Starlight ends long-distance bus line, blames Megabus
In October, Starlight Express announced the company was dropping route service from Charlotteville, Va., to New York City after 15 years.
School buses can’t drive themselves, yet
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a letter directing Transdev North America to immediately stop transporting school children in…
Used coach glut might affect pricing
GILLESPIE, Ill.—A one-day, online auction of 108 motorcoaches from Cavallo Bus Lines was a rare singular release of a “Huge, Late Model Motor Coach Fleet,”…
China tariffs may affect some bus companies’ bottom lines
North American motorcoach manufacturers may feel some effects from the Trump tariffs on Chinese imports, while China-based bus builder CHTC will be hit especially hard,…
Valuable data arrives via EROAD
EROAD, a global technology provider of fleet management, electronic tax reporting and ELD compliance solutions for the transportation industry, recently provided “valuable and relevant data”…
FMCSA compliance and safety programs facing audit
WASHINGTON—The Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation, has launched an audit of the federal Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) and Safety Measurement System…
Recruiting: Time for a new ‘model’
By Debbie Curtis
When the highest profile image of a bus driver is The Honeymooners‘ Jackie Gleason, it’s perhaps time for a new public role…
Electric buses on the rise
A study by the Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org), found that on average, electric buses are responsible for far fewer carbon emissions than their…
Road crashes declining, stats show
WASHINGTON — Bus and motorcoach fatalities increased 3.1 percent in 2017, according to new federal statistics. Most of those accidents were attributed to urban transit…
