These are fun days for your U.S. senator or representative. That’s because the annual transportation appropriations bill is making its way through Congress. The bill…
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These are fun days for your U.S. senator or representative. That’s because the annual transportation appropriations bill is making its way through Congress. The bill…
ArvinMeritor makes hostile bid to take over Dana
TROY, Mich. – Two of the motorcoach industry’s leading drivetrain component suppliers are locked in a takeover battle with ArvinMeritor Inc. launching a $2.2 billion…
Old Question: Contractor vs. Employee
By Thomas D. DeMatteoVice President & General CounselABC Companies
The use of independent contractors in the workforce continues to increase dramatically. There are various…
Crackdown on idling in Massachusetts
BOSTON – It must be summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cranked up its annual crackdown on “unnecessary idling” by diesel-powered buses and trucks.…
Corporate conversion model is aimed at coach operators
CORINTH, Miss. – Senators Coaches Inc. is targeting a Corporate Coach Buyers Program, featuring rebuilt 45-foot Prevost XL conversion shells, at motorcoach operators. Spokeswoman Debra…
Commercial tours to see fee hikes at Canadian parks
HULL, Quebec – Parks Canada has announced a series of increases in commercial group entry fees for national parks and historic sites throughout Canada. The…
FMCSA: Underachiever
In its relatively short life, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has largely been a disappointment. When it was created on the first day of…
Calendar
JULY 200318-20 Family Motor Coach Assn. Convention, Buffalo, N.Y. Info: (800) 543-3622 or go to www.fmca.com.20-22 Georgia Motorcoach Operators Assn.: Annual Meeting & Marketplace, Marriott…
Veil is lifted on ugly bus wars in N.Y. Chinatown
NEW YORK CITY – The New York Daily News has lifted the veil on what is probably the most sordid aspect of the intercity bus…