Pacific Coachways President Tom Giddens’ passion for buses began at church
Tom Giddens’ love of buses began at church.
When his pastor bought a brand new Carpenter school bus to take the Lutheran congregation’s Young Believers…
Transplant buddies forged their friendship in the bus industry
Mike Waters likes to explain his physical connection with bus buddy Tom Giddens like this: “The joke we have is he gets drunk and dances…
Prevost to end New York manufacturing operation
Prevost will end manufacturing commuter coaches at its upstate New York plant by the end of the year.
The decision comes just three years…
Vandalia Coach’s Phil Streif advocates for industry with EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently acknowledged hearing from charter bus companies detailing difficulties experienced with emission regulations. Operators say the agency’s…
FlixBus enters deregulated Ontario intercity bus market
FlixBus is expanding into Canada with domestic service routes with Toronto and Ottawa connections, benefitting from Ontario’s deregulation in 2021 and Greyhound’s shutdown of its…
From the driver’s seat: Meet Martin Martinez Jr.
Martin Martinez Jr. is marking his 18th year with Pacific Coachways in Garden Grove, California. He was motivated to apply for the company after spotting…
Rash of roof hatch violations is taking buses out of service
Several motorcoaches have recently been ordered out of service after inspections reveal issues with roof hatch violations.
As a result of the multiple out-of-service reports…
New UMA chair wants Association to expand education for Members
New UMA Chair David Moody still remembers his first UMA Motorcoach EXPO in 2008. Even at age 26 and for someone who had grown up…
YouTuber James Wang captures the fun at his 1st UMA EXPO
Bus & Motorcoach News invited industry YouTuber James Wang to join the team in telling the stories of the UMA EXPO. He didn’t disappoint in…
A recap of 2022 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in photos and videos
The 2022 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Long Beach, California, provided the perfect place for people to reconnect. There was a lot going on, from educational…