Deadline for music licensing renewals is March 31
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The United Motorcoach Association is reminding its members that it’s time to renew their ASCAP and BMI licenses.
Some coach operators feeling effects of ‘Trump slump’
While international tourism boomed around the globe in 2017, visits to the United States fell markedly. Industry leaders attribute the trend to a “Trump slump”…
Organization helps bus drivers spot human trafficking
By Debbie Curtis
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Human trafficking is not something many people want to think about. Yet it exists in everyday places like bus…
Relying on bus brokers: the good, the bad and the ugly
To paraphrase one longtime bus operator, owning and operating motorcoaches is tough enough without adding marketing and sales.
School district names career center after Dan Dipert
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dan Dipert, founder of Dan Dipert Coaches, is the namesake of a new technical center opened by the Arlington Independent School District.
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Los Angeles tops list of world’s most congested cities
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Los Angeles often gets slammed for its traffic congestion, and apparently for good reason.
First-ever joint UMA-ABA Capitol Hill Day set for April
WASHINGTON – The nation’s motorcoach operators are effectively doubling down on their legislative efforts in 2018 with the United Motorcoach Association and the American Bus…
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…
