greggwiggins
Nov 23, 05, 7:56 am
One of the cheapest ways to travel in the Boston-Washington corridor is getting a closer look from the feds.
Excerpt:
"Federal officials have stepped up surprise inspections of low-fare bus companies in the Washington-to-Boston corridor amid concerns by federal and state regulators that some curbside operators are unsafe and under-regulated.
A late October inspection sweep of 400 buses by a task force of federal, state and local authorities turned up more than 500 safety-related violations, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which regulates interstate bus and truck companies. The violations included speeding, a broken horn, and inadequate brakes and windshield wipers."
Full story is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/22/AR2005112202037.html
Excerpt:
"Federal officials have stepped up surprise inspections of low-fare bus companies in the Washington-to-Boston corridor amid concerns by federal and state regulators that some curbside operators are unsafe and under-regulated.
A late October inspection sweep of 400 buses by a task force of federal, state and local authorities turned up more than 500 safety-related violations, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which regulates interstate bus and truck companies. The violations included speeding, a broken horn, and inadequate brakes and windshield wipers."
Full story is at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/22/AR2005112202037.html