FMCSA postpones lease and interchange rule until 2019
WASHINGTON – Lobbying efforts by the United Motorcoach Association and other industry groups against “regulatory overreach” have once again paid off.
FMCSA cites lack of data in dropping insurance proposal
WASHINGTON — The motorcoach industry’s three-year battle with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over a proposal to at least double liability insurance minimums appears…
CH Bus lawsuit against ABC winding through the courts
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An 8-month-old lawsuit by CH Bus Sales accusing ABC Companies of defamation and unfair competition is slowly making its way through…
Krapf Bus Companies inks deal to acquire Birnie Bus Service
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Krapf Bus Companies has acquired Birnie Bus Service Inc., a Rome, N.Y.-based school bus and transportation provider.
New UMA CEO plans to develop and promote the value of membership
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Stacy Tetschner had been working at the Arizona-based National Speakers Association for 25 years when he decided to launch an informal job…
FMCSA backs off changes to Safety Fitness Determination
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators, responding to industry criticism of their proposed changes to the way carriers are rated to determine their fitness to operate, have…
UMA-led coalition wants ‘flawed’ safety rule rescinded
WASHINGTON — A coalition of groups representing property and passenger carriers, led by the United Motorcoach Association, has requested that Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao…
Capitol Hill Days to focus on reducing regulations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – When United Motorcoach Association members travel to Washington later this month to meet with members of Congress, they will be dealing with…
Expo 2017 in St. Louis ‘exceeded all our expectations’
ST. LOUIS — It turns out that St. Louis is a pretty good place to visit in February. After worrying for the past couple years…