Category: The Docket
FEMA awards $2 million in security grants to operators
WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $2 million to 18 motorcoach operators in 14 states under the fiscal 2017 Intercity Bus Security…
10 % of coaches placed out of service during Roadcheck
GREENBELT, Md. — Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in North America placed more than 12,000 trucks and buses and nearly 3,000 drivers out of service during…
UMA joins groups supporting emissions reduction funds
WASHINGTON – The United Motorcoach Association has joined a coalition of manufacturers, transportation associations and clean air and health advocates in urging Congress to oppose…
Officials to phase in ELD enforcement
GREENBELT, Md. – Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will begin issuing citations in December for noncompliance with the new electronic logging device mandate, but they will…
North American Inspectors Championship winners named
ORLANDO – Rommel Garcia of the Houston Police Department won the Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion Award last month in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s…
New York officials blame staff shortage for subway problems
NEW YORK CITY – City officials recently admitted that a rash of problems on New York subways have been caused by the lack of skilled…
City bus ridership declines despite economic recovery
Ridership on city buses around the country has been falling steadily since the start of the Great Recession, despite an improved economy and a low…
UMA member Budget Charter claims harassment by troopers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Motorcoach operators who feel law enforcement officers have harassed them should be able to relate to a case involving Budget Charter of…
ELD mandate takes effect in three months, ready or not
WASHINGTON — Ready or not, the federal electronic logging device mandate becomes a reality on December 18.