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Trailways Partners with Omio
Trailways is excited to share this milestone partnership between Trailways Transportation System and Omio.
Together, we’re expanding affordable, long-distance and regional bus connections across North America — and making intercity travel more seamless than ever.
This collaboration brings some of our most recognized carriers, including Adirondack, Pine Hill, New York, and Fullington Trailways onto one of the worlds leading travel platforms. Read more...
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MCI Appoints Remi Levesque as Canadian Regional Sales Vice President
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., has named Remi Levesque regional vice president of new and preowned coach sales for Canada.
Levesque moves into the sales role after more than a decade with MCI’s technical and parts support teams. He most recently served as regional product support manager in Montreal and will now lead coach sales for the private market nationwide. Read the Press Release...
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The Dangers of Driving at Night, Presented by Lancer Insurance
Lancer Insurance advises driving at night presents unique challenges, even for seasoned commercial drivers. Darkness limits your ability to see obstacles, pedestrians, curves, and other vehicles. Depth perception, peripheral vision, and color recognition are all reduced, while glare from headlights and streetlights can further impair vision. Unlike daytime driving, you rely entirely on artificial lighting— and not everyone’s eyes adapt equally well to low-light conditions. Read more...
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Prevost’s Expanded Bus Photo Archive Offers Deeper Look into Its First 100 Years
A year after celebrating its 100th anniversary, Prevost is sharing a deeper look at its past with the release of “Prevost Buses: 1924–2024 Photos Archive.”
The updated volume expands on a 1924–2002 photo collection by transit historian William Luke and offers a richly illustrated chronicle of the company’s first century.
The centennial edition arrives as Prevost opens its historical archives to enthusiasts and researchers. Along with the book, the company is making select arrival and production documents available to those eager to explore its roots, from its early wooden-bodied buses to today’s sleek touring coaches. Read more...
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Come Celebrate this Milestone Anniversary
At the Trailways Annual Conference
In Reno, Nevada!
Register Today!
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You can register for the 2026 Trailways Conference, being held January 7th through January 9th, 2026 in Reno, NV today!
Below is the Tentative Schedule:
Wednesday, January 7th:
- Evening Welcome Reception!
Thursday, January 8th: Wear Red Day!
- Registration
- Breakfast and Opening Session
- Introductions and Recognitions of Partners & Sponsors
- Keynote Speaker – Author, Steve Gilliland “Leaving Your Mark”
- In an inspiring keynote, Steve honors the legacy of Trailways Transportation System operators by shining a spotlight on the individuals who helped build the company’s reputation mile by mile, passenger by passenger.
- Stockholder Roll Call and Annual Membership Meeting-Stockholders Only
- Preferred Partner Presentations
- Vendor Show
- Spirit Award Luncheon
- Programming TBD
- Evening Happy Birthday Costume Party!
Friday, January 9th:
- Breakfast
- Programming TBD
- Info-Motion/Speed Dating Session with Vendors
- Safety Award Luncheon & Bob Crescenzo Driver of the Year Awards
- Conference Adjourns After Award Luncheon
The conference will be held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center with the evening events being held at Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa (connected to the convention center).
Be sure to reserve your rooms via the below link ASAP!
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Keynote Speaker
Author, Steve Gilliland
“Leaving Your Mark”
In an inspiring keynote, author Steve Gilliland, honors the legacy of Trailways Transportation System operators by shining a spotlight on the individuals who helped build the company’s reputation mile by mile, passenger by passenger.
With his signature blend of humor, storytelling, and insight, Steve challenges today’s leaders to reflect on the legacy they are continuing and the one they are creating. This unforgettable message is a tribute to the past and a motivational call to drive forward with purpose, pride, and passion—because legacy isn’t just what we leave behind, it’s what we live every day. Read his full bio here.
Special bonus! Steve will be offering 100 complimentary copies of his new book, "If Leadership is a Game, These Are the Rules".
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Partners, Stand Out with a Sponsorship!
Trailways couldn't hold this conference without the support of our generous sponsors.
