Category: The Docket
Even cold meds can impair driving, NTSB warns
WASHINGTON—The increasing use of legal and illegal medications by drivers and pilots has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to recommend a greater study of…
FMCSA Extends New Rule Compliance Date
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that the enforcement date for the much-reviled Lease and Interchange of Vehicles: Motor Carriers of Passengers…
NPS fees set — and they’ll be costly
WASHINGTON—The newest income-boosting proposal from the National Park Service (NPS) will increase park entry fees to as much as $20 per motorcoach passenger and require…
IRS Tax Tip: Some S corporations may want to convert to C corporations
The latest Tax Tips email newsletter sent by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)—subscribe here—focuses on how some S corporations may want to convert to…
So, where do we go from here?
We are all familiar with the parable, that if you place a frog in boiling water he will jump out, but if the frog is…
Charter Service Registration: 4 reasons to be on the FTA list
The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Charter Service Registration has removed hundreds of bus operators from its rolls as they have simply failed to file their…
CDL Skills Test delays needlessly hurt everyone
Tennessee Congressman takes corrective action
If you are like most companies these days, drivers are in short supply. So, you find the right person, train…
Your biggest competitor might be good ol’ Uncle Sam
At one time or another, most bus and motorcoach companies know the pain of competing with a competitor that uses taxpayer dollars to compete against…
