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Myriad challenges confront operators ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Once the power came back on, the phones started working again and the road clearing began in…

NORMAN, Okla. – Motorcoach drivers and operators who use smartphones can now receive free text message warnings about severe weather from a sophisticated government system…

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration issued a bulletin last month to state and local authorities saying they should be wary of potential terrorist plots…

WASHINGTON – Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene were rude reminders for many East Coast businesses of the importance of flood insurance. The Federal Emergency…

WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has created a text message-based emergency alert system for enabled mobile devices. The Personal Localized Alerting Network, or…

WASHINGTON – District of Columbia transportation officials, and those in neighboring Virginia and Maryland, strongly considered seeking a waiver of the federal hours-of-service rule for…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Fed up with the way they’ve been treated after answering appeals for buses to move people out of the paths of two…

AUSTIN, Texas – Motorcoach operators who helped evacuate people from the path of one of two summer hurricanes to hit Texas could be getting paid…

Texas foot dragging puts operators in real crunch Instead of “Don’t mess with Texas,” that state’s famous anti-littering slogan, motorcoach operators from across the country…

Operators of roughly 500 motorcoaches, 400 school buses and about 35 paratransit buses transported tens of thousands of Louisiana residents away from Hurricane Gustav late…