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  • Kelly Tours expands services with a new facility in North Georgia

    Kelly Tours expands services with a new facility in North Georgia

  • UMA promotes motorcoach travel to international groups

    UMA promotes motorcoach travel to international groups

  • CERTS Tax Relief Bill is reintroduced in Congress

    CERTS Tax Relief Bill is reintroduced in Congress

  • TSA brings realistic training to mid-Atlantic operators

    TSA brings realistic training to mid-Atlantic operators

  • Operator News

    • 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…
    • Bus commemorates 60 years of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement

      Bus commemorates 60 years of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement

      May 11, 2023 |
      A custom-designed, Birmingham Civil Rights-branded motorcoach is traveling the country, serving as a nationwide commemoration of the 60th anniversary of…
    • How VIP Sports Getaway teamed up with Texas Troopers to improve safety

      How VIP Sports Getaway teamed up with Texas Troopers to improve safety

      May 11, 2023 |
      Editor’s note: This essay by VIP Sports Getaway shares their story of how working with the Texas Troopers on bus…
    • Trans-Bridge Lines turns Safety Week into focus on ‘safety in every situation’

      Trans-Bridge Lines turns Safety Week into focus on ‘safety in every situation’

      May 5, 2023 |
      For Trans-Bridge Lines, the company’s Safety Week has become a tradition of focusing on “safety in every situation.” This year,…
    • MCI, Peter Pan mark milestone with 25-coach order

      MCI, Peter Pan mark milestone with 25-coach order

      April 19, 2023 |
      This year marks a major milestone for Peter Pan Bus Lines and Motor Coach Industries (MCI). Both are celebrating their…
    • Lorenz Bus hosts House GOP whip for productive bus yard visit

      Lorenz Bus hosts House GOP whip for productive bus yard visit

      April 17, 2023 |
      When the third-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives came for his first tour of Lorenz Bus Service,…
    • Timi’s Tours expands Midwest footprint with acquisition of Lifestyle Tours

      Timi’s Tours expands Midwest footprint with acquisition of Lifestyle Tours

      April 12, 2023 |
      Timi’s Tours, of Moweaqua, Illinois, is making its first acquisition with the purchase of Lifestyle Tours, of New Harmony, Indiana. …
    • Without lifeline, DeCamp’s historic commuter service comes to an end

      Without lifeline, DeCamp’s historic commuter service comes to an end

      March 30, 2023 |
      For 153 years, DeCamp Bus Lines has provided commuter service in New Jersey. “We started with a horse and buggy…
    • Trans-Bridge Lines launches reservation system for daily service

      Trans-Bridge Lines launches reservation system for daily service

      March 28, 2023 |
      Passengers on Trans-Bridge Lines buses will soon be able to make reservations. The Lehigh Valley bus company is implementing a…
    • Burlington Trailways partners with Megabus to expand bus service

      Burlington Trailways partners with Megabus to expand bus service

      March 23, 2023 |
      Megabus has announced a new partnership with Burlington Trailways, based in West Burlington, Iowa.   

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  • Opinion

    • James Wang: What bus drivers should never do

      James Wang: What bus drivers should never do

      May 15, 2023 |
      ​​In the motorcoach industry, just like in any other profession, some drivers care about their jobs and some don’t. Sometimes,…
    • Will the U.S. Supreme Court reel in the federal regulators?

      Will the U.S. Supreme Court reel in the federal regulators?

      May 1, 2023 |
      What do herring fishermen and the motorcoach industry have in common when it comes to federal regulators? The answer is,…

    Industry News

    • UMA promotes motorcoach travel to international groups

      UMA promotes motorcoach travel to international groups

      May 28, 2023 |
      UMA President & CEO Scott Michael attended US Travel’s International Pow Wow (IPW) event in San Antonio this week, helping…
    • CERTS Tax Relief Bill is reintroduced in Congress

      CERTS Tax Relief Bill is reintroduced in Congress

      May 26, 2023 |
      The United Motorcoach Association is praising the reintroduction of the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Tax Exemption Act.…
    • Nova Bus to sell 1,229 electric buses to Canadian, Quebec governments

      Nova Bus to sell 1,229 electric buses to Canadian, Quebec governments

      May 25, 2023 |
      Nova Bus is benefitting from one of the largest bus contracts in North America. The Canadian and Quebec governments are…
    • Megabus launches new service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

      Megabus launches new service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

      May 25, 2023 |
      Megabus has added a new route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas for travel beginning June 1. In anticipation of…
    • TSA brings realistic training to mid-Atlantic operators

      TSA brings realistic training to mid-Atlantic operators

      May 25, 2023 |
      Recent events and headlines were in the back of everyone’s mind when motorcoach, school bus, and public transit companies’ representatives…
    • Bus Boys & Girls Reunion planned for June in Canada

      Bus Boys & Girls Reunion planned for June in Canada

      May 23, 2023 |
      Larry Hundt is hosting his sixth industry reunion in June outside of Toronto. “I think it’s going to be quite…
    • UMA continues free process agent – aka BOC-3 – service

      UMA continues free process agent – aka BOC-3 – service

      May 21, 2023 |
      For more than five decades, the United Motorcoach Association has provided its Members free process agent service, otherwise known as…
    • CBA meets with CARB regulators to address industry concerns

