Industry Renaissance
A couple of issues back, Bus & Motorcoach News ran a story about a planning exercise James River Bus Lines of Richmond, Va., had gone…
Cruise terminal in Jacksonville imposes traffic
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s about to get a whole lot more expensive to transport passengers to and from cruise ships using the Jaxport Dames Point…
California Bus Association appeals FTA ruling on service takeover
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Bus Association has quickly appealed a decision by a regional office of the Federal Transit Administration that allowed Sacramento Regional…
FMCSA issues rules to improve safety of big vans
WASHINGTON – It took nearly 30 years but the federal government finally issued rules that bring commercially operated 15-passenger vans under Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
SW coach association organizes
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Southwest Motorcoach Association, a newly formed association of coach operators and vendors in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, is conducting…
One less thing to worry about
It is truly one of the miracles and mysteries of our time: Why have there been no terrorist attacks against motorcoaches in the United States?…
Transit Travesty – Industry threatened by bad FTA decision
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a sweeping decision with potentially disastrous consequences for the motorcoach industry, a regional office of the Federal Transit Administration has allowed…
Tax happy Oregon boosts highway taxes to new highs
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon, which has the highest highway taxes in the U.S., has further solidified that position by bumping its road taxes and fees…
Transits seek charter firms
The following public transit providers have informed the United Motorcoach Association of their intent to provide charter service unless willing and able private charter operators…
Improved bus guide available for Washington
WASHINGTON – A vastly improved motorcoach/tour bus guide to Washington, D.C., has been published on the Web site of the District of Columbia Department of…