NTSB pushes limo safety database in a report on deadly 2018 limo crash
A company’s decision to dispatch a stretch limousine with an out-of-service order and poorly maintained brakes led to the Oct. 6,…
NTSB still awaiting responses on past safety recommendations
by Hal Mattern
The National Transportation Safety Board’s newest list of recommended but unaddressed safety improvements includes 13 proposals that would directly affect the motorcoach…
UMA Board candidates for fall elections
Members of the United Motorcoach Association will elect new directors to its board this fall. In Regions 1 and 3, there is only one nominee for…
FMCSA head visits UMA Board
National Harbor, Md. — “I’ve tried to change the dynamic at FMCSA because I sensed when I walked in the door that there was this…
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
