Greyhound contracts for 61 Prevost coaches
Prevost has signed a contract with Greyhound for an order of 61 of its 50-seat X3-45 motorcoaches.
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Congresswoman Johnson: TX bus enforcement being stepped up
By Glenn Swain With inspectors busily making surprise inspections on tour buses across the nation after a rash of accidents in the Northeast this spring, more focus is being directed at how local law enforcement can decrease the number of bad or illegal bus companies that are putting passengers at risk. Texas Democratic Congresswoman Eddie […]
Negriff retiring as Big Blue Bus director
Stephanie Negriff, the director of transit services for Santa Monica, CA-based Big Blue Bus will retire in October.
North Dakota bans texting while driving
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has signed a new law banning texting while driving.
Ordained minister bus driver settles lawsuit against CARTS
A bus driver fired from the Austin, TX-based Capital Area Rural Transportation System for refusing an assignment to drive passengers to a Planned Parenthood clinic has reached a settlement with the transit agency.
Armored buses await Obama, Biden, 2012 candidates
For the 2012 Presidential election season, President Obama and other high-profile government officials and candidates will be traveling the country meeting voters in customized armored buses.
Picknelly: ‘We support requirements to include seatbelts on new buses’
Peter Picknelly, president and CEO of Peter Pan Bus Lines, says pending legislative safety proposals will affect the bus industry, mainly around the subject of seat belts.
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.