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MCI, Motor Coach Canada team up to issue guide to new Canada Driver Hours of Service Regulations: Get a free copy of training guide to Canada Hours of Service Regulations: MCI and Motor Coach Canada have teamed up to issue comprehensive training guides to Canada's new Rules of Service Regulations, and your company could benefit! If you're the first person to respond to this offer, we'll send you a FREE Driver's Handbook and Instructor's Guide, courtesy of MCC. The next ten respondents will each receive a free Driver's Handbook. For more information on the guides, click here.

Riding with Dan McNichol: When the AASHTO Interstate anniversary convoy crossed the U.S. on I-80 last month, MCI had plenty of company. Dan McNichol, author of the brisk-selling "The Roads that Built America," drove the entire route in his 1951 Hudson, getting a few mechanical tips from MCI drivers along the way. To hear his take on the trip, the road, and the future of the Interstate, click here.

 

MCI readies cleaner engines for 2007: Proving that it really is ready to "go green," MCI has been first out of the coach-industry gate in testing the latest clean-diesel engines from Detroit Diesel and Caterpillar. To date, the J4500 with the new Cat C13 engine has passed its testing, as have D4505s with the Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine. Pilot vehicles are on the way. To learn more, click here.

 

Buy big, save big on MCI filters: MCI Service Parts offers filters for just about every coach model and application out there. And right now is a great time to stock up, because we're offering generous quantity discounts. To see our selection, click here.

MCI Service Center rolls out red carpet, buffet line for stranded customer: When American Heritage Trails visited MCI's Blackwood, New Jersey, service center with a blinking alternator light, they got more than the fast, professional service for which MCI is known. They also got chicken, ribs and everything else on the menu at the facility's open house, which happened to be scheduled for that afternoon. To learn more, click here.

 

Converting to Cummins: Commuter-service and other operators are looking forward to a new coach option come mid 2007: the Cummins ISM clean diesel engine. Slated initially to appear on D-Series coaches with Allison transmissions, it will appear on ZF-transmission-equipped J4500 models later in the year. To learn more about the Cummins engine, click here.

MAINTENANCE MATTERS - The wheel deal on tire mounting: Not all wheels are mounted equally. Using the right procedures, combined with routine inspection, can safeguard your passengers' safety as well as your maintenance dollars. For our expert guide, click here.

Please take a moment to tell us what maintenance matter you'd like us to talk about. We may feature your request in an upcoming FYI issue. Give us your input!

 

Meet MCI's MVP! This space is reserved for MCI's best pre-owned value, exclusively for our FYI subscribers. MCI's Most Valuable Pre-owned motor coach for August* is a 2002 J4500 priced at $244,950 (mention FYI)*. Remember, when you buy an MCI MVP coach, you're assured of a vehicle that's been carefully inspected by our factory-trained technicians. Click for more details.

Refer a friend! Bank on FYI from MCI and win a gift: Now there's another reason to invite your industry colleagues to subscribe to FYI, beyond the helpful news, tips and special offers that you'll find inside every issue. If you're one of the first 25 FYI subscribers to bring a qualified new subscriber aboard, we'll send both of you one of our commemorative MCI® AASHTO bus banks! Big enough at 10 inches to hold lots of pennies and emblazoned with a scene of Mount Rushmore as well as the Interstate 50th anniversary logo, the MCI bus bank will look great on your desk or dresser. And everyone who refers new subscribers, as well as the referred subscribers, will receive a "Go Green, Go Coach, Go MCI" button, first handed out during the 50th anniversary Interstate convoy. Click here to refer a friend!

 

Countdown to UMA Expo 2007 in NOLA: In New Orleans, land of gumbo, ya ya, and haute-Creole cuisine, it's never too soon to plan your next meal. More than 600 restaurants have re-opened, including fine-dining legends like Antoine's and Galatoire's. Commander's Palace is set to open later in the summer, and casual diners will find institutions like Acme Oyster House, Mother's and Casamento's all ready for business. For an up-to-date list, visit New Orleans Menu at www.nomenu.com/RestaurantsOpen.html.

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Offer expires 09/30/06 and coach is subject to immediate sale to the first qualified buyer. MVP sale price quoted is in U.S. dollars and does not include any applicable sales or excise tax, title, license, documentation or environmental fees or handling charges. While every effort is made to verify that prices shown are correct, errors may still occur from time to time. The seller reserves the right to correct any errors at any time. Listing and display of a coach does not constitute an offer to sell the coach, and Seller is under no obligation to sell or deliver a coach until the seller's usual form of agreement, including all applicable terms and conditions, is signed by both the buyer and an authorized representative of the company. Please contact your sales representative to confirm availability and prices before making an offer to buy a coach shown on this site.