Motorcoach Channel: Recent Episodes
Ryan Kelly
The Motorcoach Channel podcast series is dedicated to telling the story of the motorcoach industry by having conversations with industry leaders, bus company owners, vendor partners, academia, customers and travel destinations!
Ryan Kelly, Host of the Motorcoach Channel spends a few minutes talking with BUS4NYC President Glenn Every about pressing issues that impact the motorcoach industry in New York City.
Transportation Industry Pioneer Don DeVivo spends a few minutes talking about his companies including DATTCO, Thermo King Northeast and DeVivo Bus Sales. Don shares about the recent acquisition of Rhode Island motorcoach operator Flagship Trailways and the evolution of the engines that power his school bus and motorcoach fleets.
The Motorcoach Channel welcomes EYERIDE Chief Sales Officer Daphnie Lowe and Executive Account Manager Ryan Hoffman as they discuss the technologies that the company has built for the motorcoach industry.
TBN President Christian Riddell talks about software that their company has introduced to the motorcoach industry and how their team took a different approach based on being built the technology from the ground up.
The Motorcoach Channel recently caught up with Brett and Carson Roes from Eagle Christian Tours. The company is celebrating it's ten year anniversary and was recently selected as one of the newest members of the International Motorcoach Group. Here is their podcast.
VB Group Marketing & Event Resources President Vicki Bowman stopped by the Motorcoach Channel booth at Busworld North America 2023 to discuss some of the projects her company is currently working on in the motorcoach industry.
Freddie Shepherd has been doodling drawings of buses since he was in 5th grade. Now at age 16 Freddie is reviewing potential engineering schools he would like to attend and shares his ideas with us about what future designs of motorcoaches should look like.
Joey Hemphill grew up playing, singing, and traveling together on a bus with his brother Trent in their family gospel group, The Hemphill's. Joey and Trent learned the bus business from their father and decided to go into the business for themselves in 1980. Since that time they have transported music royalty from Van Halen to Barbara Mandrell and the list goes on and on. The Hemphill Brothers Coach Company continues to grow as artists trust their legendary experience ensuring safe passage as they travel cross country entertaining America one concert venue at a time.
Budget Truck and Auto President Mark Polzin and Graphic Sales Manager Sandie Marquis spent a few minutes with us at Busworld North America 2023 to celebrate 50 years of the Janesville, Wisconsin company being in business.
With over 44 years in the business Al Smith knows a thing or two about bus safety. The Corporate Director for Safety & Security at Greyhound Lines shares his insights on this podcast about the benefits of getting on the safety technology bandwagon.
United Motorcoach Association President Scott Michael talks with the Motorcoach Channel about their recent EXPO in Orlando, FL, the legislative fly-in, bringing back in-person educational seminars and the 2024 EXPO which will be held in Raleigh, NC.
Motorcoach Channel host Ryan Kelly had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with MCI's Vice President of Sales for Private Sector, Pat Ziska at Busworld North America 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Pat reflects on 46 years in the motorcoach business as she prepares for retirement looking forward to the next chapter in her life.
Motorcoach Channel host Ryan Kelly sits down with American Bus Association President Peter Pantuso in Detroit, Michigan at the ABA Marketplace and Busworld North America were taking place at the Huntington Place Convention Center.
We had the unique opportunity to sit down with Busworld International President Vincent Dewaele to talk about the introduction of their show to North America.
Motorcoach Channel host Ryan Kelly recently sat down with Prevost President Francois Tremblay to discuss the launch of their H3-45 motorcoach at the UMA EXPO in Orlando, Florida.
It was great to have International Motorcoach Group President Bronwyn Wilson in the Motorcoach Channel offices in Los Angeles to talk about the motorcoach industry and what IMG has in the works for 2023.