CSA 2010 Bus Driver Monitoring Now Underway
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) began bus and truck company monitoring December 17 under the provisions of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA) system – and bus operators can preview their own company’s safety data and analysis in CSA 2010's new Safety Measurement System (SMS).... more
Unified Carrier Registration Fees Won’t Increase For 2011
Interstate bus operators will pay the same Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) fees for 2011 as they paid for 2010, ranging from $76 for the smallest interstate operator with only one or two buses to $76,346 for operators with 1,001 or more vehicles.... more
EPA Approves Clean Diesel Grants For Private Buses
EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign is distributing funding for the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program through EPA’s Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriations.... more
Get Connected & Password Protected In 2011 For Under $2 Per Bus Seat
GroupConnect.com is continuing to evolve, changing gears to provide better tools to make more money in today's shifting travel industry.... more
ABA Alliance With Terrapin Blue Offers New Member Benefits
ABA has formed an exclusive partnership with Terrapin Blue Holdings, LLC, to offer members access to new tools to assist them with security & emergency preparedness, transportation contracts, new public-private partnerships, and more.... more
ABA, New Mobility Choice Coalition Release Pro-Bus Study
ABA joined environmental and energy security groups last month to unveil a new study of the 19-member Mobility Choice Coalition, which cites the role of private-sector buses in reducing oil dependency and government waste through increasing competition among transportation modes.... more
USTOA Names Dale New President
The U.S. Tour Operators Association has named Terry Dale its new president effective as of January 2011. Dale succeeds Bob Whitley, who died earlier this year.... more
Trans-Bridge Lines Founder John Ferraro, 90, Passes Away
Trans-Bridge Lines founder John Alfred Ferraro, of Bethlehem, Penn., died Nov. 24 at age 90. Ferraro started Trans-Bridge Lines with his father, A.J. Ferraro, and a sister in 1941 in Broadway, N.J.... more
New ABA Members To Add To Your Motorcoach Marketer
ABA warmly welcomes the following new members who recently joined the association:... more... more