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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2011

FMCSA awards $8M to Pa. to improve bus, truck safety

Will strengthen enforcement oversight at high-crash corridors throughout the state, conduct safety audits of new truck and bus companies and upgrade the CDL knowledge test from paper to electronic form at testing facilities across the state.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2011

Police investigating Pa. Greyhound bus crash

A St. Louis-bound bus struck a concrete barrier and overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and sent 14 people to the hospital. Both state police and Greyhound officials are continuing to investigate the accident.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2011

Obama starts tour on $1.1M bus

A Secret Service spokesman stressed the bus wasn't purchased solely for the president and would be used for other dignitaries in the future.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2011

MCI to hold pre-owned coach auction

Will sponsor three open houses on Aug. 29 at its Sales and Service Centers to display the company’s pre-owned motorcoach inventory in advance of an online auction of 35 pre-owned coaches that will run Aug. 30 to Aug. 31.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2011

MCI delivers to Montreal, Los Angeles

Groupe Orléans Express took five new and six pre-owned J4500 coaches, and equipped them with bike racks. Eight of the coaches also feature wheelchair lifts. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department added three new MCI purpose-built 2011 Inmate Security Transportation Vehicles to its fleet.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2011

Pa. motorcoach driver publishes book

Jim Maust, who drove for Perkiomen Motorcoach for 11 years, wrote about his on-the-job adventures in “From the Driver’s Seat,” released about a month ago.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2011

James River, Carey will not renew franchise agreement

Although the partnership between the two entities had flourished for years, it was recently acknowledged that the business models for each company were no longer aligned and the separation would provide flexibility for each organization to continue its growth strategies, according to James River.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2011

Wells Fargo ups funds to Motorcoach Council’s Vendor Program

Support will enable the Council to award 25 additional gift cards, each with a $50 value, to motorcoach operators who enroll in the Coach Vendor Parts Program this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2011

Third N.Y. tour bus crash reported in less than 3 weeks

In the most recent accident in Upstate New York, more than a dozen people were injured. Within the last two weeks, one person was killed and 30 were injured in a crash involving a bus and a tractor-trailer, and another collision led to the death of two people and injured dozens more.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2011

Study: Curbside operators grabbing Amtrak market share

Researchers found that Megabus and other curbside operators are attracting more riders, primarily younger ones, drawn to the convenience of amenities such as onboard Wi-Fi. Acela ridership remains unaffected.

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