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The Winnipeg Taxi Board initially denied Sunshine Transit Services an accessible limousine license in 2012. With the signing of the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, help from the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities and the Public Interest Law Center, Manitoba's one and only accessible limo license was granted to Sunshine Transit Services in August 2014.
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Ongoing research, communication and safety are crucial to finding and maintaining a sound insurance policy. Many coach operators are also taking on more risk and control with captive insurance.
Read More →While some say driver fatigue is not a major problem, motorcoach accidents do occur, and when they do the whole industry pays the price. See how operators are taking preventative steps by promoting good sleep habits, staffing relief drivers and using good judgement when planning trips.
Read More →The association's response to the NTSB's curbside motorcoach safety report also cites the need for inspections of motorcoaches in facilities at their point of origin or destination.
Read More →New coaches are equipped with new clean diesel engines that comply with the most stringent state and federal air quality standards, while producing seven times less CO2 than does a passenger car.
Read More →There are 22,276 motorcoaches and buses represented in this year's Top 50 Motorcoach Operators surve
Read More →Though only currently operating part-time as he transitions to this new venture, Tarmann Transport is already saving hundreds of dollars a month by running his service vehicle on autogas.
Read More →A bipartisan transportation package moving through Congress could redefine how the U.S. funds highways, transit, and motorcoach travel, while igniting new fights over electrification, regulation, and federal priorities.
Read More →Among the most difficult tasks for a new student bus operator to perform on the training bus is a “right turn into a bus stop.” On a scale of one to five, with five being most difficult, I rank it a five. Right turns, in general, rank at the top of the list, but having to successfully enter a bus stop “immediately” after a right turn comes as a result of several instructional steps — demonstrated properly by the trainer.
Read More →METRO Magazine's awards will be presented at UMA's Expo in Nashville and ABA's Marketplace in Omaha, Neb.
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