Multiplying zero (emissions)
Battery-electric bus census increased more than a third last year
Battery-electric buses still account for a small portion of the U.S. fleet, but their numbers…
Category: Industry News
BUSREGS-21 returns to continue important role
It’s back! Likely the most important bus and motorcoach legislation in a decade, “Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st…
UMA announces leadership transition
(Alexandria, VA) President and CEO Stacy Tetschner will leave the United Motorcoach Association on March 6, 2020, to become the President and CEO of the…
NHTSA safety recalls announced
Proterra, Temsa, Thomas Built and Prevost buses and motorcoaches were subjects of year-end safety recalls announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. No accidents…
Recycling old buses into better than new by electric repowering
by Peter Corbett
America’s push to put cleaner and quieter buses on city streets, highways and in school zones is gaining speed.![]()
Prevost ends 2019 and begins 2020 with “bangs”
by Hal Mattern
Prevost ended 2019 with a bang when it landed its largest order ever, in terms of value, with the win of two…
New Jersey school bus driver pleads guilty
A school bus driver pleaded guilty in December to causing a crash that killed a student and injured 43 other students, school staff members and…
Prevost invests $14 million in California facility
HAYWARD, Calif.—Prevost has opened its largest service facility in a Northern California community that began as a stagecoach stop for people heading to gold rush…
Go Ground, charter operators reach settlement
Three motorcoach operators that sued bus broker Go Ground for non-payment of charter invoices have asked a federal court to dismiss the suit. Their motion…
Industry honors outstanding operators, mechanics, drivers
Private motorcoach operators meeting in Nashville, TN, January 19-23, recognized top performing drivers and mechanics and honored two colleagues with the United Motorcoach Association’s…
by Hal Mattern
Prevost ended 2019 with a bang when it landed its largest order ever, in terms of value, with the win of two…
New Jersey school bus driver pleads guilty
A school bus driver pleaded guilty in December to causing a crash that killed a student and injured 43 other students, school staff members and…
Prevost invests $14 million in California facility
HAYWARD, Calif.—Prevost has opened its largest service facility in a Northern California community that began as a stagecoach stop for people heading to gold rush…
Go Ground, charter operators reach settlement
Three motorcoach operators that sued bus broker Go Ground for non-payment of charter invoices have asked a federal court to dismiss the suit. Their motion…
Industry honors outstanding operators, mechanics, drivers
Private motorcoach operators meeting in Nashville, TN, January 19-23, recognized top performing drivers and mechanics and honored two colleagues with the United Motorcoach Association’s…