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- Road to Zero Coalition seeks to end highway deaths
  
  May 18, 2018 |
  
  TASCA, Ill. – The Road to Zero Coalition, managed by the National Safety Council, released a comprehensive report laying out strategies…
- 12.9% of truckers not ELD compliant
- Operation Safe Driver Week scheduled for July 15-21
- FMCSA lists ELD-related violations
- ELD violations are now part of motorcoach CSA scores
- North Carolina school bus drivers need medical cards
- Oregon’s exemption from permit requirement extended
- Digital camera system could replace rear-vision mirrors
- Court rules New York can use toll revenue for canals
- New York State operators fend off new inspection fee
- Bay Area shuttle company accused of ADA violations
- Alabama medical examiner indicted
- USDOT awards $500 million in infrastructure grants
- 2018 Roadcheck to focus on hours-of-service compliance
- Legislation would endorse younger interstate drivers
- AOBRDs allowed on new motorcoaches
- Coach operators and drivers mostly adapting to ELDs
Association News
- First-ever joint UMA-ABA Capitol Hill Day set for April
  
  February 27, 2018 |
  
  WASHINGTON – The nation’s motorcoach operators are effectively doubling down on their legislative efforts in 2018 with the United Motorcoach…
- States, cities crack down while Washington deregulates
- New UMA chair Gillis seeks expanded education programs
- Expo 2018 exhibitors report ‘positive mood in the crowd’
- UMA Announces Candidates for Board of Directors
Opinion
- Never allow a loose nut behind the wheel of a coach
  
  May 16, 2018 |
  
  If there was a competition for “bus slalom,” my buddy’s weary old 4106 could have contended for the gold. He’d…
- Want to empty a bus? Squish a skunk through its vent
- Be careful making left turns; you might need an exorcism
- Deadly fatigue can sneak up on coach drivers
- Is the new federal ELD mandate overkill?
- Blake Krapf discusses school bus contracting
- Medical advice for bus regulators: don’t be buttheads
Industry News
- OurBus seeking partners to launch intercity routes
  
  May 18, 2018 |
  
  NEW YORK CITY — OurBus, a crowd-sourcing tech company, is seeking carriers to partner in launching 74 intercity routes across…
- Canadian consortium testing electric-bus charge system
  
  May 18, 2018 |
  
  WINNIPEG, Manitoba – New Flyer Industries Canada celebrated the official launch of the second segment of an electric bus charging…
- Motorcoach Exec Dale Krapf will testify on 2015 Surface Transportation Act
  
  May 18, 2018 |
  
  WASHINGTON – A leading national transportation executive, Dale Krapf, will testify Tuesday, May 22, 2018, before the House Transportation and…
- Checks will be reissued to Caterpillar engine owners
  
  May 16, 2018 |
  
  Checks sent to Caterpillar ACERT engine owners who were part of a $60 million class-action settlement are being reissued.
- Motorcoach Marketing Council seeking industry partner
  
  May 14, 2018 |
  
  The Motorcoach Marketing Council has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to associations and vendors around the industry seeking a…
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- Calendar
  
  April 19, 2018 |
  
  JUNE 2018 2 Museum of Bus Transportation Spring Fling, Hershey, Pa. Info: www.aacamuseum.org/museum-bus-transportation-spring-fling-2 18-21…
Operator News
- Younger generations are crucial to business longevity
  
  April 1, 2018 |
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Understanding generational differences in beliefs and values is a key to successful interactions with employees, customers and…
- Regulator commends industry safety
  
  March 19, 2018 |
  
  SAN ANTONIO — The country’s top motor carrier enforcement officer complimented the motorcoach industry for its recent safety performance but…
- Battery powered buses are electrifying the industry
  
  March 19, 2018 |
  
  SAN ANTONIO — Advances in battery capacity and global commercialization have brought a surge of electrical energy to the bus…
Industry Standouts
- VDO RoadLog ELD™
  
  March 7, 2018 |
  
  For independent owner operators or fleets that simply want an affordable, effective compliance solution,…

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