Options are available on the registration form. Sponsorships 7,500k+ include (1) complimentary registration + (1) table. View Sponsorship Benefits.
| Reminder to Partners: Renewal Dues for 2026 Membership are handled as part of the Annual Conference registration. | | |
Hotel Information:
We strongly encourage you to book your room sooner than later. ABA is offering three hotel options. Click on the button to review options and book!
To accommodate Trailways conference attendees, ABA has added additional rooms for our attendees at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. It is connected to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, and our two evening events will be held there.
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Registration deadline is Sunday December 7, 2025.
Note: a late fee will be charged if you register after the deadline.
If you need rooms starting on the 7th, please email Vicki Osman directly at vosman@buses.org.
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Spirit Award
This award recognizes employees that demonstrate outstanding Enthusiasm and Positivity, fosters a sense of Teamwork and Community and goes the Extra Mile in helping others.
Think Above and Beyond!
Spirit Award recipients will be recognized and honored during Trailways’ Spirit Award Luncheon on January 8th.
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Submission Deadline:
November 14, 2025
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Bob Crescenzo Driver of the Year Awards
Thank your drivers for their extraordinary, go the extra mile, service, and ongoing support of your company’s success. We invite you to submit their name(s), where selected recipients will be recognized and honored on January 9th.
Trailways Corporate will provide one (1) Free Hotel Room Night for any Outstanding Driver(s) selected by the Trailways Safety Awards Committee for this year’s Outstanding Driver of the Year (Group Charter or Scheduled Route Division).
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Submission Deadline:
November 14 , 2025
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We are confident that every Trailways Company employs, within their team, Outstanding Drivers; those who are steadfast, considerate, courteous, highly-trained; moreover, those very special individuals who seem to go the extra mile to ensure that your Company’s passengers (groups or individuals) enjoy safe and pleasurable travel aboard your coaches. These individuals are on the front-line for your company, constantly serving your customers…daily, weekly; throughout the year.
NOTE: Driver Awardee(s) selected by the Trailways and Sponsor Lancer Insurance must be present (in-person), to be recognized publicly and receive this distinguished award.
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Trailways Charter Committee
Members Wanted!
The Trailways Charter Committee, is looking for members-no experience is necessary!
What's required is:
- A strong desire to work on a committee dedicated to help identify ways to bring more business to your operator members and the Trailways system,
- The ability to share information about your experience with our charter portal and ideas of what we can all do better.
- Able to dedicate 1 hour ever other week to this committee.
This Committee meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 2:00PM EST. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday December 11th due to the holidays.
If interested in becoming a committee member, please contact Amy Brooks at Amy@susquehannabus.com.
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Monthly Trailways Charter Program Office Hours!
Your feedback matters. The Trailways Charter Program is a dedicated time for shareholders and specifically staff members to connect, ask questions, and explore new features. Whether you need booking support, want to learn about new tools, or just need a refresher to ask general questions, we are here to help.
This meeting is held every third Thursday of the month. Attendance is optional. This is a great opportunity to connect with other users and an excellent opportunity to pick up from them how to fine tune your experience.
The next online Zoom meeting is Thursday November 20th, 2025 at 1:00PM EST.
Click the button below to join the November 20th meeting.
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Reminder to Update Your Information!
It is extremely important that we have a correct e-mail address on file. Our communications and notices are distributed solely by e-mail.
If you are not receiving them, please check with your IT department to be sure the email address memberservices@trailways.ccsend.com is not blocked from your system. Please notify us if any member listed is no longer employed by your organization so that we can update our records. Thank you!
| | Don’t Let Subsidized Transit Take Away Your Charter Work! Register Now! | | |
Our industry fought tooth and nail to secure the FTA Charter Service Rule, protecting private operators from unfair competition with publicly funded transit agencies. But here’s the reality—if operators don’t register, the government may assume we don’t need this protection and could eliminate it. That means transit agencies could start scooping up the charter work that should be yours.
The Fix? Registering is fast, free, and easy! It ensures you receive notifications when public transit agencies seek charter services—giving you the chance to bid on the work before they take it for themselves.
