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Oct 31, 2024 · ACE Express wins $26.5M contract to operate Colorado motorcoach transit services. October 10, 2024 |. Kelsian’s Ace Express Coaches secures a Colorado transit contract, generating $26.5 million in revenue, and expanding Bustang and Pegasus services.
Coach USA sale to The Renco Group finalized; will have no impact …
Nov 5, 2024 · Coach USA has completed its sale to The Renco Group Inc., f ollowing the company’s June Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.. Company officials said the deal stabilizes the company’s financial foundation and assures uninterrupted operations for its 53 commuter routes in New Jersey and New York.
Plea from an operator to OEMs: Build a more user-friendly coach …
9 hours ago · Editor’s note: This op-ed for Bus & Motorcoach News is written by UMA Member Doug Woodie, owner of Cross Country Tours Inc.. Having spent over four decades in the bus and motorcoach industry, recently I began to think about all the various coach makes and models I had come into contact with and what made each one stand out, whether good or bad.
Megabus owner Coach USA files bankruptcy, plans to sell some …
Jun 12, 2024 · Coach USA, owner of the Megabus brand, has filed for bankruptcy. The company says it hasn’t been able to recover from a decline in ridership brought on by the pandemic, and that after evaluating its options, it determined that initiating court-supervised sale processes is the best path forward. Coach USA, owned by private-equity firm Variant ...
Historic wood bus returns home to Bay Area to join Pacific Bus …
6 days ago · The Pacific Bus Museum has welcomed an old friend back to Northern California. Peninsula Charter Lines #216, a vintage Fageol bus that operated in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1926 to 1949, was recently acquired from the Museum of Bus Transportation in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This historic vehicle’s return marks a homecoming, as it rejoins ...
New infrastructure law ‘a sweeping victory’ for private bus and ...
(Alexandria, VA) November 15, 2021 — The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed this afternoon by President Joe Biden represents a monumental win for the private motorcoach industry as it includes reauthorizations of critical highway funding and safety programs, avoids needless mandates, and preserves the industry’s fuel …
Motorcoach manufacturers expect rise in sales, fleet planning
Mar 7, 2022 · The presence of seven motorcoach companies in Long Beach, California, Feb. 23-26 was a clear sign that the two-year pandemic-caused freeze in new coach sales to private operators is finally beginning to thaw. And while sales of new motorcoaches aren’t expected to reach pre-pandemic levels for a while, operators that have been unable to buy ...
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Nov 5, 2024 · Dreamliner expands again with acquisition of 2 companies. October 15, 2024 | by Bus & Motorcoach News |. Nashville-based Dreamliner is expanding with the acquisition of Shomotion and Show Pro, strengthening its position as a leader in entertainment transportation.
Get a first in-depth look at the Mercedes Benz bus coming to the …
Mar 21, 2022 · Get a first in-depth look at the Mercedes Benz bus coming to the U.S. Mercedes Benz has released its very own motorcoach here in the U.S., and I had a chance to go behind the scenes to look at the first two hand-built prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz Tourrider at the 2022 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Long Beach, California.
TEMSA unveils updated TS45 and first electric TS45E at UMA EXPO
Feb 26, 2022 · TEMSA premiered the first electric version of its TS45 model motorcoach at the 2022 UMA Motorcoach EXPO in Long Beach, California. An updated TS45 and its new electric counterpart were unveiled literally, as black coverings were pulled off to reveal the blue and black vehicles to a large crowd that gathered to see them.