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  • 6 ways limo companies are using AI to drive business

    6 ways limo companies are using AI to drive business

  • FMCSA revises notice regarding 68 MPH speed limit

    FMCSA revises notice regarding 68 MPH speed limit

  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Speed Limiters set at 68 MPH

    Commercial Motor Vehicle Speed Limiters set at 68 MPH

  • VMA announces new directors amid Centennial Celebration 

    VMA announces new directors amid Centennial Celebration 

  • Operator News

    • Peoria Charter receives milestone delivery from MCI

      Peoria Charter receives milestone delivery from MCI

      September 19, 2023 |
      With the delivery of two 2024 MCI J4500 coaches to Peoria Charter, Motor Coach Industries (MCI) marks a milestone of…
    • GoPegasus Art on Wheels receives tourism advocacy award

      GoPegasus Art on Wheels receives tourism advocacy award

      September 11, 2023 |
      GoPegasus Art on Wheels, an innovative cultural initiative, is the recipient of the 2023 Flagler Award in the category of…
    • Football season means TSA training for Thrasher Brothers Trailways

      Football season means TSA training for Thrasher Brothers Trailways

      September 8, 2023 |
      If you ask Alan Thrasher, college football season and TSA training go hand-in-hand. That’s because every year, his family business,…
    • Astro holds Safety Field Day with Florida Highway Patrol

      Astro holds Safety Field Day with Florida Highway Patrol

      August 29, 2023 |
      As part of its 50-plus-year commitment to providing the safest transportation in Northern Florida, Astro Travel invited the Florida Department…
    • Salter Bus Lines owner receives SCMA’s inaugural award named for her father

      Salter Bus Lines owner receives SCMA’s inaugural award named for her father

      August 25, 2023 |
      When Stacy Strickland helped create the South Central Motorcoach Association’s J.H. Byrd Outstanding Service Award, she never imagined she would…
    • ‘Mind-blowing,’ TCS President Terry Fisher says of IMG Operator of the Year award

      ‘Mind-blowing,’ TCS President Terry Fisher says of IMG Operator of the Year award

      August 25, 2023 |
      With Green Bay’s Lambeau Field as an backdrop, IMG announced that Transportation Charter Services (TCS) is its 2023 Operator of…
    • Bill Crary joins Queen City Transportation as operations manager

      Bill Crary joins Queen City Transportation as operations manager

      August 23, 2023 |
      Industry veteran Bill Crary has joined Queen City Transportation as its new operations manager. Crary’s background in the transportation industry…
    • Former Flixbus Manager buys AmericanStar Tours 

      Former Flixbus Manager buys AmericanStar Tours 

      August 23, 2023 |
      After working with transportation giant Flixbus, Roni Alvandi is taking the wheel of his own company. The former Senior Manager…
    • C&J Bus Lines introduces expanded service to Logan Airport

      C&J Bus Lines introduces expanded service to Logan Airport

      July 13, 2023 |
      C&J Bus Lines is raising the level of convenience for travelers heading to Logan Airport this summer. With the addition…
    • Kelly Tours expands services with a new facility in North Georgia

      Kelly Tours expands services with a new facility in North Georgia

      May 30, 2023 |
      Kelly Tours is planning a grand opening of its newest location in North Georgia on June 13. The open house…

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  • Opinion

    • More consequences to speeding

      More consequences to speeding

      August 3, 2023 |
      As most company owners and management are aware, highway fatalities have been rising sharply on our nation’s highways in recent years. A…
    • Driver Safety 101: Buckle-up

      Driver Safety 101: Buckle-up

      June 7, 2023 |
      WASHINGTON, DC – In 2005, a coach was traveling down I-85 towards Atlanta when a right front tire failed. The…

    Industry News

    • 6 ways limo companies are using AI to drive business

      6 ways limo companies are using AI to drive business

      September 28, 2023 |
      Technology is transforming the ground transportation industry. From ChatGPT to green metrics, limo companies are implementing the latest technology to…
    • FMCSA revises notice regarding 68 MPH speed limit

      FMCSA revises notice regarding 68 MPH speed limit

      September 28, 2023 |
      The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revised its speed limiter entry in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s September…
    • Commercial Motor Vehicle Speed Limiters set at 68 MPH

      Commercial Motor Vehicle Speed Limiters set at 68 MPH

      September 25, 2023 |
      Update: FMCSA revises notice regarding 68 MPH speed limit In a notice of upcoming significant rulemakings, Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
    • VMA announces new directors amid Centennial Celebration 

      VMA announces new directors amid Centennial Celebration 

      September 22, 2023 |
      Virginia Motorcoach Association (VMA) appointed new members to the Board of Directors at its recent board meeting.  The meeting took…
    • Highlights from CVSA’s annual Expo and Conference 

