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ArticlesAugust 1, 2002

Forcing a square peg into a round hole

Read why the motorcoach industry is not happy with the state of Illinois.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2002

Motorcoach operators fined for idling in New York

Six companies must pay a combined $103,000 that will be used to plant trees in neighborhoods of New York City.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2002

How to Buy or Lease Coaches in a Tough Financing Market

With the motorcoach industry still mired in the post-September 11 downturn, financing institutions have tightened their lending practices. How operators can replenish their fleets in hard times. Part 1 of 2.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2002

Approved border legislation may burden operators

President Bush signed into law a bill that could force bus and motorcoach companies to compile detailed information on their passengers before crossing the U.S. border.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2002

Canadian motorcoach coalition presents regulation-deregulation recommendations

A coalition of Canadian motorcoach associations presented recommendations to the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on the issue of regulation-deregulation of the motorcoach industry.

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ArticlesApril 1, 2002

Motorcoach Operators Go the Whole Nine Yards

Marketing a motorcoach operation to sports teams requires a strategy for reaching the right audience, packaging and promoting an attractive deal and providing safe, dependable service that suits the ever-changing needs of athletic organizations.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2002

Coach operator faces jail time for illegal dumping

A motorcoach operator in a Washington, D.C., suburb has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping waste from a bus lavatory holding tank into storm sewers.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2002

Collision Avoidance With the Help of a Box

The general consensus of the motorcoach industry believes that while collision avoidance technology helps, it cannot replace good training.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2002

56% of Small Operators Concerned with Driver Shortage

Fleets are characteristically smaller in part two of METRO’s motorcoach survey, with 33% of operators making no new bus purchases this year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2002

Branson, Mo., tops 10-year motorcoach survey

Washington, D.C., and Nashville rounded out the top three.

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