Remembering former CBA President Darlene Cochran
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,”…