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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2011

SEPTA, Bieber Tourways partner to add cross-country travel

The agency and motorcoach operator recently opened a bus terminal offering cross-country travel to cities such as New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in the Norristown Transportation Center's new garage.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2011

MCI supplies coaches to Penn. VA hospital

Altoona VA’s two new coaches feature 47 forward-facing seats with footrests and cup holders; DVD entertainment systems; Cummins ISM 2007 410-hp engines; Allison B500 transmissions, and patriotic decals. The veterans use the coaches to access medical and specialty services not provided by their home facility.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2011

N.Y. sting operation pulls 14 coaches off the road

All buses that were pulled over by state transportation investigators and law enforcement were ordered off the road. One major reason was the lack of an updated hours of service log book.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2011

Iowa's Windstar acquires Kincaid Coach’s Neb. branch

The purchase of Kincaid’s Lincoln, Neb. terminal will be Windstar Lines Inc.’s first location outside the state of Iowa.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2011

N.Y. DMV: Coach driver likely made false statements

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office released motor vehicles data to investigators regarding "evidence of false statements" made by Ophadell Williams, the driver of a tour bus in a crash that killed 15 people.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

BusRates.com hires marketing group

Mills Marketing Group has been a valuable resource for many hotels, attractions, restaurants, retail, convention and visitors' bureaus and other allied travel businesses for the past three years, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

Discount coach drivers suffer long hours, lack of rest

After last week’s motorcoach accident in the Bronx, which caused 15 fatalities, a spotlight has been put on the discount tour bus industry, which "demands long hours of drivers, but offers little pay or rest."

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Motorcoach Council appoints new board members

New members of the Board include Autumn Dipert-Brown of Dan Dipert Coaches (Texas); Elaine Fickett of H&L Charters Company, Inc. (Calif.); Tom McCaughey of Flagship Trailways (R.I.); Tom Morgan of Gray Line Tucson (Ariz.); Mike Costa of A Yankee Line (Mass.); and Shannon Kaser of Royal Excursion (Ind.).

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2011

Prevost delivers H3-45s to Roberts Hawaii

The 20 luxury coaches — the operation’s first Prevosts — represent an investment of over $14 million by the company.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2011

Academy Bus files suit against Rutgers U.

Alleges that the University collaborated on a contract bid with First Transit to create an unequal playing field that would favor the UK-based transportation provider.

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