Best Deal of the Summer! Register Today for the 8th Annual PBA Motorcoach Safety & Preparedness Workshop

06/21/2021

Dear Members:

Registration is open for the 8th Annual PBA Motorcoach Safety & Preparedness Workshop scheduled for August 11, 2021. You don't want to miss this. Registration open through August 1.

For the bottom-line readers, here it is!

Sponsor tables and opportunities available.
Coach models on display, including from the Bus Museum of Transportation.
Presentations and Breakout sessions with FMCSA, Pennsylvania State Police, SCORE, Busing on the Lookout, Vehicle Inspection Demo, Driving Force Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Program & Telematic Resources for Safety & Culture.
Best deal of the summer, register today!

Who Should Attend:

The workshop is designed to provide topics and speakers for motorcoach owners, safety personnel, mechanics, and inside office staff. The member price of $35 includes lunch.

Sponsoring Companies:

This session has drawn many of the companies servicing the motorcoach industry. Time will be set aside during lunch to speak with the sponsors who will have table-top displays and manufacturers have been invited to bring a coach. The sponsor price of $125 includes attendance cost, lunch and table.

The Workshop will take place at two locations. Transportation will be provided between the two sites:

York Springs Fire Hall

315 Main Street

York Springs, PA 17372

717-528-4728

Wolf's Bus Lines

200 Old US Route 15

York Springs, PA 17372

717-528-4125

Schedule:

7:30 AM Registration/Check-In

8:00-8:30 AM Networking, Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:45 AM Welcome and Opening Session

PA FMCSA discusses 18-CARAT & outreach programs, Entry Level Driver Training Requirements, Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Update.
PA State Police Discusses Out-of-Service Criteria and Roadside Inspections.
SCORE Overview - Small Business Development

9:45-10:00 AM Break to Move into Breakout Sessions

10:00-12:00 PM This segment will be two separate group sessions.

Group 1 Mechanics - Vehicle Inspection (Wolf’s Bus Lines)
Group 2 Other – Busing on the Lookout presentation & Saucon Technology will present "Telematics: Doing More With Less Resources in Your Operation While Maintaining a Solid Safety Record and Culture" (Fire Hall).

12:00-1:30 PM Buffet Lunch, Networking, Visit with Sponsors at their tables and bus manufacturers outside to check out what is new in the coach models. We will also have a classic bus visiting from the Museum of Bus Transportation (Fire Hall).

1:30-1:45 PM Break to Move into Breakout Sessions

1:45-3:30 PM This segment will also be broken into two separate group sessions.

Group 1 Mechanics – Getting Buses Road-Ready! (Wolf’s Bus Lines).
Group 2 Other – The Driving Force (Driver Recruiting & Retaining) (Fire Hall).

The deadline to register is August 1, 2021.

Thank you to our first sponsor!

Thank you!

Patricia Cowley

Executive Director

Telephone: 717-236-9042

Email: director@pabus.org

Website: www.pabus.org