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Remembering former CBA President Darlene Cochran

Remembering former CBA President Darlene Cochran

October 31, 2024 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

The industry is remembering former CBA President Darlene H. Cochran, a bus industry veteran and passionate industry advocate, who died Oct. 10, 2024.

Pacific Coachways President Tom Giddens’ passion for buses began at church

Pacific Coachways President Tom Giddens’ passion for buses began at church

May 9, 2022 | by Shandra Martinez |

Tom Giddens’ love of buses began at church. 

When his pastor bought a brand new Carpenter school bus to take the Lutheran congregation’s Young Believers…

IMG companies collectively named 2021 Operator of the Year

IMG companies collectively named 2021 Operator of the Year

August 19, 2021 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Coming together for the first time since early 2019, the member companies of IMG met in Greenville, South Carolina, for a meeting…

From the driver’s seat: Meet Portia Kemenczei 

From the driver’s seat: Meet Portia Kemenczei 

August 16, 2021 | by Shandra Martinez |

Piroska “Portia” Kemenczei has been in the driver’s seat for 12 years. All of those years she has been working for Pacific…

As business picks up, weekly Buses & Beer calls become monthly

As business picks up, weekly Buses & Beer calls become monthly

June 18, 2021 | by Shandra Martinez |

After 60 weeks, Buses & Beer is taking a break this summer, and this is a good sign for the industry, says Jeff Goldwasser, the…

Buses & Beer call hosts first in-person session at EXPO

Buses & Beer call hosts first in-person session at EXPO

April 22, 2021 | by Shandra Martinez |

After nearly a year of tuning in to Buses & Beer on her computer, Connie Giddens was looking forward to taking part…

Operator urges drivers to describe impact of COVID-19 crisis

Operator urges drivers to describe impact of COVID-19 crisis

March 19, 2020 | by Shandra Martinez |

The words came when Connie Giddens couldn’t sleep. By morning, she knew she had to share her message on the closed Facebook page, “Motorcoach Operators,”…

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