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Bus & Motorcoach News June 15, 2004 THE NEWS RESOURCE FOR THE BUS AND MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY UMA to fight driver rule, legal action weighed WASHINGTON – The in five weeks and applies to all Industry Relations Norman Littler. ments of the rule. rule’s implementation. United Motorcoach Association drivers with less than a year’s expe- After analyzing the rule and “UMA also is considering seek- “To say that we are appalled by has blasted the new federal entry- rience behind the wheel, was consulting with operators, as well ing a court injunction to stay the implications of this rule is a level driver training rule, saying it unveiled late last month by the as representatives from the school implementation of the rule until huge understatement,” said Littler. has “appalling implications” for Federal Motor Carrier Safety bus and trucking industries and the FMCSA dispenses with our “While UMA is (generally) very small coach operators and should Administration. others, Littler said UMA intends to petition,” said Littler. “Should the pleased with the very positive be blocked – with legal action if “The rule – as it stands – is a file a formal “petition of reconsider- agency fail to provide favorable changes that are occurring necessary. hopeless mess,” said UMA Senior ation,” asking the FMCSA to redress on the petition, UMA may throughout the FMCSA under the The rule, which goes into effect Vice President for Government & rethink and revise specific require- seek further legal action to stop this CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 þ Electronic logs Operators may Wary drivers warm fight circulator to new technology WASHINGTON – At least one of the private OKLAHOMA CITY – Two years operators of sightseeing buses in the nation’s capital ago, the drivers at Red Carpet Tours were may be planning to oppose plans by the public transit in an uproar. Their boss had just told agency serving Washington to launch a circulator serv- them he was installing electronic logs in ice that will compete with the private companies. the company motorcoaches. Industry sources say one of the operators has Today, about a year after the units retained a consultant to study whether the proposed have been up and running, those same “downtown D.C. circulator” service will violate federal drivers would be even more upset if he rules prohibiting public transit competition with pri- were to remove the computer equipment vate operators and whether planning for the service from their buses. violated rules requiring private-sector participation in “When I first told them we were the development of public transit services. going to do this, they were ready to lynch Plans for the circulator were unveiled by the me,” says Jeff Polzien, company presi- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority last dent. “Now, if I threatened to take them month. WMATA said it wanted to have the service in off, they would lynch me.” A driver for Red Carpet Tours in Oklahoma City demonstrates the hand-held logging system. operation by next spring’s National Cherry Blossom The drivers need not worry, though. Festival. “I am very pleased with it and if I had inate driver logbooks. They’ve helped On its face, the service appears to pose a threat to That’s because there’s little chance to do it over, I would do it again,” he him track average fuel mileage per driver Polzien is going to tamper with the three private tour services that carry millions of tourists maintains. and coach, highlighted the wasting of annually between attractions throughout the capital. Tripmaster DT 240 equipment he has on Polzien said the small computers fuel and mishandling of buses, and pro- all 54 Red Carpet coaches. The electron- Those threatened by the proposed service are the installed on the buses and the compan- vided early information about possible Li’l Red Trolley, operated by a subsidiary of the Martz ic logging system, he said, has proven to ion software installed on office comput- safety violations. be much too valuable to toss aside now. ers have done much more than just elim- CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 þ CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 þ NTSB to investigate series of rear-end collisions WASHINGTON – The National Triggering the investigation was where a coach rammed into the back A third crash involving a bus hit- surrounding big trucks pulling back Transportation Safety Board has an incident along I-10 near Houston of tractor-trailer that had just pulled ting the back of a tractor-trailer also onto a highway and coaches coming launched an investigation into a on May 24, when a coach returning from the shoulder back onto the is being scrutinized. In April, a coach up on slow-moving tractor-trailers, series of crashes involving motor- from a casino run plowed into the highway. operated by a part-time driver for NTSB investigators