John Benjamin of Benjamin Bus, a family owned school bus transportation company with over two decades service, is proud to have been presented with the Jim DeVeau Award at the 2014 Minnesota School Bus Operators Association Summer Conference in Cohasset, MN.
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) announced a proposed framework yesterday to solidify the Highway Trust Fund, a transportation and infrastructure fund that finances road, bridge, transit, and infrastructure projects. Under their framework, the gas tax will increase by 12 cents over the course of two years. Additionally, the gas tax will be […]
More than 135 public transit systems in the United States are participating in the 9th annual National Dump the Pump Day on Thursday, June 19.
Near perfect rating received by the motor carrier industry’s most comprehensive safety evaluation.
The FMCSA announced in a Federal Register Notice that beginning August 23, 2014, motor carriers and drivers will be able to request the removal of roadside inspection violations from agency data systems to more accurately reflect outcomes of judicial proceedings.
BYD Motors, Inc announces its proposed overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 4% for Federal Fiscal Year 2015. The proposed goal and its methodology are available for inspection during normal business hours at the company for thirty (30) days following the date of this notice. BYD Motors, Inc. and U.S. Department of Transportation will […]
The United Motorcoach Association (UMA) says it applauds Congressmen Steve Daines (R-MT) and Sam Graves (R-MO) and their staffs on introduction and passage of their amendment to block a regulation to increase the minimum insurance requirements for truck and bus companies. In April of this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a […]
Event to feature unveiling of SunLine¹s two new hydrogen fuel cell buses wrapped in winners’ art.
Keeping impaired drivers off the roads is critical to avoiding accidents. For companies with drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), so is complying with the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) alcohol and drug testing requirements.
The Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center under the Larson Institute and sponsored by the FTA, last week completed the FTA’s “new model bus testing program” of the first 40-foot, all-electric bus.