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Bus & Motorcoach News May 1, 2007 WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE BUS INDUSTRY Transit agencies lambaste charter rules proposal WASHINGTON — Disgrunt- Most of the rest are from pri- for public transit agencies, which While the formal comments led pubic transit operators from vate motorcoach operators who have been the subject of much con- filed by the transit agencies with Charter comments across the country have inundated also have an important stake in the troversy and disputes between pri- the FTA zeroed in on a number of the Federal Transit Administration rules that regulate the type of char- vate and public carriers. issues, their harshest words were available on Web with complaints about the agency’s ters public transit systems can pro- Many of the measures in the directed at the definition of charter WASHINGTON — Upwards of proposed charter bus regulations. vide. proposal came from a joint com- service, which they said would 300 letters, many of them 6-to-10 Of the nearly 300 letters and “We’ve got our work cut out for mittee of representatives of public severely limit their ability to pro- pages long, have been sent to the messages sent to the federal agency us,” noted an FTA attorney who transit operators and private vide shuttle service for many of the Federal Transit Administration, com- in response to its call for comments will help review the materials motorcoach carriers who took part community events that take place menting on its proposed rules for on the proposed rules changes, received during the two-month in a series of negotiated-rule-mak- in their communities each year. regulating charter bus service by about two thirds are from public public comment period that ended ing meetings last year. Issues the Such shuttle service, they public transit agencies. transit agencies; schools and uni- April 16. two sides were unable to resolve maintained, is a public service and To find the material, go to: http: versities; cities, counties and state The call for comments is part of when the meetings ended in transit agencies should be allowed //dms.dot.gov/search/searchForm governments, and others who have the FTA’s formal process of redoing December became the province of to operate them. Simple.cfm. In the middle of the page, an interest in public bus systems. the 20-year-old charter bus rules the FTA. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 þ under Docket Search, type in 22657. New coach sales continue Average price Pre-trip inspections: to rise in ’07 first quarter for diesel fuel Investigation focuses Sales of new motorcoaches in the first quarter totaled 122 will set record during the first three of months of coaches, or 23.4 percent of the attention on mandate 2007 posted their 10th consecu- market, versus sales of 83 coach- WASHINGTON — The U.S. WASHINGTON — When the the failure to perform pre-trip tive year-over-year quarterly es, or 16.9 percent of the market, Department of Energy predicts National Transportation Safety inspections often rests with both increase, National Bus Trader during the first quarter of last retail diesel fuel prices will aver- Board completed its 17-month operators and drivers. Even though magazine reports. year. age $2.82 a gallon this summer, investigation of the tragic 2005 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Reg- Coach manufacturers said Sales of conversion shells down 6 cents from last summer, Hurricane Rita evacuation bus fire, ulations require pre- and post-trip they sold a total of 522 new climbed to 75 coaches in the first but the price average for the full one of the shortcomings it uncov- inspections, Maples and his driver coaches during the quarter ended quarter, compared to 64 units in year will be the highest ever. ered was that federal regulations aren’t alone in giving short shrift to do not require inspection or ade- the rules, say experts. March 31, up 6.5 percent from the the first quarter of last year. That A DOE spokesman said diesel quate lubrication of wheel bearings Additionally, there is criticism 490 units sold during the same compares to 83 sold in the first prices for all of 2007 will average to prevent failures that can turn by some operators of the driver period a year ago. In the first quarter of 2005, and 70 in 2004. $2.75 a gallon, a new record. The into wheel-well fires. vehicle-inspection forms available quarter of 2005, 464 units were There were two other notewor- previous annual high was $2.71 in That conclusion and the inves- from industry suppliers, and other sold, while 326 coaches were thy items from the latest National 2006. tigation focused high-level atten- criticism aimed at the Federal delivered during the first quarter Bus Trader sales report: At the same time, regular- tion