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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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Insider Exclusive: DHS Program Explains What It Means to Be a ‘First Observer’
Find out what members have to say about this updated version of the TSA-administered program.
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Insider Exclusive: Are We Telling or Asking?
Quick meetings that allow your front-line employees to share what is and isn’t working can improve your safety ratings.
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FMCSA Withdraws Troubled Safety Fitness Determination Rule, Halts Additional Changes to CSA
In a notice published in the Federal Register on March 23 (82 Fed. Reg. 14848), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Safety Fitness Determinations (FMCSA-2015-0001). FMCSA had previously announced in mid-January
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Don’t Become a Victim of Identity Theft
There are a number of actions you can take to protect your identity both offline and online.
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OurBus to offer cheap fares from Lehigh Valley cities to New York
The Morning Call looks at the new trend of crowd sourcing charter buses and developing new routes.
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Punish Drivers for Accidents? A Bad Idea
Does it make sense for the bus and motorcoach industry to punish drivers for having an accident?
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