Recognition of Woody Shelnutt’s Service
Al Harris, president of Horizon Motorcoach in Augusta, Georgia, and current president of the Georgia Motorcoach Operators Association, presents Connie Shelnutt a memento and recognition…
Category: Industry News
Park Service working toward streamlined application process
The National Park Service promises an online platform will be available by Oct. 1 so commercial tour operators can simultaneously submit permit applications and pay…
Group seeks to limit ELD exemptions
by Hal Mattern
A nonprofit organization representing commercial motor vehicle safety inspectors is asking Congress to reject an effort to exempt small operators from the…
Motorcoach sales steady
Motorcoach sales in the first quarter of 2019 were almost identical to sales in first quarter 2018. The Motorcoach Builder Survey, released by the American…
$83,000 to promote seatbelt safety
Sara’s Wish Foundation recently received an $83,000 federal grant to work with coach lines, including Peter Pan and Greyhound in New England, to promote seat…
Bus industry pioneer mourned
The bus industry is mourning the loss of Joseph “Joe” Ready who passed away at age 95 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Ready, with his wife…
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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