on one of the more mundane Motor Carrier Safety Administra- of 2004. • The ZF-AS Tronic trans- grade gasoline also will reach a requirements of operating a motor- tion for failing to keep its inspec- The 2007 number is the best mission continues to grow in pop- historical average high this year at coach and motorcoach company tion requirements contemporane- first-quarter sales figure since ularity among private passenger $2.62 a gallon. — the pre-trip inspection. ous with changes occurring in the 2002 when a total of 596 new coach operators, capturing more Gasoline is forecast to average Failure by the company that newest motorcoaches and trucks. coaches were sold. than 56 percent of that market $2.81 this summer, down slightly operated the burned bus to routine- “Most of these forms and the National Bus Trader Editor during the first quarter. from $2.84 last summer. ly inspect the hub oil level, and its regulations that go with them are Larry Plachno, who has been ana- • A new coach, the Temsa, is During the next four months, illegal immigrant driver to routine- far out of date,” says William D. lyzing new coach sales for more being added to the sales report. ly conduct pre-trip inspections, McCreary, president of American the average gasoline pump price is than 20 years, said a number of Built in Turkey, the 35-foot Temsa was cited as a prime reason for the Charter Coach in Aurora, Ill. projected to peak in May at $2.87 factors figured into the first-quar- meets National Bus Trader’s crite- conflagration near Wilmer, Texas, “There is no reason why we have ter ’07 gain. Sales of imported ria for being an “integral” bus. a gallon, compared to last year’s that took the lives of 23 care-home to wait for the regulations to catch coaches — Van Hool and Setra — That is, it’s designed and built as a peak of $2.98 a gallon in July. residents. up when the industry itself could were up, purchases by Canadian monocoque or unibody coach. DOE also projects crude oil The bus owner, James Maples, take some leadership on these operators were higher, and orders Operators continued to diver- supplies will remain tight world- told investigators he didn’t pay his forms. The bus industry needs its for conversion shells rebounded. sify their coach purchases during wide. Oil will average about $64 drivers to conduct pre-trip inspec- own forms.” At the same time, public sector the first quarter of this year, with per barrel this year and in 2008 as tions, an admission that outraged McCreary observes that coach sales slipped during the quarter. the top three models capturing a result of tight supplies, the report NTSB board members. manufacturers usually give good Bus industry safety experts say Sales of Setras and Van Hools CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 þ said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 þ See Our Ad on Page 7 Bus & Motorcoach NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS May 1, 2007 3 Museum ponders turning Shareholders OK Laidlaw takeover NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The United Kingdom. same time, he notes Greyhound is Fling into ‘industry event’ $2.8-billion takeover of Laidlaw The next hurdle for the deal is largely a retail business, not a con- HERSHEY, Pa. — The Muse- have the Spring Fling. It is my sug- International by FirstGroup plc of to gain regulatory approval in the tract operation like all other um of Bus Transportation is enter- gestion that after this year’s Fling Britain took two major steps for- U.S. and Canada. Some analysts FirstGroup business in the U.S. taining the idea of turning its annu- ends officially at 4 p.m., we all ward late last month when share- expect antitrust issues to arise Consequently, FirstGroup has al Spring Fling into a significant meet in the museum conference holders of both companies ap- because the combined companies said it intends to conduct a “com- industry event. room and have a round-table dis- proved the proposed transaction. will control more than 50 percent prehensive review” of Greyhound. Currently, the Spring Fling is a cussion about the future.” FirstGroup and Laidlaw stock- of the outsourced North American Some financial analysts have inter- combination bus show, flea market The Museum of Bus Transpor- holders approved the deal at sep- school bus market. preted that as a first step toward and social event. The 2007 Fling tation is North America’s only arate meetings. Laidlaw is the The other unknown is what will possible divestiture. will be Saturday, June 2. complete museum dedicated to largest school bus operator in happen to Greyhound once the deal The takeover, which was an- “The word in the motorcoach displaying and preserving antique North America and owner of Grey- is completed.
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