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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2006

Controlling Insurance Costs Regardless of Market Cycles

Simple, proactive steps that can reduce your motorcoach liability costs include marketing your best qualities to your agent, sharing risk, upgrading driver training and seeking technologies aimed at liability control.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2006

2006 Motorcoach Survey: Instability Continues in METRO's Top 50

This year's list again saw significant change, as Coach USA took over No. 1 from Greyhound, while 15 of the top 20 operators changed spots from last year and five new operators cracked the top 50. The good news is that a majority of operators say revenue is up.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2005

DHS motorcoach security grantees announced

$10 million in federal funds for security goes to 25 private operators.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2005

Motorcoach association creates hurricane relief forum

ABA says forum will allow for exchange of information about members affected by Katrina.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2005

ABA-UMA unification scrapped

Impasse in negotiations leads to joint agreement to end consolidation of two largest motorcoach associations.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2005

Take Steps Now to Prevent Another Tragic Bus Fire

The Sept. 23 motorcoach conflagration that claimed 23 lives on a crowded highway near Dallas compels us to take a closer look at fire dangers. Driver training and fire-suppression equipment can make a critical difference in a bus fire.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2005

Security Becomes Operative Word for Motorcoach Industry

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the recent London bombings, motorcoach operators are enhancing their security procedures. Increased federal funding would facilitate the process.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

NTSB releases report on ’03 motorcoach crash

Road design, wet pavement and tire conditions factors in February 2003 motorcoach crash that killed seven.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2005

The case for a new, improved Amtrak

Amtrak could take some lessons from the nation's private motorcoach industry, which transports more passengers, more efficiently.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2005

Surviving the Motorcoach Rate-Cutting War

An emphasis on cash flow instead of profit margins has caused many coach operators to cut their prices to unhealthy levels. Focusing on safety, service and performance can help operators justify higher prices.

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