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The Podcast for Motorcoach Operators Across the US and Canada

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Links for Motorcoach Operators

Here are links to Facebook groups for motorcoach operators, FMCSA official pages for motorcoach operators, plus motorcoach guidelines, parking information, and more for dozens of the most frequently visited cities across the US and Canada. Feel free to suggest more — use the Contact page to send links or suggestions. Cities are listed in alphabetical order.

Bus Companies • Repairs • Wash/Dump

Manuela Silva’s Google Map of the US and Canada (Manuela is Admin for the Motorcoach Operators Nationwide group on Facebook) — Manuela Silva has spent countless hours compiling this list of hundreds of bus companies, repair facilities, wash/dump locations and more, all across the US and Canada. It is updated automatically as she adds more resources. For suggestions or corrections to the listings, contact her directly through her Facebook group.

Facebook Groups for Motorcoach Operators

For more information about many of these groups, listen to Episode #17, Networking on Facebook, or Episode #18, Interview with Brian Smith, on the EAA Podcast.

  • Motorcoaches Rolling for Awareness (over 5,000 members)
  • Motorcoach Operators (over 5,000 members)
  • Professional Motorcoach Operators (over 4,000 members)
  • Tour Bus Drivers of North America (over 3,000 members)
  • Professional Motorcoach Operators (over 1,000 members) — Yes, the same name as above, different group.
  • Motorcoach Operators (drivers) (over 1,000 members)
  • MCI Buses Bus Fans (Motor Coach Industries Bus Enthusiasts) (over 1,000 members)
  • Honk for Hope (over 1,000 members) — European group of tour and coach companies
  • MCI J4500 Drivers Group (over 800 members)
  • Motorcoach Operators Nationwide (over 800 members)
  • The Elite Motorcoach Operators Suite (over 300 members)
  • Motorcoach Operators of Southern California (over 200 members)

Photography groups of interest to motorcoach operators:

  • Friends Who Like Bus Photography (over 800 members)
  • MotoPhoto Across America (less than 100 members) — Photography group for motorcoach operators

FMCSA — US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  • Hours of Service Passenger-Carrying Driver Guide — PDF document
  • Hours of Service Requirements for Cross-Border Drivers
  • Safety Resources for Bus, Motorcoach, & Minibus Operators
  • Legal Notice for Motorcoach Operations
  • Bus Safety Search

Canadian Information for Motorcoach Operators

  • Hours of Service for Motorcoach Operators in Canada
  • Hours of Service Requirements for Cross-Border Drivers (from US FMCSA)

Motorcoach Associations

  • American Bus Association
  • United Motorcoach Association

Destination Cities


Atlanta, GA

Bus Parking at Georgia World Congress Center (reservations required)

Atlantic City, NJ

Atlantic City Transportation Center (Check with other drivers for additional parking options)

Approved Atlantic City Bus Routes

Baltimore, MD

Bus Parking

Boston, MA

Guidelines for Tour Buses In Boston

Charleston, SC

Bus Tour and Parking Permits — also interactive maps

Chicago, IL

Chicago Motorcoach Parking Map and Information Guide

Dallas, TX

Downtown Dallas Motorcoach Tour Parking — link downloads PDF map

Los Angeles, CA

Your Guide to Parking a Charter Bus in Los Angeles

Minneapolis, MN

Permits and Parking

Bus/Motorcoach Parking (PDF file)

Montreal, QC Canada

Tour Bus Parking Maps — Scroll to bottom of page, selection of PDF maps for bus parking

New Orleans, LA

Motorcoach Parking in New Orleans, LA

New York City

Motorcoach/Charter and Tour Bus Guidelines for New York City

2019 Holiday Motorcoach Operators Guide for New York City — Expired now but likely to be repeated for 2020)

Newport, RI

Motorcoach Information and Parking Pre-Registration

Niagara Falls, ON Canada

Motorcoach Parking Lot

Niagara Falls Parking — in addition to this, many hotels offer motorcoach parking if groups are staying there, including shuttling drivers to off-property parking

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Canada

Bus Parking (scroll to bottom of page)

Philadelphia, PA

Motorcoach Guide and Bus Parking Regulations

Portland, ME

RV Parking Options — Scroll down the page for motorcoach parking information

Portland, OR

Motorcoach Parking

Quebec City, QC Canada

Bus Driver Guide (includes a great map, but only in French; let me know if you have a link to an English version)

San Francisco, CA

Tour Buses in San Francisco

Savannah, GA

Motorcoach Information

Motor Coach — Parking/Idling Zones (map)

Motorcoach Permit Information and Application

Seattle, WA

Charter Bus Operators

Toronto, ON Canada

Motor Coach Parking

Vancouver, BC Canada

Tour Bus Parking and Zones

Virginia Beach, VA

Buses and Charter Buses

Washington, DC

Motorcoach Guide and Parking Regulations for Washington, DC

Motorcoach Operations — Regulations, Requirements, & Tips

Williamsburg, VA

Motorcoach Information

Instructions for Motorcoach Bus Drivers

Colonial Williamsburg for Motorcoaches — includes bus map of the historic area, and info for the Bus Service Center, formerly called the Penske Service Center, now re-signed as the Williamsburg Transportation Center (fuel, parking, bus wash, drivers’ lounge for motorcoaches)

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