      Highlights from CVSA’s annual Expo and Conference 

      September 21, 2023 |
      Highlighting the international scope of highway enforcement, the CVSA opened their annual meeting in Grapevine, Texas on Monday with a…
    • Stratford Festival announces 2024 season

      Stratford Festival announces 2024 season

      September 12, 2023 |
      Stratford Festival will produce a collection of 12 productions for the 2024 season, from the hilarious musical comedy “Something Rotten!”…
    • 6 bus associations gather in Connecticut

      6 bus associations gather in Connecticut

      September 8, 2023 |
      Bus and motorcoach industry associations gathered this week in Norwich, Connecticut to network and help each other promote success for…
    • Pacific Bus Museum’s Open House draws record attendance

      Pacific Bus Museum’s Open House draws record attendance

      August 29, 2023 |
      This year’s Pacific Bus Museum’s open house drew a record turnout. The Aug. 20 event featured restored motorcoaches, transit and…
    • Complete Coach Works names industry veteran Patrick Scully as new CCO

      Complete Coach Works names industry veteran Patrick Scully as new CCO

      August 22, 2023 |
      Complete Coach Works (CCW) has brought on industry veteran Patrick Scully as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer. “We are…
    • ABC bus tour shows challenges of public EV charging infrastructure

      ABC bus tour shows challenges of public EV charging infrastructure

      August 20, 2023 |
      ABC Companies recently completed its recent Phase II Zero Emissions Cross Country Tour, “Charge On America” driven by Peoria Charter. …
    • Trailways announces new partnership with Salt Lake Express

      Trailways announces new partnership with Salt Lake Express

      August 18, 2023 |
      Trailways has announced a new partnership with Salt Lake Express, a shuttle service company operating along the northern I-15 corridor.…
    • Change aligns Minnesota CDL testing rules with federal requirements

      Change aligns Minnesota CDL testing rules with federal requirements

      August 9, 2023 |
      For the past decade, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has required commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders to complete the…
    • New research shows role of association membership in motor carrier safety

      New research shows role of association membership in motor carrier safety

      August 9, 2023 |
      The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released foundational new research that statistically corroborates that motor carriers who are active…
    • Bus industry remembers insurance broker Sackett Cook

      Bus industry remembers insurance broker Sackett Cook

      August 4, 2023 |
      The industry is remembering insurance broker Sackett Snow Cook, who during his long career served many United Motorcoach Association members…
    • Coach USA CEO appointed to DOT’s advisory committee on human trafficking

      Coach USA CEO appointed to DOT’s advisory committee on human trafficking

      August 4, 2023 |
      Derrick Waters, CEO of Coach USA, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.…
    • VMA awards scholarships to students

      VMA awards scholarships to students

      August 3, 2023 |
      The Virginia Motorcoach Association has named two students its 2023-2024 Estes-Counselman Scholarship Award Winners. Barrett Newton is the winner in…
    • UMA joins coalition backing bill to allow education savings plans to pay for CDL training

      UMA joins coalition backing bill to allow education savings plans to pay for CDL training

      August 1, 2023 |
      The United Motorcoach Association is among more than 500 trade associations, professional societies, businesses and employers joining to back a…
    • Motorcoach drivers show off skills in MBMCA Roadeo competition

      Motorcoach drivers show off skills in MBMCA Roadeo competition

      August 1, 2023 |
      BRANSON, Mo. – Eight motorcoach drivers showed their driving expertise on a compact and hilly course during the Midwest Bus…
    • CVSA Releases 2023 international roadcheck results

      CVSA Releases 2023 international roadcheck results

      July 31, 2023 |
      More than 59,000 commercial motor vehicles were inspected in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. as part of the Commercial Vehicle…
    • UMA Members win NSTA awards

      UMA Members win NSTA awards

      July 31, 2023 |
      Two United Motorcoach Association Members were recently honored with awards by the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) for excellence in…
    • Intercity Bus Security Grant recipients announced

      Intercity Bus Security Grant recipients announced

      July 28, 2023 |
      The Department of Homeland Security has announced the recipients of the 2023 Intercity Bus Security Grants, totaling $2 million. According…
    • ABC kicks off ‘Charge on America’ Phase II cross-country tour

      ABC kicks off ‘Charge on America’ Phase II cross-country tour

      July 26, 2023 |
      ABC Companies has launched Phase II of its zero-emissions cross-country tour, which departed this week from its facility in Newark,…
    • FMCSA removes 3 devices from Registered ELD list

      FMCSA removes 3 devices from Registered ELD list

      July 25, 2023 |
      The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to whittle down the list of registered electronic logging devices (ELD). Devices…
    • MCI delivers zero-emission coaches to Hawaii, marking a first in U.S. tour market

