Category: Industry News
School bus seatbelts being debated; money an issue
By Debbie Curtis
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — In the wake of the fatal crash in Chattanooga last November, the subject of seatbelts on school buses has…
Prescription drugs, fatigue cited in deadly crashes
SAN ANTONIO – A grand jury has indicted a Texas pickup truck driver accused of causing an accident in March that killed 13 people in…
Positive drug-test rate rose in 2016
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Department of Transportation report shows that the overall 2016 lab-reported positive drug-test rate for truck drivers and other DOT security-sensitive employees…
Vegas marijuana tour buses stalled by restrictive law
LAS VEGAS – The budding…
MCI Academy is first coach program accredited by ASE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has accredited MCI Academy for its comprehensive training program for motorcoach equipment professionals.
Midwest cities have ramped up party bus enforcement
CHICAGO — Several tragedies have propelled the Midwest to the front lines of the regulatory battle against unregulated party buses.
Leaf peeping is big business for New England operators
NEW ENGLAND — New England and fall conjure thoughts of football and foliage – and while Tom Brady has engineered his share of winning drives…
MCI opening sales and service center in S.F. Bay Area
DES PLAINES, Ill. — Motor Coach Industries plans to open a sales and service facility this fall in the San Francisco Bay Area, its second…
Maintaining smaller fleet results in bigger profits
By Lexi Tucker
RALEIGH, N.C. — Everyone’s familiar with the phrase “quality over quantity.”…