Why dont the DOT pull these buses over and do what they do to trucks???

 

If it were a Charter Bus...DOT would have 30+ witnesses against him. :lol:

If it were a Transit Bus...imagine the nightmare in paperwork. :shock:

3 illegals
1 absconding felon
2 questionables...possibly off their meds
1 with anger-management issues
2-couples in the back...obviously under the influence
1 overly eager to please
etc.

 

Mackman, actually I get paid by the mile because we are a charter/tour company not a transit bus. DOT did stop several buses lately. We just got done last week with DOT inspections on 3 of the buses, 100% BTW.

 

Having ridden in both US-base and Mexican based bus carriers, I always admired the way that Mexican carriers operate. The longhaul buses in Mexico almost always run team drivers and have a small sleeper berth usually located between the cargo bay and the front axle, sometimes in the rear of the bus near the rest room.


The sleeper on this Volvo is the one with the small window.

The sleepers are fully air-conditioned and heated and have a 2 way intercom between the sleeper berth and driver's compartment. The teams run on a 6 on/6 off schedule. The teams are also generally assigned a bus that they're allowed to add personal touches to, like a customized shift knob and such or pictures of the wife and kids.

I've never met a Mexican bus driver who wasn't a total professional and safe driver. It's kinda neat watching the communication between drivers going in the opposite direction, regardless of what company they work for. Always a wave and sometimes a flash of the headlamps.

The high end lines have the 3 place seating and are really plush. Almost like business class aircraft.

Beats the heck out of Greyhound that's for sure. :lol:

Nearly all major bus carriers in Mexico govern their buses at 95 km/h (59 mph) and most have tachographs installed, either mechanical or electronic. Many also have those nifty central inflation systems for their tires.

 

Man, dunno know that I would want to be in that sleeper berth, especially if a steer tire decides to blow apart. Might lose a limb or two.

 

That does seem alittle crazy i dont think i would want to sleep there.

 

id imagine a job prerequisite for driving that bus would not be claustrophobia.
just imagine the great rest they will recieve half foot from a wheel.
must be simalir to driving on what used to be i40 in arkansas before they sort of fixed it.