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News•by Staff•August 6, 2013

Tenn. Gray Line acquires coach operator

Industry veteran Bruce Neuharth has been named CEO of Gray Line to oversee and grow the combined company. He will be joined on the executive team by Carl Haley, who will maintain the position of CEO at Grand Avenue.

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News•by Staff•August 1, 2013

Report: Motorcoach travel more cost effective, efficient than Amtrak

Analysis compares consumer and societal costs associated with 20 trips between select U.S. city pairs on both Amtrak and scheduled intercity motorcoaches. Findings include motorcoaches average less than 25% of the cost to provide comparable Amtrak Service; and only two Amtrak lines generate enough revenue to cover operating and capital costs.

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News•by Staff•August 1, 2013

Megabus adds Cleveland service

Direct routes will be available to and from Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Erie, Pa.; Buffalo, N.Y.; with connections to Atlanta; Lexington, Ky.; and Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. Each of the new cities will be served via Coach USA subsidiary Lakefront Lines.

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News•by Staff•July 31, 2013

Allied to acquire Thor Industries for $100 million

Thor's bus business includes Champion Bus Inc., General Coach America Inc., Goshen Coach Inc., El Dorado National California Inc. and El Dorado National Kansas Inc.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2013

New app lets commuters email Congress about transportation woes

“I’m Stuck” will allow users to immediately email their member of Congress to demand solutions to the infrastructure challenges that are keeping them from getting to their destination.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2013

White House asks motorcoach industry to deliver healthcare message

Representatives from the ABA; NAMO; the UMA; and major motorcoach operations reviewed provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The White House said it wants to use the motorcoach industry to convey information about the Act to customers who ride buses and may not have health insurance, including students and the elderly.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2013

MCI delivers Setra to L.A.'s Corporate Coach

Also supplied MCI-branded J4500s to Texas and Ontario, Canada.

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News•by Staff•July 25, 2013

Cline Tours acquires Callahan Bus Lines

Callahan family retained The Tenney Group, a firm that specializes in transportation business sales exclusively across the U.S., to handle the sale.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2013

BusCon registration open, first video preview released

Now in its 18th year, the expo, which will take place September 9 to 11, continues to bring the bus industry together to share challenges, find solutions and improve performance.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2013

S.F. Muni proposes policy to share stops with shuttles

The agency would share 100 of its stops with private commuter shuttles, give priority to its own buses and charge a fee to the private operators, according to a report.

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