      MCI delivers zero-emission coaches to Hawaii, marking a first in U.S. tour market

      July 21, 2023 |
      Motor Coach Industries (MCI) this week delivered three zero-emission, battery-electric MCI J4500 CHARGE coaches to Roberts Hawaii, the largest transportation…
    • ABC Companies, Proterra launch NA’s largest electric motorcoach charging facility

      ABC Companies, Proterra launch NA’s largest electric motorcoach charging facility

      July 19, 2023 |
      ABC Companies and Proterra Inc announced the official opening of North America’s largest electric motorcoach charging facility. Located on a…

    Opinion

    • More consequences to speeding

      More consequences to speeding

      August 3, 2023 |
      As most company owners and management are aware, highway fatalities have been rising sharply on our nation’s highways in recent years. A…
    • Driver Safety 101: Buckle-up

      Driver Safety 101: Buckle-up

      June 7, 2023 |
      WASHINGTON, DC – In 2005, a coach was traveling down I-85 towards Atlanta when a right front tire failed. The…
    • James Wang reviews ‘perks and quirks’ of Mercedes Tourrider 

      James Wang reviews ‘perks and quirks’ of Mercedes Tourrider 

      June 5, 2023 |
      In November, Mercedes Benz invited me to visit Istanbul, Turkey, to check out the production of the Mercedes Tourrider. Fast…
  • Feature

    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Martin Martinez Jr.

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Martin Martinez Jr.

      April 4, 2022 |
      Martin Martinez Jr. is marking his 18th year with Pacific Coachways in Garden Grove, California. He was motivated to apply…
    • From under the bus: Meet mechanic Doug Thomas

      From under the bus: Meet mechanic Doug Thomas

      March 21, 2022 |
      Doug Thomas began at Amador Stage Lines in 1991 washing buses. Three decades later, he’s running the company’s shop in…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Vicki Hughes

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Vicki Hughes

      February 21, 2022 |
      After a series of jobs ranging from professional softball player to plumber, Vicki Hughes says she couldn’t be happier driving…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Darren Reever 

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Darren Reever 

      January 9, 2022 |
      After being furloughed for much of the pandemic, driver Darren Reever has been back on the road since fall 2021,…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Lynette Bittner

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Lynette Bittner

      December 16, 2021 |
      Lynette Bittner has been in the driver’s seat for eight years.  Bus & Motorcoach News caught up with Bittner over…
    • From under the bus: Meet the Alaska Posse

      From under the bus: Meet the Alaska Posse

      October 1, 2021 |
      You might have spotted the Alaska Posse at a United Motorcoach Association EXPO, where they trek in to take part…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Maria M. Silva 

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Maria M. Silva 

      September 15, 2021 |
      Maria M. Silva has been in the driver’s seat for more than 28 years and has never had a crash.…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Mandy Zimmerman

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Mandy Zimmerman

      September 9, 2021 |
      Mandy Zimmerman has been in the driver’s seat for nearly 23 years. Much of that time, she has driven school…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Andy Anderson

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Andy Anderson

      August 30, 2021 |
      Andy Anderson has been in the driver’s seat for more than 55 years, most of it driving tractor-trailers. His only…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Omar Gomez-Mulero

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Omar Gomez-Mulero

      August 26, 2021 |
      Omar Gomez-Mulero has been in the driver’s seat for the past 14 years. Originally from Puerto Rico, Gomez-Mulero was raised…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Portia Kemenczei 

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Portia Kemenczei 

      August 16, 2021 |
      Piroska “Portia” Kemenczei has been in the driver’s seat for 12 years. All of those years she has been working…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet driver Charles Moerland

      From the driver’s seat: Meet driver Charles Moerland

      August 5, 2021 |
      Charles Moerland, 54, has been in the driver’s seat for more than 25 years. He began in transit and driving…
    • From under the bus: Meet mechanic Sol Miller

      From under the bus: Meet mechanic Sol Miller

      July 22, 2021 |
      Mechanic Sol Miller has been working on motorcoaches for more than 30 years. After earning his diploma from Lincoln Tech…
    • From under the bus: Meet mechanic Michael ‘Cowboy’ Bynum 

      From under the bus: Meet mechanic Michael ‘Cowboy’ Bynum 

      July 8, 2021 |
      Mechanic Michael “Cowboy” Bynum has worked on buses for more than 30 years, many of them for Busforsale.com in Goodlettsville,…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Eric Fletcher 

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Eric Fletcher 

      June 19, 2021 |
      Eric Fletcher, 53, has been in the driver’s seat since he finished college. Born in London, he spent a portion…

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