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More Buses Needed for Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Relief efforts are underway in Houston as well as in the surrounding area throughout Texas. Evacuations are currently hampered because of a shortage of available transportation and managing overburdened drivers and equipment that are already down there.
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ABA Member Alert: Vehicle Ramming
After the vehicle ramming terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain, ABA calls on members to take steps to ensure the safety and security of their customers and employees.
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Bus Association Concerned over Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rule Change
Transportation Today covered ABA expressing concern over changes proposed by FMCSA to rules governing lease and interchange.
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FMCSA Pulls Back on Sleep Apnea, Removing Exemption Requirement for Diabetic Drivers
FMCSA has made announcements regarding two pending rulemakings, first the obstructive sleep apnea ANPRM and the notice concerning elimination of the exemption requirement for Diabetic drivers.
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MEMBER ALERT: Chicago Enacts Ordinance to Curtail Party Buses in City, All Buses Scrutinized
ABA has been monitoring a new ordinance that Chicago has enacted in an effort to combat illegal and dangerous party buses.
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ABA Calls on Senate Homeland Security Appropriators to Fund Intercity Bus Security Grants
ABA, in a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.), called for funding of the Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) in the Senate’s FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations. The FY 2018
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ABA Supports NAS Findings on FMCSA Crash-risk System
The American Bus Association (ABA) supports the findings made by the National Academy of Sciences in their Congressionally mandated report titled “Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement.”
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FMCSA to Revise Lease and Interchange Rules, Extends Compliance Date to 2019
On Friday, June 16, 2017, FMCSA published two notices concerning the rule on the Lease and Interchange of Vehicles: Motor Carriers of Passengers originally issued in May 2015. The first notice extended the compliance date for the rule from January
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Applications Now Open for $2 Million Intercity Bus Security Grant Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the FY 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Announcement for the Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) as well as other Preparedness Grant Programs. The FY17 grants timeline is very compressed. You
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ABA Responds to Article in School Bus Fleet Stating Motorcoaches are Unsafe
ABA responds to slanderous article stating motorcoaches are not safe.
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