Category: Industry News
Quick’s Bus Co. transports lawmakers after train wreck
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Ten motorcoaches from Quick’s Bus Company were summoned into emergency service after an Amtrak train carrying members of U.S. Congress crashed into…
UMA congratulates Ray Martinez, new Administrator of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The United Motorcoach Association (UMA) applauds Ray Martinez for his confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier…
States, cities crack down while Washington deregulates
SAN ANTONIO – While deregulation fever has gripped Washington, state and local efforts to regulate motorcoach operations continue to threaten federal preemptions that have allowed…
Industry standouts recognized at Motorcoach Expo
SAN ANTONIO – Heartfelt tributes to the motorcoach industry’s best operators, drivers and mechanics was interlaced with hearty laughter during the UMA Motorcoach Expo’s annual…
Royal Excursion of Indiana buys Excursions Trailways
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Royal Excursion has acquired Excursions Trailways, a Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based premium charter bus company. Terms of the deal were not released.
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LeBron to head new Asian American Motorcoach Association
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new association formed to promote Asian-American motorcoach operators has teamed up with an industry veteran to help operators with driver training…
REV Group takes over North American Setra sales from MCI
SAN ANTONIO – Expo 2018 attendees could be excused for being a little confused when they encountered a Setra luxury motorcoach parked in the REV…
New UMA chair Gillis seeks expanded education programs
SAN ANTONIO – When Gladys Gillis took over as chair of the United Motorcoach Association board of directors last month, most of the talk focused…
Expo 2018 exhibitors report ‘positive mood in the crowd’
SAN ANTONIO – Battling federal regulations that could harm the industry has been the rallying cry at recent UMA Motorcoach Expos.
Not this year.