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  • From the driver’s seat: Meet Josh Henley

    From the driver’s seat: Meet Josh Henley

  • Master’s Touch Tours builds relationships, and business follows

    Master’s Touch Tours builds relationships, and business follows

  • Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA  

    Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA  

  • Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic

    Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic

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    Operator News

    • Master’s Touch Tours builds relationships, and business follows

      Master’s Touch Tours builds relationships, and business follows

      February 25, 2021 |
      The focus at Master’s Touch Tours is on their guests.  “None of us would be in business without the people.…
    • Snapshots offer a glimpse of drivers’ Life on the Road

      Snapshots offer a glimpse of drivers’ Life on the Road

      February 21, 2021 |
      Our new Life on the Road series is intended to give Bus & Motorcoach News readers a glimpse into what…
    • Operators reconfigure buses to help during COVID-19 crisis

      Operators reconfigure buses to help during COVID-19 crisis

      February 11, 2021 |
      Two operators are thinking outside the box about how to use motorcoaches as a tool to address the COVID-19 crisis.…
    • New Orleans operator pays it forward with relief supply run 

      New Orleans operator pays it forward with relief supply run 

      February 3, 2021 |
      Recently, the New Orleans Recreation Department decided to pay it forward to its counterpart in Lake Charles, a Louisiana community…
    • Operators share success stories, restart strategies, challenges and goals

      Operators share success stories, restart strategies, challenges and goals

      January 28, 2021 |
      A survey completed by 151 United Motorcoach Association members showed the collective focus during the pandemic has been on the…

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  • Industry News

    • Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA  

      Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA  

      February 25, 2021 |
      In many ways, the issues facing the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) in 2021 — with the exception of the COVID-19…
    • Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic

      Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic

      February 25, 2021 |
      BusRates.com is back, and the timing couldn’t be better. The retooled website is generating daily inquiries in some markets.  “We…
    • FMCSA extends waivers for COVID-19 national emergency

      FMCSA extends waivers for COVID-19 national emergency

      February 25, 2021 |
      Washington, DC – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted waivers permitting (but not requiring) states to extend…
    • ABC Companies announces distribution deal with Grande West

      ABC Companies announces distribution deal with Grande West

      February 25, 2021 |
      ABC Companies announced that it has entered into a strategic U.S. distribution agreement with Grande West, a supplier of electric,…
    • GNJMA marks 40th anniversary with growth 

      GNJMA marks 40th anniversary with growth 

      February 19, 2021 |
      The Greater New Jersey Motorcoach Association (GNJMA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The need for the regional organization…
    • Motorcoach community mourns loss of industry leaders

      Motorcoach community mourns loss of industry leaders

      February 18, 2021 |
      The motorcoach and bus community is mourning the loss of industry leaders Tom Picknally, Arlos “Bucky” Every, David Gregory and…
    • 50 Years: UMA formed to stand up for industry ‘little guys’ in 1971

      50 Years: UMA formed to stand up for industry ‘little guys’ in 1971

      February 18, 2021 |
      Fifty years ago, a dozen small bus and motorcoach operators decided they had had enough of struggling to grow and…
    • FMCSA orders two Montana carriers to cease all operations

      FMCSA orders two Montana carriers to cease all operations

      February 14, 2021 |
      The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered two Montana carriers to cease all operations after the agency found…
    • IMG showcases motorcoach network with Travel Resource Guide

      IMG showcases motorcoach network with Travel Resource Guide

      February 11, 2021 |
      The International Motorcoach Group (IMG) has released its updated digital 2021 Travel Resource Guide. Over the years, the publication…
    • TSA provides clarification on new mask mandate and security directive

      TSA provides clarification on new mask mandate and security directive

      February 11, 2021 |
      Confused about the Transportation Security Administration’s new mask mandate and transportation? TSA’s David Cooper joined the United Motorcoach Association Town…
    • New Flyer unveils continent’s first automated transit bus

      New Flyer unveils continent’s first automated transit bus

      February 11, 2021 |
      New Flyer has unveiled North America’s first automated transit bus, which is undergoing testing at a Robotic Research facility in…
    • Senators ask Treasury Secretary to fast track CERTS Act

      Senators ask Treasury Secretary to fast track CERTS Act

      February 10, 2021 |
      A group of 29 senators petitioned incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to fast-track the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services…
    • Why PPP recipients should rethink Employee Retention Credit

      Why PPP recipients should rethink Employee Retention Credit

      February 9, 2021 |
      The Employee Retention Credit — ERC tax credit — was not available to you in 2020 if you took Paycheck…
    • TMS: Industry’s ‘tremendous’ hurricane response ‘saved lives’

      TMS: Industry’s ‘tremendous’ hurricane response ‘saved lives’

      February 6, 2021 |
      Even as motorcoach and bus businesses struggled to keep their doors open in 2020 and were overlooked for federal aid,…
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    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Josh Henley

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Josh Henley

      February 25, 2021 |
      Josh Henley has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat since 2003. He has driven for Gaten’s Adventures Unlimited in…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Donna Hernandez

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Donna Hernandez

      February 18, 2021 |
      Donna Hernandez has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat for 17 years. For the past 15 years, she has…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Roosevelt Carey

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Roosevelt Carey

      January 28, 2021 |
      Roosevelt “Rosie” Carey has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat for 28 years. He is currently employed with Louisiana…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Bryce Buderer

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Bryce Buderer

      January 17, 2021 |
      Bryce Buderer, 24, has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat since 2015. Since Buderer was 5, he has been…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet David Beach

      From the driver’s seat: Meet David Beach

      January 9, 2021 |
      David Beach has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat since 2005. He started driving a school bus when he…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Ryan Maloney

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Ryan Maloney

      December 17, 2020 |
      Ryan Maloney, 27, has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat for about 4 years. He began driving a bus…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Scott Taylor

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Scott Taylor

      December 10, 2020 |
      Scott Taylor has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat for almost 13 years. He’s currently a driver with Pure…
    • From the driver’s seat: Meet Sandy Martinez

      From the driver’s seat: Meet Sandy Martinez

      December 2, 2020 |
      Sandy Martinez has enjoyed the view from the driver’s seat for about 10 years. She lives in Southern California, about…

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