Guidance on fleet maintenance, mechanic retention and parts issues
The old adage, “preventative maintenance is the only maintenance,” has never been more true. Maintenance Interchange founder Kevin Whitworth says there is at least a…
Florida operator takes advocacy to next level, runs for office
Operator Brian Scott is running for a seat on the Pinellas County Commission. In many ways, his decades of advocacy for the motorcoach industry led…
From under the bus: Meet mechanic Sol Miller
Mechanic Sol Miller has been working on motorcoaches for more than 30 years. After earning his diploma from Lincoln Tech University in 1988, he started…
Alabama operator drives rare GMC Greyhound to final destination
Alan Thrasher recently had the honor of driving yet another GMC Greyhound to its final destination. This time, he was behind the wheel of a…
Operators in Canada stuck in park as U.S. counterparts roll
While U.S. motorcoach operators are starting to roll again after more than a year of inactivity, their counterparts in Canada are still stuck in park.
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Bailey Coach advocates against ‘devastating’ state wage and income tax proposals
UMA member John Bailey is advocating for small businesses in Pennsylvania that could be further hurt by proposals to raise the state’s minimum wage and…
TMS: Industry’s ‘tremendous’ hurricane response ‘saved lives’
Even as motorcoach and bus businesses struggled to keep their doors open in 2020 and were overlooked for federal aid, they proved essential in
Prevost ends 2019 and begins 2020 with “bangs”
by Hal Mattern