NYC coach crashes enroute to Atlantic City, NJ
A bus owned by Sun Lee Bus Co. New York, NY, carrying 50 people to Atlantic City, NJ, rear-ended a car and skidded 80 feet before stopping.
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ABC Companies to refurbish Greyhound coaches
Greyhound Lines, Inc, Dallas, TX, the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, and ABC Companies, Faribault, MN, have partnered to refurbish 250 Greyhound motorcoaches.
FMCSA fines owner of illegal Tierra Santa
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it has issued a notice of claim charging Mr. Cayetano Martinez, owner of Tierra Santa, Inc.
SunLine Transit receives EPA Clean Air Excellence Award
Recognized for The Road to Hydrogen The United State Environmental Protection Agency recognized SunLine Transit Agency, Thousand Palms, CA, with its Clean Air Technology Award. SunLine was one of only 14 organization recipients out of 124 applicants. General Manager, C. Mikel Oglesby accepted the award on behalf of his Agency for its outstanding visionary efforts […]
Transit manager held in theft of bus fares
Boston.com reports the general manager of the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority, Haverhill, MA, has been arrested in the theft of bus fares from a deposit vault, according to the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. John Whittaker, 47, of Methuen was arrested yesterday at his Haverhill office and charged with one count of larceny […]
NTSB to publicly review Arizona bus crash of January 2009
To recap: On Friday, January 30, 2009, at 4:06 p.m. MST, a 2007 Chevrolet/Starcraft 29-passenger bus, operated by DW Tour and Charter and carrying 16 passengers and the driver, crashed on U.S. Highway 93 on a return trip from Grand Canyon West to Las Vegas. The bus came to rest on the southbound side of […]
UMA declares victory in Murray Amendment ruling
Ruled unconstitutional by federal judge in Washington, DC The United Motorcoach Association (UMA), Alexandria, VA, responded with its release following the decision yesterday against the Murray Amendent, announcing victory in its case against the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to have the Murray Amendment ruled unconstitutional. The amendment placed by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in last […]
Judge Rules in favor of operators
Finds Murray Amendment unconstitutional; orders FTA to enforce charter rule against King County Judge Huvelle of the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia has ruled today that the Murray Amendment, which prohibits the Federal Transit Administration from using any funds to enforce the charter rules against King County Metro in Seattle, is unconstitutional. […]
CVSA's Roadcheck 2010 begins now
Inspections at more than 1,500 locations across the United States, Mexico and Canada The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), Arlington, VA, begins its annual Roadcheck event, today, June 8-10, at more than 1,500 locations across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), state enforcement agencies, and other safety organizations […]
Georgia Passes Ban on Texting While Driving
Georgia has taken the country one step closer to a nationwide ban on texting while driving as Governor Sonny Perdue signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law last week. The new Georgia primary law, effective July 1, prohibits drivers of all ages from texting while driving. Young drivers with provisional licenses are banned from talking on cell […]