MSBMA will work with feds on safety mandate
Lap, shoulder belts not required in 10,000- to 26,000-pound vehicles
The Mid-Size Bus Manufacturers Association is eager to work with federal regulators to hammer out…
Agenda set for Safety Management Seminar
The United Motorcoach Association has announced the preliminary program and schedule for its 15th annual Safety Management Seminar. It will take place December 5-6 at…
Crash offers safety lessons worth heeding
By Rick Stoff
WASHINGTON—Pre-trip briefings and emergency exits are safety issues that should be improved, the National Transportation Safety Board found in its investigation of…
Motorcoach Exec Dale Krapf will testify on 2015 Surface Transportation Act
WASHINGTON – A leading national transportation executive, Dale Krapf, will testify Tuesday, May 22, 2018, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Highways and Transit…
UMA Announces Candidates for Board of Directors
UMA Safety Seminar looks at ELDs and what’s next
For many bus and motorcoach operators, UMA’s Safety Management Seminar, December 6-7, has a great deal more urgency this year because of the approaching December…
Stephen Keppler departs Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
GREENBELT, Md. Stephen A. Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance for the past five years, left the organization last month. Keppler…
Onboard video: Feds scratch surface, value runs deeper
RICHFIELD, Ohio Its not necessary to look any further than the smartphone in your pocket to know we live in an age where video…
NTSB offers tips on using onboard video systems
WASHINGTON The National Transportation Safety Board has issued recommendations about the proper use of onboard video systems by school buses and motorcoaches to make…