April 2011 - Page 2 of 4 - BUSRide


Nearly 1,300 bus inspections conducted since I-95 crash

Surprise roadside bus inspections by officials with the New York State Department of Transportation now number 1,286 since a crackdown on bus safety was launched March 17.

Man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme aimed at retired transit workers

Police arrested 64-year-old Thomas Mitchell of Los Angeles for running a $7 million Ponzi scheme that targeted retired LA County bus and train operators.

UMA supporting BUSES bill

The series of deadly bus crashes this spring in the Northeast has again brought the subject of bus safety to the forefront, as Congressional members get set to debate two proposed bills this year.

NTSB: NYC bus crash not caused by truck-tractor collision

The National Transportation Safety Board says no evidence was found that a truck-tractor hit the World Wide Travel bus on March 12 in New York City. The accident left 15 passengers dead and 18 injured.

Like grandfather, like granddaughter

Victoria Clark first encountered a motorcoach at age 8 when a prankster mechanic positioned her behind the wheel as he knelt in the stairwell. He was trying to put a scare into young Victoria’s grandfather, Morris Clark, who founded Austin, TX-based Clark Travel in 1981.

FMCSA Strike Force removes 289 unsafe buses or drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its state and local law enforcement partners conducted more than 2,700 surprise Strike Force passenger carrier safety inspections over a nine-day period from March 28 to April 6.

Men claim MBTA driver was aggressor in alleged attack

men accused of attacking a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus driver on Wednesday claim the bus driver was the aggressor and deliberately drove the bus into a building, injuring several people.

MTA Bus Divisions taps Irick

MTA New York City Transit has named Darryl Irick to be its new Senior Vice President of Buses, President of MTA Bus Company and President MTA Long Island Bus.

UMA’s Parra: Show them your safety record

Victor Parra has advice for operators who may be fending off questions of bus safety, as news headlines report on recent bus accidents and legislation is pending in Congress: Show them your safety records.

Motorcoach safety comes packaged

In the wake of a series of accidents and proposed legislation, operators facing questions on safety have a strong argument in existing engineering and motorcoach construction.