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The scope of work to be completed encompassed a full overhaul of 23 MCI D4500, model year 2008/2009 buses.
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Bus wraps and advertising may mean up to 50% more revenue for motorcoach operators. Learn the practice and how to go after this money-making source.
Read More →After five years, Coach USA once again claims the top spot in METRO’s 16th Annual Survey, where 40-foot buses remain the dominant presence in fleet composition.
Read More →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.
Read More →One way operators are attracting this burgeoning market is by developing trips that are patterned after cruise ship vacations, where passengers have a choice of activities to take part in during the day before meeting up with the rest of their group at night.
Read More →Fleet totals take a 15% dip in METRO’s 17th annual fleet survey, where average fleet size dropped by 41 buses.
Read More →Highlights include new offerings from Freightliner and IC Bus, as well as propane-propelled vehicles and an innovation using solar power. Educational session topics included driver safety, customer service for paratransit and the benefits of alternative fuels.
Read More →In August, MCI delivered J4500 coaches to Rowan University in New Jersey and James Madison University in Virginia, which took its third MCI J4500 model.
Read More →The agency would share 100 of its stops with private commuter shuttles, give priority to its own buses and charge a fee to the private operators, according to a report.
Read More →Ferro is currently President of the Maryland Motor Truck Association and serves on several regional advisory committees relating to freight planning, highway safety and transportation funding.
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