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North America's industry-wide initiative to promote public awareness
about the availability, selection, usage and benefits of motorcoach
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NCMA currently has 32 Operator Members and 6 Tour Operators located across North Carolina
and 288 Associate Members located across the nation.

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NCMA was established in 1945 to organize "bus" owners and operators and enable them to have a collective voice in promoting bus transportation. In 1950, the membership was expanded to include Associates (suppliers). The membership has grown over the years giving NCMA financial resources to help achieve political influence in the General Assembly through lobbying efforts. Look in History for more information about the Association.
NCMA holds an annual meeting and market place when all members come together for information sharing and selling. The Annual Meeting and Market Place is held early in the year before motorcoach transportation becomes busy in the spring. Look in Events and News for more information about the upcoming Annual Meeting. 
NCMA holds an annual picnic and business meeting for Operator Members in the fall when issues facing owners and operators are discussed and plans are made to address them. NCMA employs a full time lobbyist who keeps a watchful eye on legislation that may impact motorcoach transportation in North Carolina. Look in Personnel for more information.  
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Pupil Transportation Safety Program launches in North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA – May 14, 2010 – Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. (CSS) of Fairfax, Virginia announces the expansion of their Pupil Transportation Safety Program (PTSP) to North Carolina school districts. 
Recently, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, working with the North Carolina Motor Coach Association (NCMA), released its recommendation to all school districts for establishing a list of safety-approved carriers for use when transporting students to and from extracurricular activities.  “Both parents and the leadership of NCMA want the safest possible charter transportation for students,” stated Linda Morris, Executive Director of NCMA, “we believe that the Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. (CSS) PTSP  is a positive step in making sure that every North Carolina motorcoach operator providing student transportation meets industry safety standards.”
Reggie Hines, formerly of Hines Fleet Safety, has been providing passenger motor carrier inspection services to many of the NC school districts, and recently became the CSS PTSP Coordinator for North Carolina.  “With the Department of Public Instruction’s recent recommendation,” Hines said, “it is important that school districts have an experienced company and program they can rely on.”  PTSP was modeled after a successful program CSS created for the Department of Defense.  Throughout the 20 years of the program, over one million military troops have been transported each year without a single fatality.
The PTSP provides a national list of approved carriers that are evaluated for safety fitness and compliance with the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  Each passenger carrier seeking approval must pass a core competency evaluation and an on-site DOT-compatible compliance review.  Once approved, the carrier is subject to intensive routine security inspections, continual on-road performance monitoring and random assessments.
Now available to school districts across the country, school administrators can have immediate access to the current list of over 100 PTSP-approved carriers.  Carriers wanting to apply to the program can contact CSS.  “It is important to remember,” says Phil Hanley, PTSP Program Manager, “that not all carriers will meet the stringent PTSP standards.”

CONTACT Phil Hanley, PTSP Program Manager, 703-691-4612 or
Reggie Hines, PTSP Coordinator for North Carolina, 919-222-7390 . 

About Pupil Transportation Safety Program:  PTSP is a nationwide quality assurance program designed to evaluate and routinely monitor the safety fitness standard (US DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Section 385.5 – Safety Fitness Standard) of passenger motor carriers providing extracurricular transportation services to students. For information: http://ptsp.consolidatedsafety.com.

Important Links:

ADA Compliance Information on FMCSA Website       Click Here to Download the ADA Form as a PDF

Company Snapshot by http://www.SaferSys.org

Frequently Asked Questions about "Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System"

Motorcoach Carrier Details by FMCSA     FMCSA Publications/ Brochures to Print

"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Website"

This is an important link about motorcoach permits needed for travel in Washington, DC:
http://dmv.dc.gov/info/trippermit.shtm

Private Charter Operators visit the link below to become a registered charter provider:
http://ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/charterregistration

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