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ABA's Peter Pantuso, UMA's Stacy Tetschner, and IMG's Bronwyn Wilson discuss driver shortage and more.
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TA and Petro offers customers diesel and gasoline fueling services, full and quick-service restaurants, heavy truck maintenance services, 24-hour convenience stores, electronic communication (Wi-Fi) and other services — all within large, high traffic facilities.
Read More →Analysis compares consumer and societal costs associated with 20 trips between select U.S. city pairs on both Amtrak and scheduled intercity motorcoaches. Findings include motorcoaches average less than 25% of the cost to provide comparable Amtrak Service; and only two Amtrak lines generate enough revenue to cover operating and capital costs.
Read More →How much money an operator can save depends on how they manage risk and improve their hiring and training practices. The first step is finding a carrier they can forge a partnership with to establish a safety culture at their operation.
Read More →After lobbying Congress for 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeing more than 80,000 personnel furloughed and nearly half of the industry's 3,000 small, family-owned businesses shuttered, the industry recently received a desperately needed shot in the arm.
Read More →At lowest levels since the CVSA's commercial vehicle safety enforcement campaign, Roadcheck began in 1988. Inspections of passenger vehicles found a compliance rate of 91.3 percent in 2011 versus 91.0 percent in 2010. The motorcoach driver compliance rate was 97.4 percent; in 2010 it was 96.4 percent.
Read More →The staff of the American Bus Association traveled by motorcoach from Washington, D.C. to New York City for the 2004 American Bus Marketplace.
Read More →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.
Read More →Carmen Daecher, dean of the UMA's Bus and Motorcoach Academy, expects that registration for the online classes will grow as word of mouth spreads.
Read More →With more operators nearing retirement and investor interest on the rise, now is the time to plan your exit strategy. Here’s how to prepare your business for a successful sale that avoids leaving money on the table.
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