Senate road safety bill includes top priorities of motorcoach industry
WASHINGTON – A key committee of the U.S. Senate has introduced bipartisan legislation that would make dramatic improvements to federal motor carrier and highway safety…
UMA congratulates DOT Secretary Buttigieg, looks forward to working together
UMA President and CEO Larry Killingsworth congratulated newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on behalf of the United Motorcoach Association‘s hundreds…
ASHBURN, Va. When it comes to todays federal safety oversight and enforcement, bus and motorcoach industry executives are learning to expect the unexpected.
Thats…
FMCSA plans new safety actions targeted at industry
WASHINGTON The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration intends to keep its foot on the neck of the motorcoach industry for the foreseeable future. In…
Roadside coach inspections in Tennessee? Not so fast
Whoa, Nellie.
The highway patrols in Tennessee and Kentucky have not jumped on the idea of conducting roadside safety inspections of motorcoaches.
A…
Highways bills are years and worlds apart
WASHIGNTON — Both houses of Congress began floor work last month on separate and vastly different highway and public transportation reauthorization bills that…
Congress eyes busload of safety measures
WASHINGTON For two-and-one-half years, the safety bulls eye on the back of the motorcoach industry has been growing ever larger as high-profile crashes, egregious…
CVSA advocates return of roadside inspections for buses
WASHINGTON - The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance wants to bring back roadside inspections of motorcoaches. Testifying late last month before the House Subcommittee on Highways…
FMCSA issues safety rules mandating new sanctions,bigger fines, more scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Motorcoach operators will face stiffer penalties for safety violations, closer scrutiny of their safety records, and broader sanctions when they are put out…
Bus industry gains exemption from axle-weight limits
WASHINGTON After more than a decade of effort, including a few missteps, the motorcoach industry has finally become exempt from axle-weight limits on the…