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New NCAA Transportation Program Worries Operators INDIANAPOLIS — Only Mo- GO Ground Options — Is Aimed at Transportation for Financial Rea- Letes Is Its Main Concern December 1, 2010 New NCAA transportation program worries operators INDIANAPOLIS — Only mo- GO Ground Options — is aimed at transportation for financial rea- letes is its main concern. higher level,” the release said. torcoach operators with top-rated providing the safest travel possible sons and a number of them – Ohio “The NCAA is adopting a new NCAA spokesman Cameron safety records and safety programs for student athletics who are invit- State, Michigan State, San Jose and higher standard for safety Schuh said the association had will be allowed to transport college ed to playoff and championship State, UCLA, Alabama, and Ne- compliance and certification of been reviewing transportation is- athletic teams to post-season games the association sponsors. braska among them – were hiring charter bus operations,” the orga- sues for quite some time and want- games under a program adopted by Adoption of the program came carriers with questionable safety nization said in a release posted on ed to develop a ground transporta- the National Collegiate Athletic in the wake of an extensive investi- records. its website that provides some de- tion program similar to one it has Association. gation last year by ESPN, the sport While it was not known if the tails about the program. for air travel. The NCAA said the new cable television network, that ESPN investigation was behind the “Those operators who wish to “We believe this opportunity ground transportation program — showed that numerous colleges new program, the NCAA did say transport teams involved in cham- will allow us to enhance the safety being managed by Chicago-based have been switching to charter bus that the safety of the student ath- pionships must be certified at this CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 c Berg tarnished industry, Olympics dispute say Northwest operators resolved, payout SEATTLE — When Darren Association. Berg jumped into the motorcoach But now, seven years later, details kept secret business here in 2003, some oper- with Berg in jail facing federal VANCOUVER, British Co- ators in the Pacific Northwest fig- fraud and money laundering lumbia — The nine-month-old ured it could be the start of some- charges and his bus business being squabble over money owed to the thing good for the industry. managed by a federal court while U.S. motorcoach operators that After all, with MTR Western awaiting its sale to a Seattle invest- provided shuttle services for the featuring new, top-of-the line lux- ment group, those operators who 2010 Winter Olympics here last ury buses, professional drivers thought the high-end competition MTR Western: ‘The most modern fleet of coaches in North America’ February appears to be over. with fancy uniforms, and drinks might a good thing now admit erators contend Berg was actually Pacific Northwest and gave the in- The Vancouver Organizing and snacks for its passengers, they Berg actually tarnished the indus- trying to run them out of business dustry as a whole a black eye that Committee, commonly called were sure it would spruce up the try in a big way. through predatory pricing and will take time to heal. VANOC, and Gameday Manage- image of all charter bus services. “About the only good thing he other underhanded tactics, while “The best word I can think of ment of Orlando reached an agree- “A lot of us thought he was on did for the industry was get the rest using other people’s money to do it. for what he did is ‘disgusting,’” ment last month that will allow the up and up, and he would ele- of us to buy newer buses and clean They say he regularly low said Cameron. dozens of operators hired by Inter- vate the charter industry with his up our coaches with new uphol- balled their charter prices, recruit- Berg was jailed in October national Trailways to be paid the new business,” said Jim Cameron, stery and paint,” suggested Noah ed some of their key employees after federal prosecutors charged estimated $4 million they are owed owner of CWC Charters in Mount Wessinger, owner of Get Away with hefty salary offers, and raid- him with defrauding hundreds of for their work. (See Sept. 1, Bus & Vernon, Wash., and president of Coaches in Woodland, Wash. ed their customers. His antics, investors in several investment Motorcoach News.) The settlement was reached the Northwest Motorcoach Beyond that, he and other op- they maintain, created havoc in the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 c during a three-day private media- tion session. Details of the agree- ment, however, were not made pub- Will outraged flyers try alternatives? lic because the parties involved in Quote of the Month by air travelers. the meetings signed a confidential- ity agreement not to discuss them. “If people don’t want to play that role, if News Analysis Some of society’s traditional thought lead- ers think the Transportation Security Adminis- Ron Wall, counsel for Trail- they want to travel by some other means, on fees, onerous requirements, and possible tration and its more aggressive measures al- ways, called the agreement satis- of course that is their right. This is the threats to health (from body scanners) are air- ready have exceeded the balance between factory and said it cleared the way United States.” line passengers willing to accept before they reasonable security techniques and the mainte- for Gameday to settle up with Trail- — Department of Homeland Security Secretary begin abandoning air travel, and consider scur- nance of a free society. ways, which hired 58 motorcoach Janet Napolitano, noting there are alterna- rying on board buses in large numbers? Others contend the criticism is overblown, companies to shuttle athletes and tive transportation options for those op- It’s a question of the moment, but no one that the tougher security measures are both a spectators during the games. posed to airport security measures seems to know for sure what it will take for the sign of the times and a necessary evil. Gameday, which managed the current outrage over invasive airport security The Washington Times editorialized late transportation program for One has to wonder: How many more indig- screenings, including pat-downs and body last month that the TSA “has crossed the line VANOC, but turned over recruit- CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 nities, invasions of privacy, service lapses, add- scans, to turn into genuine revulsion and revolt CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 c c Affordable Luxury Setra Certified To learn more about Setra Certified Pre-Owned please visit: Pre-Owned www.setra-coaches.com ABC C o m p A n i e s FeaturedFeatured Pre-OwnedPre-Owned EquipmentEquipment Available Now at ABC Companies Texas 20072007 VanVan HoolHool C2045C2045 $289,000$289,000 • VIN#46079 • Cummins eng / Allison trans • 57 passenger • Video • Alcoa Wheels • Restroom 20032003 VanVan HoolHool T2145T2145 $199,000$199,000 • VIN#44279 • Cummins eng / Allison trans • 57 passenger • Lift ready • New paint • Low miles • Video 19981998 SetraSetra S217HDHS217HDH $52,500$52,500 • VIN#45117 • Detroit eng / Allison trans • 59 passenger • Less than 300,000 miles Used vehicles sold “as-is.” Actual coach may vary from photo. 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But there were some problems getting five articulat- can handle shuttle work for big- Oregon in Eugene called on Star- there were complaints from pas- people to the game because it was ed buses to the time sporting events more effi- line to handle the parking lot shut- sengers, saying it took about an rush hour and there was an acci- fleet of 75 mo- ciently than private motorcoach tle service for a football game it hour to get some of them to the dent on one of the routes,” noted t o r c o a c h e s companies. had scheduled in the middle of the stadium and more than two hours Van Snyder, a Lane Transit official gathered for Well, it just isn’t so, contends week. to get them back to their cars after who helped Starline operate the the job, and Gladys Gillis, co-owner of Starline Lane Transit District, the pub- the game. service. made changes Luxury Coaches, a Seattle-based lic transit agency that handles the Lane Transit said it usually Despite the challenges, the to the loading operator that has had a number of shuttles for the university’s regular takes 20 minutes to transport rid- university again called on Starline p l a n s a n d Glady Gillis well-publicized feuds over sports Saturday games, was unavailable ers to the game from five outlay- to run the shuttles for another mid- pickup locations alongside the shuttles operated by King County because it was a weekday and its ing parking lots — some as far as week game it had this fall and this stadium. 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