Charter Service Rule: Missed opportunities and responsibilities
By Ken Presley
One of the more frequent inquiries I receive here at UMA regards public transit likely violating the charter service rule. Unfortunately, too…
FTA Rejects UMA’s Charlotte Charter Service Rule Complaint
WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration has rejected a complaint by the United Motorcoach Association alleging that the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) violated the…
Charter service rule audit points to needed changes
WASHINGTON A long-awaited audit of the federal charter service rule has turned up a handful of areas that need improvement, but failed to deliver…
APTA skirts charter service rule with give-away demand
WASHINGTON The American Public Transportation Association has found a way for its members to legally skirt the federal charter service rule that limits the…
Associations warn of attack on charter service rule
CARLSBAD, Calif. When the Federal Transit Administration issued its revised rule for charter operations a year and a half ago, motorcoach operators across the…
FTA brings consistency to charter service rules
WASHINGTON The revised charter service rule that has been in place for just under a year is distinctly different from the old rule in…
Transits file initial reports under charter service rule
WASHINGTON D.C. The first quarterly reporting deadline for public transit agencies that provided charter bus service under the new federal charter service rule has…
Key representatives to contact regarding charter service rules
WASHINGTON – Here are the names, mail and e-mail addresses, and phone and fax numbers for members of the important House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee…
Key representatives to contact regarding charter service rules
WASHINGTON – Here are the names, mail and e-mail addresses, and phone and fax numbers for members of the important House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee…
Talks on charter-service rules begin again
WASHINGTON The Charter Bus Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee was scheduled to resume negotiations in late June after agreeing on key issues and ground rules…