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Feds temporarily ease requirements for school bus drivers

Feds temporarily ease requirements for school bus drivers

January 6, 2022 | by Taylor Hanon |

For the next three months, new school bus driver applicants might not need to identify engine components while testing to obtain their commercial driver’s licenses.

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Icomera partners with luxury operator for ‘reimagined travel’

Icomera partners with luxury operator for ‘reimagined travel’

December 2, 2021 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Staying ahead of the curve in providing technological amenities is a big competitive advantage for nearly every transport operator. 

This is particularly advantageous during the…

Disney World: Masks, mandates and that magical experience

Disney World: Masks, mandates and that magical experience

May 27, 2021 | by Shandra Martinez |

In May, Walt Disney World was among the first businesses to let visitors take off their masks while outdoors. Additionally, social distancing was reduced to…

Operators share their strategies for surviving the pandemic

Operators share their strategies for surviving the pandemic

May 6, 2021 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

When Jack Kaufman laid off his Timi’s Tours staff in mid-March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, he told them they might need to…

TMS: Industry’s ‘tremendous’ hurricane response ‘saved lives’

TMS: Industry’s ‘tremendous’ hurricane response ‘saved lives’

February 6, 2021 | by Shandra Martinez |

Even as motorcoach and bus businesses struggled to keep their doors open in 2020 and were overlooked for federal aid, they proved essential in

Motorcoach manufacturers report second quarter of declining sales

Motorcoach manufacturers report second quarter of declining sales

November 30, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Based on surveys of the major motorcoach manufacturers that sell vehicles in the United States and Canada, motorcoach sales from the participating manufacturers saw a…

Expiring loan payment deferrals put operators in uncharted territory — again

Expiring loan payment deferrals put operators in uncharted territory — again

November 29, 2020 | by Hal Mattern |

With sales of new and used motorcoaches virtually nonexistent and many operators unable to make their bus payments, it is unclear whether lenders will continue…

Massachusetts school bus company sues city for failing to pay

Massachusetts school bus company sues city for failing to pay

October 13, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

NRT Inc., a transportation company based in Lowell, located northwest of Boston, reportedly said that the city failed to compensate them after the pandemic forced…

Congress fumbles as bus industry sits idle

Congress fumbles as bus industry sits idle

August 4, 2020 | by Ken Presley |

Washington, DC – One need not look any further than their favorite cable news channel to know that progress on the current relief/stimulus is mired…

Coach USA closes Lakefront Lines operation

Coach USA closes Lakefront Lines operation

July 21, 2020 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |

Longtime operator Lakefront Lines is ceasing operations permanently. Parent company Coach USA blamed the decision on the loss of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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