New Bunk Rooms Effective 3/11/22

Host drivers, we are having a “soft launch” of our new host driver training center this weekend!  Park in the spaces beside the building. We will continue to develop and improve the space for you!!  You will want to bring your bedding, towels and toiletries.  Make sure you lock your bedroom door when you are…

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How To Operate Mini Bus HDMI

Host Drivers! We have now added HDMI to all of our mini buses.  Watch the video below to know how to operate the system!  Once you switch the video and audio to HDMI mode, it is plug and play for your guests!!!

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Climbing and Descending Mountains

Host Drivers, We have had several of you ask about mountain climbing and descents utilizing the Jake Brakes and downshifting techniques.  A couple of years ago, we shot some videos at Monteagle.  They are available at www.ectsafety.com under “Safety and Equipment” in our Orientation Series videos.  We would recommend that you check out those videos.…

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A Little Tip For Getting Your Groups To Help You Keep Your Bus Tidy

Host Drivers, Driving teenagers can create challenges in the area of keeping the bus clean on the interior.  This video offers a great tip to help you in your quest to keep a clean bus!  Adding trash bags down the aisle, letting the group know that you-the host driver that they have been bonding with…

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Georgia Now Enforcing Close Following Laws

Host Drivers, The Georgia DOT is now enforcing close following laws within fleets, as well as in general, under the commercial vehicle aggressive driver laws.  We had a friend contact us today that had 3 different drivers receive tickets for following too closely in 3 different groups across the state-including I-20 in the Bremen area.…

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Tail Swing and Nose Swing-Is It Real?

  Host Drivers, We have put together a video showing how much the H3’s nose swing and tail swing when making tight turns.  Check it out!  Your bus swings out 37″ in a hard turn.  When backing, it swings the nose out nearly 20′ as you are rolling backwards, and it backs up over 20′…

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Parking on the Lines

Lines, Lines, Everywhere There’s Lines… Host Drivers!  Something you may have noticed between when you left last week and when you returned are lines in the parking spaces again!  We realize it has been a while since we have had lines in our parking spots that went the full length of the bus, were straight, etc……

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Safe Following Distance

Host Drivers, It is wonderful to be seeing you all at various times as things are slowly but surely starting to move again!  As we have been off for several months, we just wanted to share a few reminders with you as some of you are starting to roll again! The following is a great…

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Nose Swing Awareness

Host Drivers, Just a reminder to be aware of your nose swing as you are backing your buses.  I watched a bus be backed off the wash pad recently, and I saw the tracks it left and I wanted to share it with you.  The amount of nose swing the buses make when reversing is…

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