New Expo exhibitors offer range of products, services
SAN ANTONIO – Several exhibitors made their first appearances at UMA Motorcoach Expo in 2018 or returned after absences. Their companies offered such services and…
Personality tests could be key to insuring young drivers
SAN ANTONIO — Drivers younger than 25 could become part of the solution to the motorcoach driver shortage if better pre-employment screening and tracking methods…
Technology, entertainment and insurance costs are hot
SAN ANTONIO — There are a lot of hot topics to follow in the motorcoach industry, according to a diverse panel of experts gathered for…
States, cities crack down while Washington deregulates
SAN ANTONIO – While deregulation fever has gripped Washington, state and local efforts to regulate motorcoach operations continue to threaten federal preemptions that have allowed…
Operators express frustrations to FMCSA about faulty ELDs
SAN ANTONIO — Federal regulators are aware that electronic recording devices supplied by some vendors, which became mandatory on Dec. 18, are not functioning properly…
Motorcoach operators need to be on alert for cybercrimes
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — The FedExs truck stops at the Triangle Coach Service shop almost daily, so the shop foreman didn’t give a second…
Limo companies expanding their fleets with motorcoaches
A growing number of limousine and livery companies are experiencing increased demand for larger vehicles, prompting many of them to add motorcoaches to their fleets…
San Antonio transportation: From oxcarts to motorcoaches
SAN ANTONIO – Today’s major cities tended to sprout along transportation corridors such as oceans, rivers and railroads.