Transits seek charter firms
The following public transit providers have informed the United Motorcoach Association of their intent to provide charter bus service unless willing and able private operators…
NTSB investigates bus explosion that kills 24 near Dallas
WILMER, Texas The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a major investigation into the charter bus that caught fire and exploded here last month,…
Not a pretty picture
The further Hurricane Katrina gets in the rearview mirror, the uglier the picture becomes of the governments effort to organize…
Extraordinary heroism, overwhelming grief
By Victor ParraPresident & CEOUnited Motorcoach Assn.
In thinking about the devastation that occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi, I am filled both with profound sadness…
Gulf Coast hurricane deals devastating jolt to tour bus industry
NEW ORLEANS – For the third time in five years, the North American motorcoach industry has been dealt a devastating blow.
The travel slowdown…
Government fails
After the hurricane and killer floods, New Orleans was victimized by another disaster – the disaster response itself. Every level of government that was supposed…
Calendar
SEPTEMBER 200524-29 Fall Workshop Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Indiana Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. Info: Go to www.cvsa.org.
25-28 Annual Meeting, American Public…
Expo Vision Awards Banquet, an event not to be missed
TAMPA, Fla. – The premier award given at the grand finale of Motorcoach Expo is being restructured for next year’s show.
The third annual United…
Transits seek charter firms
The following public transit providers have informed the United Motorcoach Association of their intent to provide charter bus service unless willing and able private operators…
Key Katrina-related information posted on Web sites
The United Motorcoach Association, the American Trucking Associations and the American Bus Association are posting critical post-Hurricane Katrina-related information and regulatory changes on their Web…