a lower position than federal rules allow.
Federal safety regulations say antennas and other...
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Illinois operator makes news with clean-diesel coaches Wanna see your company name in lights?
On TV? In the newspaper? Featured on the radio?
Just buy a new motorcoach (or two or three), and tell the world how "green" it (or they) are.
That's...
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Pacific Western rolls out luxury 'green' air shuttle TORONTO - One of North America's largest motorcoach operators, Pacific Western Transportation, has upgraded its shuttle between downtown and Lester B. Pearson Airport with more convenient, luxurious and...
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Canadian operators promote buses' environmental pluses TORONTO -- Canadian motorcoach operators hope to boost their appeal by highlighting the environmental advantages of traveling by bus.
A brochure issued by Motor Coach Canada and the Ontario Motor...
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Operator wins hollow charter rules decision ATLANTA -- A Florida public transit agency violated federal charter service rules when it hooked up with a nonprofit organization to provide transportation service for special events, the Federal Transit...
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megabus to halt L.A. runs LOS ANGELES - megabus.com is suspending its West Coast operation later this month because of poor ridership.
The pull out comes less than a year after megabus.com began its curbside operation...
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Daecher calls entry-level driver rule impractical WASHINGTON - The Daecher Consulting Group, long-time motorcoach industry trainers and consultants, has weighed in on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed entry-level driver training...
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Daimler Buses helps finance first Setra order from Canada GREENSBORO, N.C. - For the first time, Daimler Buses North America has helped a Canadian operator finance the purchase of Setra S 417 motorcoaches.
Daimler, which introduced the S 417 in the U.S....
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