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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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Safety, Maintenance and Compliance Discussed at BISC and BusMARC Summer Meetings
More than a hundred safety and maintenance professionals gathered just outside of Baltimore last week for the Bus Industry Safety Council (BISC) and Bus Maintenance and Repair Council (BusMARC) Summer Meetings. These meetings served as a forum to address the latest
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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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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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ABA, SYTA Urge the President to Clarify that U.S. Open for Business for Secure Foreign Travel
Today ABA and the Student Youth Travel Association sent a joint letter urging President Donald Trump to clarify that the United States is open for business and encourage secure foreign travel.
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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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TSA Sends Recommendations in Aftermath of German Attack
In the aftermath of the recent attack in Germany using a commercial motor vehicle as a weapon, TSA sends out industry security recommendations.
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TSA proposes security training for rail, bus workers
USA Today covers the TSA announcement proposing security training for surface transportation.
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If You Are Serious About Safety, You Seriously Need to Join BISC
The mission of BISC is to continue raising the bar of safety in the industry through education and collaboration of safety professionals.
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A Security Reminder for the Motorcoach Industry
In light of the recent attack in Nice, France, ABA wants to remind you to be safe and secure.
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