Opinion: The future of American intercity bus travel? It’s green
By André Schwämmlein, Founder and CEO of FlixBus
As the debate on Capitol Hill continues over how to rebuild and advance America’s…
Category: Opinion
Reflections on Fox River Grove bus-train crash 25 years later
It was 25 years ago. The Fox River Grove crash.
I was in Orlando, Florida, attending the National Association of Pupil…
Louisiana Lt Gov: motorcoach industry ‘vital’ to tourism, emergency response
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser understands the importance of the country’s motorcoach industry. He wrote this op-ed explaining the critical role operators play in the…
Opinion: Keep planning to succeed — with or without CERTS
Dick was in trouble.
Dropped off at the Grand Island, Nebraska, Union truck stop several days earlier, he’d been told to get some sleep, wait…
Opinion: Marketing, lobbying started during pandemic must continue for industry to survive
Stranded for days at a camp in the Adirondacks, four of us conned Paul into being our designated driver, and took a Flxible HL100 into…
Opinion: Considering a grant writer? Do your homework
My record is perfect.
For those who have followed this column, that’s hard to imagine. Years ago, a manufacturer paid me to help write customers’…
Don’t let a passing moron decide what’s safe for your motorcoach
Deadheading a Scenicruiser through Detroit on I75, I spotted a GBB (Great Big Busline) 4107 on the shoulder. Long on ego (and short on wisdom),…
Setting comeback pricing: Resist the urge to race to the bottom
My buddy and I rolled backward off the Cape Ann Diver into the water and began a race to the bottom.
The Nina T was…
The art of being wrong: Live to mess up another day
I was wrong.
Wallowing astern of a commercial fishing boat tied up in Gloucester Harbor, I yelled up to the captain that all four props…
A focus on relationships might be key to surviving crisis
“Swinging over Hell on a rotten vine” seems an accurate description of the bus industry’s current situation. The best thing to do right now might…