Category: Industry News
Accessible travel advances with low-entry motorcoach
Low-entry motorcoaches are the next advance in wheelchair-accessible transportation, said Kelly Buckland, executive director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). The organization assisted…
UMA announces Safety Management Seminar schedule and topics
Current events are driving the agenda for the annual UMA Safety Management Seminar, according to Ken Presley, UMA Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs &…
CH Bus agrees to return 72 motorcoaches to Temsa
Final settlement signed in federal court
CH Bus Sales and Temsa agreed to a “final judgment and permanent injunction” in the U.S. District Court for…
Jury awards damages from teen driver, school bus she struck
A Massachusetts jury has found a high school student liable for injuries suffered by three friends riding with her when her car struck a school…
Nebraska inspector earns CVSA grand championship
Sgt. Benjamin Schropfer of the Nebraska State Patrol won the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance 2019 Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion Award, the highest honor for…
Peter Pan driver denies locking passenger in luggage compartment
A driver for Peter Pan Bus Lines was charged with breach of peace, reckless endangerment and unlawful restraint after a passenger was locked in the…
Alternative fuel news
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New York Uber, Lyft drivers busted for HOS violations
Last year the New York-area Metropolitan Transit Authority caught 16 bus and train operators who were working as Uber and Lyft drivers during their mandated…
Rolling, rolling, rolling – Parts suppliers keep motorcoaches on the road
by Hal Mattern