      CBA meets with CARB regulators to address industry concerns

      May 19, 2023 |
      Representatives from the California Bus Association (CBA) will recently met with regulators from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to…
    • 3 companies charged in diesel-engine emissions tampering case

      3 companies charged in diesel-engine emissions tampering case

      May 19, 2023 |
      Three Michigan companies and eleven individuals have been accused of disabling emissions controls on semi-trucks, violating the Clean Air Act…
    • DC Loves Buses Day celebrates motorcoach drivers

      DC Loves Buses Day celebrates motorcoach drivers

      May 18, 2023 |
      Drivers of the buses and motorcoaches that packed the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 16 were pleasantly surprised…
    • Cummins and Heliox partner on fleet EV charging stations

      Cummins and Heliox partner on fleet EV charging stations

      May 18, 2023 |
      In response to the demand for private electric vehicle chargers needed to meet federal emissions-reduction targets, engine manufacturer Cummins Inc.…
    • Temsa’s Tony Mongiovi talks about his 50-year career 

      Temsa’s Tony Mongiovi talks about his 50-year career 

      May 17, 2023 |
      Tony Mongiovi is an institution in the motorcoach industry. After five decades, he’s still helping motorcoach operators build their fleets…
    • Industry remembers Michigan operator Randy Cupp

      Industry remembers Michigan operator Randy Cupp

      May 15, 2023 |
      Randy Cupp passed away suddenly on May 2 at age 67 at his home in Saginaw, Michigan. The co-owner of…
    • Sunset Luxury Limousine modernizes fleet with MCI J4500 coaches 

      Sunset Luxury Limousine modernizes fleet with MCI J4500 coaches 

      May 10, 2023 |
      Sunset Luxury Limousine is modernizing its fleet with five new MCI J4500 coaches. The ground transportation company operates the largest…
    • Scott Robertson rejoins MCI as director of service centers

      Scott Robertson rejoins MCI as director of service centers

      May 8, 2023 |
      Scott Robertson has rejoined Motor Coach Industries as director of service centers.  Leveraging his 20+ years of industry experience, Robertson…
    • Report shows charter bus industry workforce, wages grew in 2022

      Report shows charter bus industry workforce, wages grew in 2022

      May 4, 2023 |
      One sign that the motorcoach industry is rebounding from the devastation of the pandemic is that its workforce grew by…
    • Remembering the legacy of CCW’s Kevin O’Brien

      Remembering the legacy of CCW’s Kevin O’Brien

      May 3, 2023 |
      Longtime Complete Coach Works General Sales Manager Kevin O’Brien, who died in a car crash on April 26 at age…
    • Wisconsin transit system taps Stertil-Koni to help modernize maintenance facilities

      Wisconsin transit system taps Stertil-Koni to help modernize maintenance facilities

      May 3, 2023 |
      The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), the largest of its type in Wisconsin, recently partnered with heavy-duty vehicle lift manufacturer…
    • New DOT rule allows oral fluid testing for drugs

      New DOT rule allows oral fluid testing for drugs

      May 2, 2023 |
      The U.S. Department of Transportation has released a final rule approving oral fluid testing for drugs effective June 1.   Guidelines…
    • Tom McCaughey donates 5 vintage buses to bus museum

      Tom McCaughey donates 5 vintage buses to bus museum

      May 2, 2023 |
      For decades, Tom McCaughey has been collecting vintage buses. So when the time came for him to think about slimming…
    • What’s the early buzz on new Level VII inspection

      What’s the early buzz on new Level VII inspection

      April 28, 2023 |
      There’s some early buzz surrounding the new Level VIII inspection. While no enforcement units are currently conducting the inspections, and…
    • Spader Business Management creates new UMA Development Group 

      Spader Business Management creates new UMA Development Group 

      April 28, 2023 |
      Spader Business Management is synonymous with its annual UMA Motorcoach EXPO presentations that offer a fresh and timely outlook on…
    • Academy Bus expands commuter service between NJ and NYC

      Academy Bus expands commuter service between NJ and NYC

      April 27, 2023 |
      Academy Bus has expanded service on more than half of its commuter routes between New Jersey and New York City.…
    • Driving school owner pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Massachusetts RMV

      Driving school owner pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Massachusetts RMV

      April 25, 2023 |
      BOSTON – A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty on April 5 to bribing a road test examiner to issue driver’s licenses…
    • Adoption of California emission standards by other states could impact industry

      Adoption of California emission standards by other states could impact industry

      April 24, 2023 |
      California businesses are feeling the impact of regulations that will require all new light- and medium-duty vehicles sold in the…

    Opinion

    • James Wang: What bus drivers should never do

      James Wang: What bus drivers should never do

      May 15, 2023 |
      ​​In the motorcoach industry, just like in any other profession, some drivers care about their jobs and some don’t. Sometimes,…
    • Will the U.S. Supreme Court reel in the federal regulators?

      Will the U.S. Supreme Court reel in the federal regulators?

      May 1, 2023 |
      What do herring fishermen and the motorcoach industry have in common when it comes to federal regulators? The answer is,…
    • James Wang explains the connection between drivers and their buses

      James Wang explains the connection between drivers and their buses

      April 26, 2023 |
      Bus drivers spend a lot of time behind the wheel of their buses. Whether it’s a city transit bus, a…
  • 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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