also will be look- coaches slamming into the back of rear of a tractor-trailer that was “If you look at a picture of these Holiday Tours in Randelmann, N.C., ing into driver fatigue as a possible tractor-trailer rigs. pulling back onto the interstate. accidents, they almost look identi- struck the rear of a moving tractor- causation factor in the crashes. The similar circumstances of two The NTSB will be comparing cal,” said Joe Osterman, the board’s trailer rig, killing driver Jerry In last month’s crash 30 miles of the crashes will be a primary focus that crash with a similar one that safety director. “We will make a Shackleford. east of Houston, the driver of the bus, of the probe. occurred Oct. 13, in Tallulah, La., report on both at the same time.” In addition to the safety issues CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 þ 1997 T945 VIN 28580 Seats 11, Jacuzzi Tub w/shower, Full Size Refrigerator, 2 Burner Cook Top 1999 T945 VIN 29759 Shower, 2 Refrigerators, Restroom, Alum. Wheels, B500R Trans. 1996 T845 VIN 28537 1998 T945 B500 Trans., Corian Counter Tops, VIN 29707 Dual Refrigerator 12 Bunks, Michelin Tires, In-Motion Satellite Converted by Caldwell 1999 T945 Coach, B500 Trans. VIN 29742 Seats 26, Corian Counter Tops, In-Motion Satellite, Deluxe A/V, Trash Compactor 2000 T945 VIN 29741 12 Bunks, w-Shower, 1999 T945 Tow Hook, Goodyear Tires, VIN 29710 B500R Trans. 12 Bunks, 2 TV’s with Video Cassette, Refrigerator, Microwave, 2 Stereos 1996 T845 2000 T945 VIN 28492 VIN 29731 12 Bunks, w-shower, Seats 22, Corian Counter Tops, Microwave, Corian In-Motion Satellite, Full Size Counter Tops, Refrigerator B500 Trans. BUS & MOTORCOACH NEWS — June 15, 2004 — 3 OPERATOR NEWS FMCSA shuts down Illegal dumping brings arrests VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – misdemeanor in Virginia Beach, the drivers did not dump every small Illinois operator Two drivers for a Maryland-based punishable by up to a year in jail night. They apparently were motorcoach company have been and a $2,500 fine, it is possible dumping when the lavatory tank arrested and charged with illegally Zhang, Xiao and their employer was full. following crash probe dumping lavatory waste into a could also be prosecuted under The 45-foot coach the drivers storm water drain. federal statutes. were operating was making daily WASHINGTON – The Federal while another agency database says Wei Ping Zhang and Yun The storm sewer where the runs from Virginia Beach to New Motor Carrier Safety Administra- the company’s authority was Xiang Xiao, drivers for Lotus Tours dumping supposedly occurred York City’s Chinatown. Godwin tion has forced a rogue motorcoach revoked 18 months ago. Fonseca’s of Rockville, Md., were arrested drains into Chesapeake Bay – a said Zhang would drive the bus operator out of business after deter- phone number is answered as after a near month-long investiga- recreation area popular with one day and Xiao the next. mining that a bus operated by the Sunlight Coach. tion and stakeout by Virginia boaters, fishermen and swimmers. The pair was arrested on sepa- company had defective brakes The principles of Fonseca are Beach Police and two curious Virginia Beach Master Police rate occasions, a few days apart, when it crashed into a house in Fidel Fonseca and Fidel Fonseca Jr., women who had observed the Officer Dean Godwin said his when police observed each of Athens, Ill., in April. Twenty-two and the principal of Sunlight is dumping and video taped it. department’s investigation took of the 33 people aboard the bus Ricardo Fonseca. Addresses for the them dumping around midnight. Although illegal dumping is a several days to complete because were injured. two companies are blocks apart on CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 þ Sunlight Coach Inc. of metro Chicago’s south side. Summit, Ill., was served with an The two companies’ troubles FMCSA out-of-service order and became serious business in late At your service told to cease all interstate commer- April when a bus with Fonseca cial operations. The FMCSA threw the book for every service at the company. Specifically, the “An examination agency said Sunlight was operating buses in an unsafe condition, it had of FMCSA Web a lousy maintenance program, and it ignored Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including sites suggests hours-of-service rules. The company also didn’t have a the company random drug- and alcohol-testing program, and it didn’t have any or enough insurance. probably should As a result, Sunlight posed an Top five reasons to rely on MCI Fleet Support: “imminent hazard to public safety” have been shut and needed to be shut down, the Full-service capabilities FMCSA said. However, an examination of down much Factory-trained certified technicians FMCSA Web sites suggests the Genuine MCI® Parts in stock company probably should have earlier.” been shut down much earlier.
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