Category: Feature
What’s the future of the fuel tax?
Some experts say a vehicle mileage tax is a better long-term funding source
Nearly everyone can agree that many of the country’s roads and infrastructure…
UMA CEO shares passion for inclusion
United Motorcoach Association CEO Stacy Tetschner has proven himself to be a passionate advocate for the motorcoach industry and for diversity in its representation.
He’s…
Customizing interiors improves the ride
With the panoramic-sweeping views provided by its sideways stadium-style seating and floor-to-ceiling windows, THE RIDE is not your grandparents’ motorcoach.
The four Prevost H3-45 VIP…
Electric motorcoach fleets will need more than extension cords
The care and feeding of battery-electric motorcoaches will bring entirely new infrastructure needs for shop habitats accustomed to nurturing diesel engines.
“You need to have…
Electric coaches take center stage
Battery-electric motorcoaches have arrived. A new BYD double-decker is shuttling employees for a San Francisco tech company. Van Hool is assembling a prototype North American…
Education is her focus
MA’s first woman chair shares her vision
When Gladys Gillis was voted chair of the United Motorcoach Association board of directors in early 2018, she…
Battery-electric pays off over time
Battery-electric motorcoaches are expected to deliver significantly lower lifetime costs than comparable diesel-powered vehicles, but the first buses may be on the road before the…
Congestion pricing should reduce traffic—not raise revenues
London, one of the largest and busiest cities in the world, has reduced the traffic load on its sometimes-ancient-and-narrow streets by one-quarter through an economic…
