Interstate vs Intrastate Commerce

The bus would continue to Phoenix, because my route is going to Phoenix and I only do regular route service. Though no sales from Phoenix is pretty much impossible since Phoenix is by far the biggest city on my route. So it would always be interstate commerce.

OK, that clears it up. So this is interstate commerce and not also intrastate commerce. Then that's why Greyhound didn't get a license for the Reno - Denver.

 

@x1Heavy, I tried to quote you but it wouldn't let me for some reason.

Well, my partner was a truck driver but he lost his medical card. These days most buses have 6-speed auto transmissions with OD and cruise control. Maybe the ride will be better on cruise control? If you ask me I say 95% of the buses on the road are junk. The old GMs and MCIs were good, but the new stuff is all junk. But my run is all daytime so dunno why people sleepin'.

If you gimme some advice on holding RPM I'll take it.

 

Fixit I think you mean Flxible New Looks. The GM Fishbowl was its main competitor. Both powered by 6V71N, but other engines were available.

Prevost nice coach most of the time, though the lights on the bottom of the parcel racks like to warp. MCI more durable, though they're all the same now. Fiberglass coaches like H3-45 (Volvo D13) or J4500 (DD13) tend to be better in Canada or the Salt Belt. Lots of the newer buses are overrated junk, especially the Euro ones.

Don't see sleeper buses too often. Not many of these here in the US. Very common in Japan or Mexico. The worst part about foreign buses is their stupid high mirrors coming down from the roof like rabbit ears. Some like 'em, I hate 'em. Anyway, I fixed the quoting.

The Series 60 wasn't introduced until the 102DL3 in 1992. Before that most coaches used the 6V92TA or 8V92TA. Before that 8V71N. Even after Series 60 entered the market it was only for motorcoaches; transit buses used the Series 50 or Cummins L10. Some motorcoaches came with CAT C10 or Cummins M11. Later after 2003 they started coming with C13 ACERT or ISM; transit buses C9 ACERT or ISL9.

Greyhound Canada ordered the C10 in their 1996-1997 102DL3s, deployed in Vancouver for their BC/AB/YT pool (Alaska Highway). Those had the Fuller TX-14607B 7-speed manual transmission. I think some of their 1998s also came with the C10, though those had the B500 6-speed auto.

After Series 60 went out in 2010 motorcoaches have been available with DD13, D13, or ISX12. Transit buses now ubiquitously have the Cummins L9.