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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2011

FMCSA orders Oregon operator to cease services

Agency says RC Investments Inc. failed to use properly licensed drivers and implement a driver drug and alcohol testing program. In addition, the carrier failed to regularly inspect its vehicles and ensure that its drivers are medically qualified.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

Diperts donate to future U. of Texas mixed-use visitors’ center

Dan Dipert, owner of Dan Dipert Travel & Transportation Ltd. and his wife, Linda, recently donated $400,000 to the University of Texas at Arlington for its new visitors center in an $80 million retail and residential development.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

ABC acquires Hudson Body Co.

With over 60 years in the transportation service market, Hudson Body Co., a full-service body repair facility, specializes in truck and bus body repairs. The facility will continue to operate under the Hudson Body name, dba ABC Companies.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2011

Megabus forecasts 70% increase in holiday bus travel

Company expects ridership to be up 54 percent in the Northeast and 85 percent in the Midwest.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2011

Greyhound partners with 7-Eleven on ticket buying program

Through an innovative program in conjunction with 7-Eleven stores and PayNearMe, Greyhound's cash customers can now purchase online and pay for their bus tickets at 7-Eleven neighborhood stores, turning them into local "Greyhound ticketing offices."

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2011

MCI delivers J4500 to Iowa

Hawkeye Stages’ new coach features 52 leather passenger seats; a clean-diesel Cummins engine and ZF ASTronic transmission; a high-end Bosch entertainment system with 15-inch video monitors; and 110-volt outlets and Wi-Fi.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2011

NTSB: Curbside carriers pose safety oversight challenge

The fatal accident rate for curbside carriers from January 2005 to March 2011 was 7 times that of conventional bus operations: 1.4 fatal accidents per 100 vehicles for curbside carriers compared with 0.2 fatal accidents per 100 vehicles for conventional scheduled carriers.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2011

ABA: Motorcoach inspections should take priority over trucks

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.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2011

Indiana’s Ball State U. coach ridership up, subsidies down

Miller Trailways coach service has been popular with college students, allowing the carrier to request fewer funds in 2012. Since January of 2010, Miller has expanded from one daily round trip from Muncie to Indianapolis to two daily round trips.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2011

N.Y. bus safety crackdown removes 100-plus drivers from road

The inspections, conducted between September and October, resulted in 116 bus drivers and 95 buses being taken off the road throughout the state. In the New York City area alone, 48 drivers and 26 buses were taken out of service.

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