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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2018

Actor Seth Rogen to be new voice of TransLink BC

The campaign to get Rogen involved began in May, days before plans to have Morgan Freeman become the voice of the system were scrapped.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2018

BusCon 2018 set to return to Indianapolis in October

Registration is open now for this year's show, which will include a look at electric buses and autonomous vehicles, as well as training courses from NTI and EnerDel.

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ArticlesMarch 22, 2018

Creating a Social Media Strategy to Grow Your Coach Business

Creating content that people within your niche can reference or repost will help you gain organic and targeted followers who will engage with you and will result in new and recurring business, as well as establish your authority.

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Articlesby Alex RomanDecember 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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ArticlesDecember 26, 2017

Mobility-On-Demand: The Future of Transportation

Embracing public-private partnerships can help cities and transit agencies lower operational cost while connecting underserved communities.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2017

Metra unveils winterization plans, customer communications

Through the use of GPS technology, the agency's communication specialists can monitor the position and timeliness of all trains in the system in real time and alert passengers in a variety of ways.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2017

Transportation's future, electric vehicles hot topics at BusCon 2017

The show featured nearly 135 exhibitors and close to 60 vehicles, ranging from transit buses to motorcoaches and cutaways to vans, as well as some of the latest technologies available to operators on the market today.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2017

Transport for London taps artificial intelligence to 'chat' with customers

The 'TravelBot' tool, which is powered by AI, can "chat" with customers using Messenger and instantly tell them when their bus is due to arrive, as well as provide service updates and Tube maps.

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ArticlesMay 3, 2017

3 Ways to Boost Your Motorcoach Business Online

It is now necessary to not only have a website but to learn how to drive traffic to it using organic Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, and/or social media.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2017

Greyhound deploys AlertMedia critical communications tech

The motorcoach operation is using the AlertMedia platform to enhance and improve communications with approximately 1,000 employees.

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