UMA Chairman celebrates Tour and Travel Week
As part of Tour and Travel Week, the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau reported had some big news to report. Tourism provided a record…
Premium version of Mercedes-Benz Tourrider showcased at UMA EXPO
RALEIGH, N.C. – Daimler Coaches North America is showcasing a premium version of the Mercedes-Benz Tourrider at the 2024 UMA Motorcoach EXPO, which opened today.
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Football season means TSA training for Thrasher Brothers Trailways
If you ask Alan Thrasher, college football season and TSA training go hand-in-hand.
That’s because every year, his family business, Thrasher Brothers Trailways, of Birmingham,…
Celebrating 50 Years: Thrasher Brothers keeps growing
Thrasher Brothers Trailways, which turned 50 in 2021, enters its next half century with optimism and loads of work. Alan Thrasher, President and the second…
Motorcoach industry drives World Games in Alabama
The World Games have been three years in the planning. And Alan Thrasher has volunteered his considerable logistics skills to the ground transportation portion of…
Alabama operator provides his buses to train bomb-sniffing K-9s
For more than a decade, the Birmingham Police Department’s K-9 explosive detection unit has been visiting the Thrasher Brothers Trailways bus yard…
The pandemic: Operators share paths forward, lessons learned
After more than 18 months of the pandemic, operators are taking stock of what they’ve learned as they move forward. For the most part, they…
Grassroots and operator relationships: Keys to CERTS program success
Operators on this week’s UMA Town Hall expressed gratitude for the CERTS program and relief that companies are seeing deposits into their…
Alabama operator drives rare GMC Greyhound to final destination
Alan Thrasher recently had the honor of driving yet another GMC Greyhound to its final destination. This time, he was behind the wheel of a…
Colonial Pipeline shutdown prompts reports of fuel shortages
As 17 states declare emergencies over the Colonial Pipeline shutdown caused by a cyberattack, there are reports of fuel shortages in some parts of the…