Dallas Bus Company Ordered to Quit Operating
In the aftermath of the tragic, and preventable, bus accident earlier this month in Sherman, Texas, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered another Texas bus company to immediately cease all operations. The company, called Autobuses Rio Verde, is based in Dallas, Texas. The government has determined that it is in reality the same company as one called Green River Buses—which was ordered to halt operation in April.
The government is getting this part right. Too many companies, after being put out of business by the government, have “resurfaced” without getting caught. Maybe the government is catching up to them now. After the horrible Sherman bus wreck, I wrote about the many ways in which that accident was preventable. This latest news regarding Green River (Spanish translation: Rio Verde—not too original) is encouraging. But let’s do more and step up the monitoring of these charter bus companies. Too many people die each year in bus and truck accidents.
