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Terrapin Blue’s first quarter success
Terrapin Blue improves operations with grant expertise, emergency preparedness and savvy digital marketing By Ryan Kelly Terrapin Blue, Athens, GA, has been very busy during the beginning of 2014....
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Detect and suppress
FMNA’s patented system identifies and attacks the “fire triangle” By Ray Melleady FMNA FMNA, a division of USSC Group, Exton, PA, manufactures and installs water mist fire suppression systems for...
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How BISC spent the summer
The Bus Industry Safety Council keeps its finger on the pulse to help ensure a safer industry The Bus Industry Safety Council (BISC), an independent safety advisory council affiliated with the American...
View ArticleDriver Safety: Do it right, the first time, every time
By Jeff Cassell George, the executive director of the Moston Public Transit Agency, was sitting in his office thinking about all the problems he deals with in the operation of 54 transit buses and 21...
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Turn and tail swing accident prevention techniques
By Todd Carrier Ensure that your rear axle is up far enough to keep your bus from pinching objects on your right once the bus begins to pivot to the right. Have you ever come close to making contact...
View ArticleDriver Safety: Preparing drivers
By Prevost Prep Founded in 2007 by the United Motorcoach Association (UMA), the Bus & Motorcoach Academy was started with five online courses for business owners and five online courses for...
View ArticleDriver Safety: What’s the true definition of safety?
By Jeff Cassell This is the second article in the Driver Safety series by Jeff Cassell. For the first article, see page 17 of the January 2015 edition of BUSRide. George, executive director of the...
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Ft. McMurray battles The Beast
Ft. McMurray battles The Beast Initially, my topic this month was the growing concern for how cruise control lulls drivers into a “zombie” state of mind. As I sat down to write, a much more eminent...
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Enhancing driver visibility – removing the blind spot
Enhancing driver visibility – removing the deadly blind spot By Lori Jetha Every vehicle has blind spots, but transit vehicles are particularly vulnerable to blind spots due to their size and...
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OSHA overview: maintenance pit injury prevention
By Owen McLean Maintenance pits are necessary for servicing your vehicles; however, there are many dangers associated with them that could pose a severe threat to the safety of your employees....
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What makes motorcoach insurance unique?
BUSRide’s ongoing series of interviews with Tim O’Bryan, president of Service Insurance Agency, Richmond, VA, now turns to the intricacies of motorcoach operators’ insurance, what makes it unique from...
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What are the lesser-known legal responsibilities of motorcoach operators?
BUSRide’s ongoing series of interviews with Tim O’Bryan, president of Service Insurance Agency, Richmond, VA, now turns to the lesser known legal and insurance responsibilities of motorcoach...
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Front tire failures can turn into a catastrophic event
By Larry Yohe During the summer months operators tend to focus attention on the A/C and cooling systems, and often overlook tire failure as a concern that deserves equal consideration—particularly on...
View ArticleDon’t be a BP
By Matthew A. Daecher The ongoing oil tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in our country’s history. While we will not know the ultimate cost and result of the spill for...
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Bring cameras and video into the injury investigation
By Matthew A. Daecher Cameras are growing increasingly pervasive in today’s society and now include cell phone cameras, security cameras, intersection/red light cameras and video recorders that...
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The Chickens Have Come Home
By Matthew A. Daecher Figure 1 Regular readers of BUSRide have probably seen the plethora of industry talk in advance of the implementation of the CSA 2010 Safety Measurement System (SMS). While I’m...
View ArticleSend the same message for all accidents large or small
By Matthew A. Daecher Accidents are costly. An accident of any degree invites variable expenses that are hard to plan for in any budget or projection. Even the most minor incident or scrape requires...
View ArticleDriver training must include vehicle dynamics
By Matthew A. Daecher I don’t know of many bus company owners who wouldn’t agree that we expect a lot out of bus drivers. My occasional attempts to precisely define and produce a job description of a...
View ArticleA mistake fuels a remedy
By Matthew A. Daecher As children we learn from our mistakes when our parents scold us or an otherwise undesirable outcome presents itself. It is the same for adults. We are just more aware that an...
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Terrapin Blue's first quarter success
Terrapin Blue improves operations with grant expertise, emergency preparedness and savvy digital marketing By Ryan Kelly Terrapin Blue, Athens, GA, has been very busy during the beginning of 2014....
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