Navigating conflicting state and federal marijuana laws
SAN ANTONIO – Marijuana is a prohibited substance for safety-sensitive motorcoach employees holding a commercial driver’s license, even if they’re in one of the many…
Maine operators launch campaign opposing transit deal
PORTLAND, Maine – Four Portland-area motorcoach operators have launched a campaign challenging a contract between the University of Southern Maine and a local transit agency…
Bias claims upheld in Rochester City Lines transit bid
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A 5-year-old legal battle between Rochester City Lines (RCL) and the city over its public-transit bidding process recently turned in favor of…
Federal agency seeking comments on bus toll regulation
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments through May 30 on a 2015 requirement that tolling authorities treat over-the-road buses the same…
Final Phase of URS System Delayed by Federal Agency
WASHINGTON – The final stage of the new federal online registration system for commercial motor carriers has been delayed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Feds seek to bolster oversight of public transit systems
WASHINGTON The Federal Transit Administration, an extremely reluctant regulator since its establishment more than 50 years ago, is again being pushed to bolster its…
Rochester transit agency to continue busing students
Rochester transit agency to continue busing students
ROCHESTER, N.Y. It looks like Rochesters public transit authority will continue busing students for another…
Busing students on public transit proves a failure
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Leaders of the contract school transportation industry say the failure of a controversial agreement allowing a public transit agency here to bus…
Rochester transit system will no longer bus students
ROCHESTER, N.Y. A series of fights involving students at Rochester’s Downtown Transit Center has prompted the citys public bus system to stop busing students…