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My use of single weight engine oil: A follow up
This article brings to the attention of professional motorcoach operators that despite Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) recommending 15W-40 wt (multi-viscosity) engine oil in the S-60 engine, we use 40wt (XHD) oil with no problems at all.
Apollo Trolley makeover lends vintage appeal
Partnering with Gillig Corporation in 2004, Cable Car Classics developed its break-through, low-floor heavy-duty trolley-style bus at the insistence of Valley Transit, Walla Walla, WA.
The ride is fast and hip
Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is partnering with the world-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival to make the ride through Monterey fast.
Latest bus crash renews call for legislation
In the wake of another deadly tour bus crash, New York State lawmakers have renewed the calls for legislation to better regulate the industry.
Driver charged in VA tour bus crash
The driver of the tour bus that crashed early Tuesday morning just north of Richmond, VA killing four and injuring more than 50 has been charged with reckless driving.
Michigan school bus driver pleads guilty to DUI
Former Coloma, Mich. school bus driver Jennifer Moore pled guilty in a Kalamazoo court room for driving while intoxicated with 36 students onboard her bus last December.
Surprise Fed safety inspections continue as travel season begins
More than 3,000 surprise passenger carrier safety inspections over a two-week in May have resulted in 442 unsafe buses or drivers being removed from the roadways.
No Memphis blues for APTA International Roadeo winners
Seattle-based King County Metro won the Grand Champion Award at the 36th International Bus Roadeo, held May 22 at the American Public Transit Administration’s Bus and Paratransit Conference in Memphis, TN.
Japanese tour bus driver pleads guilty
Yasushi Mikuni fought back tears Tuesday after pleading guilty as part of a plea deal in the deaths of three of his bus passengers in a crash on Interstate 15 north of Cedar City, Utah last August.