Category: Industry News
5 ELD problems and how to fix them
Installing Electronic Logging Devices required by new federal rules has created some headaches for operators. A recent UMA survey, completed by 53 respondents, indicated 85…
MCI wins transportation marketing award
The unveiling of Motor Coach Industries’ MCI D45 CRT LE model won Grand Award honors in the category “Best Marketing and Communications to Increase Sales…
CVSA releases Operation Safe Driver results for 2018
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reports that during its July 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week, a 51,000 law enforcement officers made contact with 113,331 CMV…
Whip Around mobile app speeds vehicle inspection
By Rick Stoff
James Colley was working for a freight forwarding company in New Zealand in 2015 and noticed how much time drivers spent walking…
MCI appeals ruling in fatal bicycle crash
By Rick Stoff
LAS VEGAS – A Nevada district court judge denied Motor Coach Industries’ motions for a limited new trial or a judgment overturning…
FMCSA proposes revised Lease/Interchange language
Washington, DC – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the long-awaited proposed revision of the “Lease and Interchange of Vehicles: Motor Carriers of Passengers”…
New Flyer brings jobs to Kentucky plant
Frankfort, Ky.—New Flyer of America Inc. unveiled a $30 million transit bus and motorcoach manufacturing facility that will create up to 550 jobs. Gov.…
New Jersey requires shoulder and lap belts in school buses
Student bus riders in New Jersey, including Montclair, will soon be clicking on their seat belts over their shoulders, as well as on their laps.
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OurBus crash highlights liability issue
A few weeks after an OurBus-branded bus hit a low overpass at Newark Penn Station, injuring some of the passengers onboard, a national law firm…