December 2011 - Page 3 of 3 - BUSRide


Bus crashes bring CVSA to the forefront

Deadly bus crashes this year have made news headlines, thrusting bus safety into the forefront. At the same time the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has been shoved into the limelight as well.

Saturday bus service returns to Delaware City

Delaware City, Delaware now has Saturday bus service for the first time in 40 years. This Saturday, the existing Route 25 is extending all of its 12 Saturday trips to Delaware City.

Megabus.com offers 200,000 free seats

On Tuesday Megabus.com announced it is offering 200,000 free seats for travel Jan. 4 to March 1, 2012. Customers can now begin booking their free seats.

Attack on Toronto Transit driver nets man jail time

Taiseer Abubakar, 20, was sentenced to 36 days in jail for an assault in November on a bus driver for the Toronto Transit Commission.

Airbag supports do not last forever

Budget Truck and Auto repairs the corroded tubing in three stages By Joel Salter Winters in Wisconsin are particularly brutal on vehicles maneuvering in cold wet weather on salted roadways. As a result, Budget Truck and Auto, Janesville, WI, has become expert at one particular climate-related refurbishment procedure on late model 1990s MCI D coaches […]

FMCSA shuts down Oregon bus company

Another bus company has been ordered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to immediately cease operations.

LADOT rolls out new MCI CNG buses

On Monday Los Angeles residents will begin boarding the first of Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s (LADOT) MCI Commuter Coaches powered by CNG.

19 motorcoaches placed out of service in quaker state

The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a five-day enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches.

What adjusters need to know about collision repair

Inside the ABC Companies Annual Collision Workshop, Winter Garden, FL Understanding the crippling effect a collision has on an operator is just as important to the insurance claims adjuster who routinely assesses the damages as it is to the mechanics and body repairmen who make the repairs. For that reason ABC Companies has hosted its […]