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News•by Staff•January 5, 2018

Lancer Insurance joins UMA Driver Competition's list of sponsors

Drivers submit to a written exam to test their knowledge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and compete behind the wheel on a challenging skills course.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2018

ABC delivers 2 Van Hool CX45s to Pa. operator

The addition grows Innovative Coaches' fleet to six vehicles, all of which not older than 2017 year models.

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Articles•January 4, 2018

Seating Manufacturers Design for Efficiency, Hygiene

Cleanliness, weight reduction, and technology drive recent innovations in the transit and motorcoach seating industry.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2018

Daimler Buses and REV Group team up in North America

New General Distributor REV Coach LLC will start selling Setra motorcoaches in January 2018.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2018

MCI to cease distributing Daimler's Setra coaches

The models covered by the distribution rights agreement were the Setra S 407 and S 417 motor coaches, introduced by Daimler in North America in 2003.

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News•by Staff•January 3, 2018

T&I Chairman Shuster to step down at end of 2018

Plans to devote his final year to pushing for an infrastructure bill, an initiative both parties have said is long overdue.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2017

CCW hosts facility tour for Calif. Transit Association attendees

Attendees were escorted by CCW key personnel in a 50-passenger tram through several production areas, which included welding, fabrication, engine repowering, and other work areas that spotlighted full bus rehabilitation, accident repairs, electrification processes, and aftersales service.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•December 29, 2017

Top 50 Motorcoach Fleets Focused on Growing Business, Recruiting Drivers

While finding drivers and maintenance personnel is still a real issue for operators, many have not only used the web to revamp their approach to recruit drivers, but also market their operations to increase utilization rates. New for 2018, this year’s list is ranked by most motorcoaches, rather than most vehicles as it has in the past.  

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2017

Transport Canada mandates new tech to improve motorcoach safety

In addition to electronic stability control, separate proposed regulations will introduce mandatory electronic logging devices for federally regulated motor carriers (trucks and buses) and their commercial drivers.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2017

Asian American Motorcoach Operators names new chief administrator

Godfrey LeBron is the former longtime co-owner of Paradise Travel and has previously served as the president of the Bus Association of New York and chairman of the United Motorcoach Association.

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