
He comes to UMA following 25 years at the National Speakers Association where he served as CEO for the past 18 years.
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Prime Policy Group, UMA’s government relations firm, has scheduled more than 300 individualized appointments for members to meet with Congressional elected officials to discuss key legislative issues affecting the motorcoach industry.
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The auction benefited the Motorcoach Marketing Council, with proceeds supporting the image and future of motorcoach travel in North America via Council’s GoMotorcoach campaign available to operators.
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Steve Klika is the former president of the International Motorcoach Group and has been active in recruiting new leadership for numerous motorcoach companies and trade associations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Association not only filed vigorous comments with the agency against the "flawed proposal," but its lobbying efforts resulted in a provision being inserted in the FY 17 Department of Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bill, prohibiting the proposal from being finalized.
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Highlights from the annual UMA Expo, which was held Feb. 26 to March 1, includes vehicles from the show floor and industry execs at sessions.
Read More →Nobody questions the value of reviewing vehicle “near-miss” incidents; however, there are plenty of skeptics out there harboring doubts that bus operators will actually report themselves committing unsafe acts. Often, when the subject of self-reporting is being discussed, it is greeted by swells of suppressed laughter by those familiar with human nature.
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With an aim to help operators prepare for the changing landscape, technology was a big focus at 2017 UMA Expo, which also included a fond farewell to long-time President/CEO Vic Parra.
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In addition to the graphics featuring St Louis’ history and sights, the new vehicle is equipped with a 425 HP Cummins ISX 12.0 engine driving through an Allison B500 (Gen5) six-speed automatic transmission.
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Equipped to take coach design to an extreme level, the coach, which will be on display at UMA Expo, is the only one of its kind and integrates both practical and futuristic passenger and driver features in a fully-loaded, tech-driven prototype, according to the company.
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