Expo Driver Competition has Four Corporate Sponsors
ST. LOUIS, Mo. –Four companies have signed on to sponsor the United Motorcoach Association’s first-ever UMA Annual International Driver Competition, scheduled for Feb. 28 during…
Moving Violations Top Infractions
GREENBELT, Md. – Officials issued warnings or citations to 20,648 commercial motor vehicle drivers and private passenger vehicle drivers for unsafe driving behaviors during the…
Pennsylvania Leads States in 2017 Fuel-Tax Increases
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s tax on diesel fuel rose 10.7 cents, to 77.59 cents a gallon, on Jan. 1 and its tax on gasoline increased…
Drivers Screened by Atlanta Doctor must be Recertified
WASHINGTON – More than 6,000 commercial motor vehicle drivers who received medical certificates from an Atlanta doctor will have to retake their Department of Transportation…
Truck, Safety Groups want more On-Road Driver Training
WASHINGTON — An independent trucking association and three safety groups have joined to fight against a new training rule for entry-level drivers because they say…
Chao Promises to Address Regulations, Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The effective enforcement of safety regulations, repairing critical infrastructure and streamlining the permitting process are priorities that Elaine Chao said she will address…
February 1, 2017
FEBRUARY 2017
26-March 2 UMA Motorcoach Expo 2017, St. Louis, Mo. Info: www.motorcoachexpo.com
26-March 2 NTA Travel Exchange, St. Louis, Mo. Info:
Exhibitor Education Sessions Planned for Expo Show Floor
ST. LOUIS – For the fifth year in a row, exhibitors at UMA Motorcoach Expo 2017 will offer educational sessions in the exhibit hall focusing…
FMCSA Issues Final Entry-Level Driver Training Rule
WASHINGTON — National training standards for entry-level commercial bus and truck drivers have been issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Under the final…
‘Duck Boat’ Company Fined in Crash
WASHINGTON — The parent company of Seattle’ s Ride the Ducks tours has agreed to pay up to $1 million in penalties for safety violations…