Two industry veterans retire
Two industry veterans recently retired after collectively devoting more than a century of service to the bus and motorcoach community.
For those who have attended…
Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA
In many ways, the issues facing the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) in 2021 — with the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic —…
Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic
BusRates.com is back, and the timing couldn’t be better. The retooled website is generating daily inquiries for charter bus bookings in some…
50 Years: UMA formed to stand up for industry ‘little guys’ in 1971
Fifty years ago, a dozen small bus and motorcoach operators decided they had had enough of struggling to grow and prosper while major companies —…
TSA provides clarification on new mask mandate and security directive
Confused about the Transportation Security Administration’s new mask mandate and transportation?
TSA’s David Cooper joined the United Motorcoach Association Town Hall on…
UMA congratulates DOT Secretary Buttigieg, looks forward to working together
UMA President and CEO Larry Killingsworth congratulated newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on behalf of the United Motorcoach Association‘s hundreds…
Orlando’s ready to host Motorcoach EXPO: City is Number One in Healthy Meetings
“Meetings and tourism is what we thrive on,” Heidi Baez, Destination Event Sr. Manager at Visit Orlando, told motorcoach operators at today’s Town Hall. She…
CERTS coalition calls for $40B in new relief funding
Following a year of unprecedented losses, the private motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel industries have called on Congress to fund $40 billion in…
Why operators should sign up for Charter Service Registry
Owners of bus and motorcoach companies should sign up for the Charter Service Registry to show Congress that the Charter Service Rule,…
UMA CERTS Act FAQ clarifies new law and second round of PPP
Now that the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act and a second round of PPP have become law, motorcoach operators are seeking…