Category: Industry News
Anchor builds fleet with J4500 coaches
Anchor Transportation of Nashville added its 13th MCI J4500 to its fleet in November. Anchor, which has a fleet of 90 motorcoaches and minibuses, began…
Bus crashes decreased in 2018; fatalities unchanged
Total motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. increased 4.4 percent in 2018, totaling 6.7 million, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s annual Summary…
Speeding drivers ordered to do sit-ups on buses
“Private buses in Indore that were speeding near the city council were stopped by the public near the City Council office and the bus drivers were…
Driver’s funeral included his last school bus
Robert Brooks of Hawkins County, Tennessee, drove a school bus for 57 years before his retirement in 2016. He was inducted into the Tennessee School…
European entertainer operator bringing double-deckers to U.S.
Beat the Street, an Austrian entertainer coach operator, has established a base in Tennessee to offer tour service with double-decked Van Hool motorcoaches. The operator…
NY DOT, repair shop sued over Schoharie limo crash
Additional lawsuits have been filed by families of passengers killed in a 2018 limousine crash near Schoharie, New York. Two of the actions target the…
Electrical shorts
BYD pushed its Latin American sales total to 1,035 electric buses in 2019. The manufacturer accounts for 71 percent of the region’s electric bus sales.…
Truckers ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls
The common Class 8 commercial vehicle—a truck or full-size motorcoach—would have to pay $3,169 in tolls to cross the U.S. if all states imposed the…
