House Republicans Announce Plans For A 5-Year Highway Bill
Speaker of the House John Boehner, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and other House Republicans announced that they will introduce a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill in a press conference earlier this month.... more
DOT Releases Final Rule Banning Hand-Held Cell Phone Use
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles last week.... more
LaHood: Supercommittee’s Failure Will Mean Cuts To Transportation Programs
After the congressional “supercommittee” failed to come to an agreement on cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next ten years, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood issued a statement urging lawmakers not to make cuts to infrastructure programs.... more
FMCSA Amends CDL Medical Certificate Rule
On Tuesday, November 15, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule Federal Register that requires all CDL holders subject to the physical qualification requirements must retain paper copies of their medical examiner's certificate until January 30, 2014.... more
Union Station Opens Bus Deck
Washington, D.C.’s Union Station officially opened its new Bus Deck during a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month.... more
ABC Donates M1235 To ABA Foundation Live Auction
Thanks to a donation from ABC Companies, Marketplace 2012 Delegates will have a chance to bid on a M1235 Mid-Size Passenger Coach during this year’s ABA Foundation Live Auction.... more
Greene Coach Company Adopts eFleetSuite EOBR From ISE Fleet Services
Greene Coach Company, Inc. announced that it has adopted ISE Fleet Services eFleetSuite EOBR solution across its motorcoach fleet. Drivers at Greene Coach are now completely paperless for compliance to FMCSA regulations governing Hours of Service (HOS) and Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIR).... more
Marketing and Advertising Opportunities with GroupConnect
GroupTravelConnect.com is the online public search engine for www.buses.org, how is your company represented?... more
The Maryland Motorcoach Association's Stuff-A-Bus Event
The Maryland Motorcoach Association is taking the high road against hunger on December 9, 2011 with their Stuff-A Bus Event to benefit the Maryland Food Bank the Capital Area Food Bank and Toys for Tots that together serve the entire state of Maryland.... more
Membership Committee Opens Kaleidoscope Award Nominations
ABA's Membership Committee is encouraging members to nominate deserving individuals for the 2012 ABA Kaleidoscope Award, the winner of which will be announced during Marketplace 2012 in Grapevine, TX January 6-10.... more
New ABA Members To Add To Your 2011 Motorcoach Marketer
ABA warmly welcomes the following new members who recently joined the association... more