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Slated for March 30-31, 2011 at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y., the event will feature educational seminars, business sessions, networking events and a mini-exhibit show.
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Also offers a retrofit kit for buses already in service.
Read More →The operator, Gregory Clark, a 32-year Houston Metro veteran, failed an FTA-required drug and alcohol test following the accident.
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Affordability and fuel efficiency were key factors in Minnesota Coaches' purchase decision, according to Joe Krois, head of motor coach operations for the company.
Read More →ABA is the featured provider of content on a dedicated Web page that helps consumers find reliable motorcoach operators in the U.S. and Canada.
Read More →The right side of the bus does not provide the same visibility to the bus operator as the left side; therefore, 'Protecting the Right' will eliminate the possibility of being involved in a right-side preventable collision. When the right side is not covered, bus operators should not be surprised when a vehicle overtakes them along the right side.
Read More →FMCSA charged Cayetano Martinez with 78 violations of 13 separate motor carrier safety regulations. The agency's claim identifies the four separate company names Martinez allegedly used to illegally operate and evade previous orders from FMCSA.
Read More →In 2009, there were 70 reports of operators being subjected to some type of physical assault. About 40 percent included persons spitting or throwing an object at the operator. Transit officials estimate a safety shield could prevent a significant number of these assaults.
Read More →Study highlights the need for an increase in operations to address the growing senior population. This includes more bus operator training, incorporating travel needs of older people in route planning and stop placement, and coordination with other agencies and transportation providers.
Read More →Nothing can be more frustrating for new Bus Operator Instructors than seeing students, not long after qualifying and moving forward to Depot Route Training, move away from the correct skill applications they were taught on the training bus, to what someone else may be telling them. In many cases that someone else is the Route Bus Operator they are assigned to, who often confront students with a "this is the real world, not the training bus" mentality.
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