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- Congress returns from August recess
  
  September 13, 2019 |
  
  “You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the…
- DOT permanently bans drivers convicted of trafficking
- FMCSA revising Medical Examiners’ Handbook
- The National Park Service Saga Continues
Association News
- Show your professionalism with a UMA member badge on your website
  
  August 14, 2019 |
  
  United Motorcoach Association members are given the opportunity to use the UMA logo on any of their promotional materials.
- UMA Comp: Keeping premiums under control
- Nominations open for UMA Board of Directors
Opinion
- Time to get out of Dodge
  
  September 16, 2019 |
  
  A Dodge City deputy sheriff had stopped me late one night. Setting the parking brake, I met him at the…
- Is the Motor Carriers Accountability Act too much?
- These were the “good” old days?
- The Riverside School District didn’t follow its own policies. You should.
Feature
- 300,000 truck drivers would likely refuse or fail stringent drug tests
  
  by Hal Mattern Trucking Alliance calls for stricter screening protocols A prominent trucking safety alliance has warned Congress that more…
- Bailey Coach president lends a hand to hurricane victims
- The King Ward Bus Bank and Memorabilia Collection
- Riders embrace self-driving shuttles on university campus
- Motorcoach rally on tap for September
Industry News
- Alternative fuel news
  
  September 19, 2019 |
  
  Proterra Proterra announced that…
- New York Uber, Lyft drivers busted for HOS violations
  
  September 17, 2019 |
  
  Last year the New York-area Metropolitan Transit Authority caught 16 bus and train operators who were working as Uber and…
- Rolling, rolling, rolling – Parts suppliers keep motorcoaches on the road
  
  September 15, 2019 |
  
  by Hal Mattern Motorcoach parts have become a big business, with major coach manufacturers rushing to open regional parts centers…
- Industry Briefs: September 15, 2019 edition
  
  September 14, 2019 |
  
  Facility tours are back for EXPO 2020!
- CDL fraud charges in Georgia, Texas
  
  September 12, 2019 |
  
  The operator of a truck driving school in Georgia has been indicted for fraud in commercial driver licensing after an…
- Autonomous shuttle collision blamed on human error
  
  September 10, 2019 |
  
  On its first day of service in the first U.S. deployment of an autonomous shuttle carrying passengers in live traffic,…
- Teen driver pleaded guilty in head-on collision
  
  September 9, 2019 |
  
  Injured victims sue owner of school bus she struck A high school student taking friends for a morning drive crossed…
- Power Manufacturing keeps motorcoaches on the road at competitive prices
  
  September 8, 2019 |
  
  Power Manufacturing would stay busy if it only produced replacement body parts for the right rear portions of motorcoaches, said…
Operator News
- Bailey Coach president lends a hand to hurricane victims
  
  September 11, 2019 |
  
  by Heather Larson John Bailey has always put service above self. That’s one of the mottos of the Rotary Club…
- Member Profile – Regal Coach Lines, Chicago
  
  August 31, 2019 |
  
  Anne & Willie Brown Regal Coach Lines, Chicago…
- Krapf honored by Pennsylvania School Bus Association
  
  August 29, 2019 |
  
  Dale Krapf, former chairman of the United Motorcoach Association, has received the Bus Stops Here Award from the Pennsylvania School…
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Travel
- Visit Georgia O’Keeffe country
  
  An art-inspired pilgrimage to the Land of Enchantment by Janis Turk “This is wonderful. No one told me it was…
- Add another “motor” to your Motorcoach EXPO
  
  The perfect dessert following a satisfying visit to the 2020 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Nashville: a visit to the internationally…
- Scenic views, tasty treats await on Wisconsin’s Cranberry Trail
  
  by Jackie Sheckler Finch With a strong, sweeping motion, Fawn Gottschalk shoves an old-fashioned cranberry rake through the marsh. Lifting…
Industry Calendar
- Motorcoach Industry Calendar
  
  January 22, 2019 |
  
  The Bus & Motorcoach News Industry calendar aims to be the motorcoach industry’s most comprehensive listing of meetings, shows and…