Protect your business. Protect our industry. Get registered today!
| |  | Don’t wait! It takes two minutes to register. Scan the below QR code or visit their website. | | IMPORTANT: Registration expires every two years, and if you don’t renew, you’ll be removed from the list—losing your chance to get notified about new charter opportunities. | | |
Burlington Trailways Closes Several Iowa Locations
Burlington Trailways is closing several of it’s Iowa branches, resulting in almost 80 layoffs across the state. Earlier this month, Burlington Trailways announced it would end its intercity bus services on Sept. 27 due to high insurance costs and uncertain relationships with partners. The business says it will continue its tour and charter services. Read more...
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NFI Recalls 680 Buses Over Potential Battery Cell Faults
NFI Group Inc. said its New Flyer and MCI subsidiaries have launched a recall of certain zero-emission buses after discovering a potential cell short circuit or other battery fault, a move the company says is necessary to protect riders and operators. Read more...
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ABA Expands Board of Directors to Strengthen Leadership and Representation
The American Bus Association (ABA), North America’s leading trade association representing the motorcoach, charter bus, group travel, and tourism industries, announced a significant expansion of its Board of Directors. The decision aligns with ABA’s rolling three-year strategic plan, which calls for membership growth, a doubling of hosted events, and expanded representation across the bus operator and travel community. Read more...
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ABA Foundation Releases 2024 Motorcoach Group Travel Economic Impact Report
The American Bus Association Foundation (ABAF) today announced the release of its new report, 2024 Economic Impact of Motorcoach Group Travel in the United States. This comprehensive study, conducted by Tourism Economics on behalf of ABAF, quantifies the significant economic activity generated by motorcoach group travel – defined as organized charter, tour, and sightseeing trips by motorcoach (excluding scheduled commuter or intercity bus service) – nationwide. Read more...
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Congress Must Preserve Bus Security Grant Funding
The motorcoach industry is a cornerstone of America’s transportation network, carrying more than 400 million passengers annually and generating $90 billion in economic impact. From daily commutes and school trips to evacuations during natural disasters, motorcoaches are both an economic driver and a lifeline for communities. Yet a critical program that ensures the security of this essential industry—the Intercity Over-the-Road Bus Security Grant Program—is now at risk. Read more...
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CVSA Releases 2025 International Roadcheck Results
Commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 56,178 commercial motor vehicle, driver and cargo inspections on May 13-15 as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 72-hour International Road check inspection, enforcement and data-gathering initiative. Most of the vehicles (81.6%) and drivers (94.1%) inspected did not have any out-of-service violations. Read more...
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CVSA Releases 2025 Operation Safe Driver Week Results
Law enforcement officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 8,739 vehicles during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Officers issued 2,504 tickets/citations and 3,575 warnings to commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers for unsafe driving infractions. View the report here.
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DEP Considers Largest Ever Exemption Request to City’s Anti-Idling Law
The Adams administration is poised to approve the largest carve-out ever to the city’s 53-year-old idling ban in what could be the first of several exemption requests from the private bus industry.
Academy Bus Lines, a New Jersey-based charter bus company, claimed in its variance request to the Department of Environmental Protection that no technological alternative exists for it to heat, cool and power-up its buses without violating the city’s 1972 prohibition against idling for more than three minutes. Read more...
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Bill Calls for End of CDL Reciprocity with Mexico and Canada
U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) introduced the Protecting America’s Roads Act, which would end recognition of foreign Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs), tighten standards for non-citizen drivers, and require the FMCSA to end CDL reciprocity agreements with Mexico and Canada within six months. Read more...
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DOT Adds Restrictions to Non-Domiciled CDLs
Calling the current use of non-domiciled CDLs a “national emergency” and a “threat to public safety,” the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to drastically reduce eligibility.
The new system will make non-citizens ineligible for a non-domiciled CDL unless they meet stricter requirements, including an employment-based visa and a federal immigration status check. Read more...
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New CDL English Language Proficiency Regulations Guidance
Following U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy’s announcement on May 20 that the US DOT is officially rescinding guidance that relaxed enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP) regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) circulated an Internal Agency Enforcement Policy offering new guidance effective May 20, 2025, on how federal inspectors should enforce the regulations. Read more...
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Petition: CDL Applicants Must Go Through Legal-Status Verification
A fleet compliance management company has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to take steps toward ensuring proof of legal status before a CDL is issued. Read more...
