Bill protects from cannabis smoke
California lawmakers are pushing a bill to protect drivers of party buses and limousines from the effects of second-hand cannabis smoke.
Limo manager charged for 20 fatalities in unexplained crash
The manager of a New York State limousine company has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts of second-degree manslaughter and 20 counts of criminally negligent…
Q&A with FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez recently answered questions from Bus & Motorcoach News about issues impacting the industry and United Motorcoach Association members.
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Study: Raise wages, end driver shortage
The perceived shortage of truck drivers should be curable with the application of wage medicine, two economists wrote in a paper published by the U.S.…
47k bridges in poor condition
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association analysis of the recently-released U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 National Bridge Inventory database reveals 47,052 bridges are classified…
Tariffs blamed for REV Group’s plunging stock price
New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are central factors in a civil suit claiming REV Group misled investors prior to two 2017 public stock…
NTSB wants sleep apnea testing
Limousine industry leader dies
Eugene “Gene” F. Pierpoint Jr., the founder of Arizona Limousines, died March 14, 2019, at age 63.
Former bus operator escapes prison
Frederick Darren Berg, who masterminded a $100 million Ponzi scheme and escaped from a federal prison in California, may have fled to South America with…
NOLA mayor warns party buses
In April, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office warned party bus operators that the city will begin a crackdown on the often raucous vehicles, according…
Eugene “Gene” F. Pierpoint Jr., the founder of Arizona Limousines, died March 14, 2019, at age 63.
Former bus operator escapes prison
Frederick Darren Berg, who masterminded a $100 million Ponzi scheme and escaped from a federal prison in California, may have fled to South America with…