Category: Industry News
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…
Daimler forms independent distributorship for Setra
Daimler Buses announced in December that it is “restructuring” its motorcoach business in the U.S. and Canada.
Federal BUSREGS Act introduced to stem flow of an “endless stream of regulations”
Federal legislation designed to streamline the regulation of passenger carriers was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in December by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA).…
UMA leaders launch powerful spring agenda
“Coming off an EXPO where UMA operator attendance was up by 14 percent and the show floor was alive with traffic, the UMA executive committee…
Can bus tickets cure homelessness?
Bus tickets: Often a symbol of affordable and safe passage home, they have become an issue of controversy among homeless advocates. Many communities are criticized…
Multiplying zero (emissions)
Battery-electric bus census increased more than a third last year
Battery-electric buses still account for a small portion of the U.S. fleet, but their numbers…
BUSREGS-21 returns to continue important role
It’s back! Likely the most important bus and motorcoach legislation in a decade, “Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st…
UMA announces leadership transition
(Alexandria, VA) President and CEO Stacy Tetschner will leave the United Motorcoach Association on March 6, 2020, to become the President and CEO of the…