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Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses
On September 29, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) amending Federal regulations for State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Read the press release here. Read the Rule here.
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FMCSA Audited Over States’ Enforcement of English Mandates
An internal audit of how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is ensuring states comply with federal standards for English-language proficiency when issuing commercial driver licenses is being launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Audits office. Read more...
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FMCSA Enhances Portal Linking Process
If you are a truck or bus company registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation (and have your own U.S. DOT Number), you have the option to link your Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse account with your FMCSA Portal account. Taking this step will back up your Query History, in case you experience issues with your Clearinghouse account, and makes it simpler for FMCSA to verify that your company is registered in the Clearinghouse. Read more...
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FMCSA Removes Three Devices from List of Registered ELDs
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed three devices from the agency’s list of registered electronic logging devices, or ELDs. TT ELD PT30, ELOG42, and RENAISSANCE ELD were placed on the Revoked Devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395. The removals are effective September 4, 2025. Read more...
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FMCSA Removed Five ELDs From the List of Registered Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs).
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed five electronic logging devices (ELDs) from its list of registered products, citing non-compliance with federal technical standards under the hours-of-service (HOS) rule. Read more...
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FMCSA Issues Interim Final Rule on Non-Domiciled CDLs
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an Interim Final Rule (Rule) that significantly alters the process for State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) in issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. The Rule takes effect immediately upon publication, as early as Monday, September 29, 2025. Read more...
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FMCSA to Allow Use of Paper Medical Certification Cards Through January
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will allow commercial vehicle drivers to use paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) through early 2026 amid hiccups in transition to electronic system as a dozen states lag behind on implementing the electronic system. Read more...
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FMCSA Transitions to Electronic-Only Payments, Checks and Other Paper Payments No Longer Accepted
Effective September 30, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will no longer accept paper payments, such as checks and money orders, for any agency transactions, including fees for initial application of operating authority registration, reinstatement or legal name changes, civil penalty payments, and other fee-based transactions. Read more...
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Motorcoaches Have Officially Been Added Under Section 232 Tariffs
ABA leadership, along with UMA and OEM representatives, have been in recent discussions with Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler about the U.S. motorcoach industry’s manufacturing footprint and the negative impacts these tariffs will have on U.S. businesses and essential transportation services. ABA continues to press for tariff relief where no U.S. supply exists, as compliance with new federal safety standards depends on reliable access to specialized materials. Read more...
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New York's MTA Expands Bus Lane Camera Program
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that four additional bus routes will now be equipped with Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE). The 60-day warning period on the Bx22, M96, M116, and Bx2 bus routes in the Bronx and Manhattan will begin on October 13. Read more...
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UMA Seeks Tariff Exclusions
UMA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and multiple associations representing an assortment of industries asking the U.S. Commerce Department for a process to remove specific products from the list of items covered by tariffs.
The letter focused on the recent expansion of tariffs to cover 407 products containing steel or aluminum, and imposing a 50% tariff on those parts, worth $240 billion. Read the letter here.
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No Tax on Tips for Charter Drivers
The President’s Big Beautiful Bill eliminated taxes on tips, but left the details to the Treasury Department. The good news is that charter bus drivers are specifically listed, along with shuttle drivers, chauffeurs, tour guides, and dozens of other job categories. View the list here.
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Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Addition of Fentanyl to the Department of Transportation's Drug-Testing Panel; Harmonization With Certain Items in the HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Urine and Oral Fluid; and Technical Amendments. Read more...
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Restricts Non-Domiciled CDLs
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an emergency action to drastically restrict who is eligible for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). The rule, effective immediately, comes in response to an ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and a recent series of horrific, fatal crashes caused by non-domiciled drivers. Read more...
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U.S. Senate Confirms FMCSA Administrator
U.S. Senate confirmed Derek Barrs on Friday as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He was nominated in March and steps into a role previously held by Robin Hutcheson, who resigned in January 2024. Acting administrators helped fill the void, but the confirmation brings more stability to the nation’s top commercial vehicle regulatory agency. Read more...
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U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Imported Buses and Trucks, Citing “Threat to National Security” from Foreign Vehicle Supply
The United States administration has announced a new tariff framework covering imports of buses, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and related components. Read more...
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