Decline in new operators complicates used-coach market
The lack of new carriers entering the motorcoach industry has shifted the market for some used vehicles, but the healthy and growing operators continue to…
Battery powered buses are electrifying the industry
SAN ANTONIO — Advances in battery capacity and global commercialization have brought a surge of electrical energy to the bus and motorcoach industry.
At Motorcoach…
Relying on bus brokers: the good, the bad and the ugly
To paraphrase one longtime bus operator, owning and operating motorcoaches is tough enough without adding marketing and sales.
Quick’s Bus Co. transports lawmakers after train wreck
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Ten motorcoaches from Quick’s Bus Company were summoned into emergency service after an Amtrak train carrying members of U.S. Congress crashed into…
Industry seeks phase-in of national park fee increases
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is considering raising peak season entrance fees at 17 of the most popular national parks, which could result in…
NY operators battling inspection fee
ALBANY, N.Y. – Motorcoach operators in New York State are once again fighting off a proposed inspection/re-inspection fee for all motor vehicles transporting passengers.
OTRBs must be charged the same toll fees as transit buses
…
States, cities crack down while Washington deregulates
SAN ANTONIO – While deregulation fever has gripped Washington, state and local efforts to regulate motorcoach operations continue to threaten federal preemptions that have allowed…
