Best Tours rebounds from rockiest road in 43-year history
Best Tours & Travel’s recent reopening saw sellout tours and a continuing recovery in its private charter operations, thanks to nonstop outreach throughout 2020’s shutdown…
Alabama operator provides his buses to train bomb-sniffing K-9s
For more than a decade, the Birmingham Police Department’s K-9 explosive detection unit has been visiting the Thrasher Brothers Trailways bus yard…
Treasury guidance expands list of eligible CERTS expenses
The U.S. Treasury Department seems to be nearing the end of the CERTS grant application approval process. Most of the recipients have received their initial…
How operators can take a creative approach to attracting talent
Ryan Kelly, of Terrapin Blue, has been on the road much of the year, creating videos and photos to help operators market themselves. Lately, his…
Quick’s Bus honored with VMA’s Public Service Award
Friendly transactions, safe, clean vehicle interiors and reliable, trustworthy service have been cornerstones of Quick’s Bus’ success for the past 75 years.
For the third-generation…
The pandemic: Operators share paths forward, lessons learned
After more than 18 months of the pandemic, operators are taking stock of what they’ve learned as they move forward. For the most part, they…
Recruiting expert stresses importance of building trust in hiring process
From the driver’s seat: Meet Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson has been in the driver’s seat for more than 55 years, most of it driving tractor-trailers. His only regret is that he didn’t…
Temsa owners more than double the manufacturer’s capital
The owners of Temsa have decided to increase the Turkish bus manufacturer’s capital fund by more than 143% to 510 million Turkish lira (TL), the…
Grassroots and operator relationships: Keys to CERTS program success
Operators on this week’s UMA Town Hall expressed gratitude for the CERTS program and relief that companies are seeing deposits into their…