USDOT agrees to revisit ‘hours rules’ for truckers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to start a new round of rulemaking on hours-of-service regulations for truckers. The USDOT and the Federal…
Prevost opens B.C. service center
DELTA, British Columbia In plenty of time for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Prevost, a division of Volvo Group Canada Inc., has opened…
Eyre Bus field trip planning program gains recognition
GLENELG, Md. Who says there are no good new ideas in the motorcoach industry? Eyre Bus, Tour & Travel, a 62-year-old coach company based…
Support for Travel Promotion Act is urged
WASHINGTON Travel groups, including the United Motorcoach Association, pushing for passage of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 that would launch an ambitious campaign…
Industry may be safe from proposal to reclassify leases
A Financial Accounting Standards Board proposal to reclassify equipment leases as a form of debt or asset, rather than an expense, is causing considerable gnashing…
Senate adopts bill to create tourism promotion program
WASHINGTON A tourism promotion authority whose main focus would be to promote the United States as a tourism destination overseas could soon be created…
Twitter, MySpace, Facebook: Making them work for you
By Ted Janusz Question: I hear people talking about websites like Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. What are they? And, even more importantly, should I be…
Consumer marketing campaign adopted by operators
DENVER The grass roots effort to develop a nationwide consumer marketing campaign aimed at promoting motorcoach travel took a major leap forward here last…
Coalition again urges Congress to curb oil speculation
WASHINGTON — A coalition of industry organizations has petitioned Congress to pass legislation to rein in “excessive speculation and opaque trading activity” in oil markets.…
Bus and Coach Int’l being sold to Vancouver merchant bank
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Skana Capital Corp., a Vancouver-based merchant bank, is acquiring Bus and Coach International, which produces and sells BCI Falcon motorcoaches, in a…