UMA Officials High on Chao as Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON – United Motorcoach Association officials are optimistic about the appointment by President-elect Donald Trump of Elaine Chao to head the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Overtime Rule on Hold Pending Court or Trump Action
WASHINGTON – A federal rule that was scheduled to extend overtime pay to millions of workers last month is in limbo, giving motorcoach operators at…
Electric Buses Ran through St. Louis in the Early 1900s
ST. LOUIS — The Palace of Transportation, the largest exhibition hall at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, was filled with hundreds of railroad vehicles,…
January 1, 2017
JANUARY 2017
8-11 2017 Tennessee Motor Coach Association Convention & Marketplace, Montgomery, Ala. Info: www.tnmca.net
8-10 Southeastern Regional Motorcoach Operators Coalition, Montgomery, Ala.…
Marketing Council to Auction MCI J4500 during Expo
ST. LOUIS – The Motorcoach Marketing Council’s seventh annual live and silent auctions — to be held during UMA Motorcoach Expo 2017 in St. Louis…
Parra Retiring from UMA, Where He ‘Found a Home’
ALEXANDRIA, Va.– Victor S. Parra, President and CEO of the United Motorcoach Association for nearly 19 years, says he “finally found a home” when he…
Jonathan Berzas Elected Chairman of Trailways System
FAIRFAX. Va. — Jonathan T. Berzas, president and CEO of Fullington Trailways in Clearfield, Pa., takes over Jan. 1 as chairman of Trailways Transportation System…
Wide Range of Temsa Coaches Leads to CH Bus Sales Growth
FARIBAULT, Minn. — A steady economy, healthy operators and successful model launches produced another year of progress for Temsa motorcoaches in North America.
“We continue…
January 1, 2017, Promotions and Hires
OMAHA, Neb. —Alex Busskohl is taking over the marketing responsibilities for Arrow Stage Lines, Arrow Entertainer, and Arrow Nationwide Ground Logistics.
Busskohl, a fourth-generation family…
Leasing Rule could mean more Drive-Through Restaurants
The Eagle soared over the summit of Colorado’s 11,500-foot Hoosier Pass and started a predatory dive down the other side.
Sadly, this was an “01”…