Arrow Stage Lines part of Green Operators Motorcoach Council

I wanted to let all of you know that Arrow Stage Lines is part of the Green Operators Motorcoach Council. In September 2007, several motorcoach owners gathered at an MCI Inaugural motorcoach Marketing Council. From that meeting, an idea grew to promote national awareness of coach travel and operators dedication to running green.

Our coaches are green by nature. We carry multiple passengers that keep numerous cars off the road. This efficiency results in a reduction of emissions and crowding of highways.

Our investment in state-of-the-art equipment and commitment to our environment must be shared with the media, civic groups and passengers. By uniting together in a grass roots organization, coach operators will benefit through national exposure to our industry, an industry that is growing and is committed to being green.

There has never been a more important or real opportunity for our industry to unite and grow by informing the traveling public of our environmental solution.

To read more about the council, please visit http://www.gocoach.org/index.htm

Diesel Fuel - Finding the Right Place to Fill Up

I was leaving the office the other day (in Omaha, NE) and came across a Gas Station that was selling Diesel fuel for $4.85 per gallon. Wow! As most of you know, the fuel costs are out of control and its affecting our business in a negative way. Fortunately, we have great people that are helping offset the addition fuel costs.

I am writing because we talked a driver the other day that filled up a tank in the Chicago area for $5.00 a gallon. I know that there are places in the US that have Diesel prices that are $5.00 and higher and sometime we cannot avoid those prices but I wanted to encourage each driver to be proactive where he/she fills up the motorcoach. There are many websites that give you the average fuels costs for wherever you are going. A good site that I look at on a regular basis is http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp. By being proactive at finding the low price for fuel in whatever location you are in can help save the company a lot of money in the long run. For example, I know that in Illinois, the average cost for diesel is 4.85-4.90. If we would have filled up at the station for 4.85 instead of 5.00 we would have saved .15 cents per gallon. A motorcoach will hold around 230 gallon which would be a savings of around $35.00. I know that does not seem like much but in the long run that number really adds up. Also, if we run our motorcoaches on the top half of the tank, the more options we have to fill up at cheaper stations.

I will be back with more fuel saving ideas in the near future.

Luke B.

New Website Post

I just posted new pictures of the LX motorcoach that we are currently running out of our Kansas City Market. If you get a chance, check out http://www.arrowstagelines.com/services-luxury.asp to see the pictures. Have a good weekend!