Spare tires, tire safety can prevent catastrophic motorcoach accidents
Regular spare tire inspections and proper inflation practices protect drivers, technicians, and passengers from preventable roadside failures and shop accidents.
NTSB repeats call for school bus seat belts after investigation into fatal Tennessee crash
The investigation into a Tennessee school bus crash last year resulted in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reminding student transporters and states to increase…
NTSB investigator explains role of tires in fatal minibus crash
Most crashes never have just one cause, but in the case of the fatal 2020 Southern California bus crash, the state of the tires played…
NTSB finds speed a factor in deadly 2020 Pennsylvania crash
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that a motorcoach’s loss of control due to unsafe speed led…
Causes still undetermined for fatal turnpike crash
The initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board regarding a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash in January involving one UPS truck, one FedEx truck, and a…
Adequate seats and belts may have saved lives in Schoharie limo crash
Many of the 17 passengers killed in a fatal limousine crash last year may have survived if they were wearing seatbelts and occupying seats that…
NTSB still awaiting responses on past safety recommendations
by Hal Mattern
The National Transportation Safety Board’s newest list of recommended but unaddressed safety improvements includes 13 proposals that would directly affect the motorcoach…
UMA announces Safety Management Seminar schedule and topics
Current events are driving the agenda for the annual UMA Safety Management Seminar, according to Ken Presley, UMA Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs &…
Thinking “yellow” for a moment
“Unfortunately, passing a school bus when a signal arm is extended is all too common…”
Many are often surprised to learn that approximately one-third of…
