Mid-size buses: Backbones of many fleets
by Jessica Rohloff and Rick Stoff
Tour tip for quaint destinations: Plan ahead for parking
Quaint destinations are popular for many features, not necessarily for expanses of ample, convenient parking. Tensions between locals and the tourism trade are common when…
Rural school district ignored its policy on driver disability. A student died.
The Riverside Community School District in Iowa had a policy requiring bus drivers to be medically cleared or pass a physical performance test. Nonetheless, it…
OSHA issues texting-and-driving warning
Another federal agency is warning about the dangers of driving while distracted, particularly while text-messaging on mobile devices.
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act – Hope?
Many National Park Service (NPS) parks, battlefields, recreation areas, memorials and historic sites have a backlog of maintenance issues ranging from outdated, unsafe electrical and…
Driverless shuttle manufacturer sees potential for tourism industry
MONTREAL–NAVYA Chief Executive Officer Étienne Hermite envisions applications for his company’s autonomous shuttles across a variety of industries, from carrying vacationing tourists to helping people…
Global factors tightening motorcoach insurance market
The insurance market for bus and motorcoach operators is under pressure from many sides. Many of the troublesome issues, such as tragedies encountered around the…
Airport charter regulations burden interstate commerce. Are they legal?
Federal regulations seem to prohibit state and local governments, such as airports, from regulating federally regulated passenger carriers engaged in interstate commerce. Specifically, charter motorcoach…
Limo owner ordered to submit to DNA testing
The owner of a limousine involved in a fatal crash in Schoharie, New York, has been ordered to “submit to the taking of saliva and…
