Lately officials at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance have been on the receiving end of harsh criticism by a number of motorcoach operators wanting the agency to crack down on unsafe rogue curbside carriers.
New bus safety provisions are expected to be included in the impending surface transportation bill.
Firefighters and paramedics in Frisco, Texas can now transport as many as 20 patients at a time with its new Ambulance Bus.
Politicians speaking on the motorcoach industry should really do a better job to differentiate one motorcoach operation from another to avoid the danger of making public statements that drag down the fully compliant 95 percent in the eye of the public.
If you’re not getting your share of the church youth group travel market, BUSRide is here to help. We have partnered with Leisure Group Travel magazine to bring you Youth Ministries On the Go, a unique publication designed to help you develop the faith-based travel market. A link to this digital publication was recently emailed to the youth ministers, senior pastors, executive pastors and business administrators at many of the largest churches and megachurches in America. Now, we’re offering this publication to you in hopes that it will open the door to this growing market niche.
It is official: interstate bus and truck drivers are prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles.
SunLine Transit’s annual “Fill the Bus” holiday food drive on Nov. 17 collected 10.5 tons of food and toiletries and more than 100 turkeys for three organizations.
The Shriners of British Columbia and Yukon now have the keys to the 6000th MCI J4500 motorcoach to roll off the E/J assembly line in Schaumburg, IL.
Cincinnati Metro will receive more than $1.9 million in federal Clean Fuels funding to buy new buses featuring new, more environmentally friendly “mini-hybrid” technology.
Comprehensive training courses for both transit and paratransit bus operators are now available from the Transit & Paratransit Company (TAPTCO).