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20. Fung Wah Using Charter Buses To Get Around Federal Shutdown Order

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 04:45 PM

Feb 2013

Source: CBS

Fung Wah Using Charter Buses To Get Around Federal Shutdown Order

February 26, 2013 2:58 PM

BOSTON (CBS) – Fung Wah Bus Transportation, Inc. has found a way around a federal order to “immediately cease passenger service” by contracting outside charter buses to transport passengers back and forth from South Station to New York City.

On Tuesday, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the shutdown order after a WBZ-TV I-Team investigation that found major safety concerns on a number of the company’s buses.

An FMCSA spokesperson later clarified the order, saying it only prohibits Fung Wah from transporting passengers in its 28 buses.

“The company, if it chooses, has the prerogative to rent or lease other vehicles; the company is not shut down,” Duane DeBruyne said in a statement to WBZ-TV.

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US orders Fung Wah to suspend bus service [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

Those guys are a sight to see on the 95 corridor jberryhill Feb 2013 #1

They pro'lly think they are competing with the Delta Shuttle out of LGA srican69 Feb 2013 #5

Except they are faster jberryhill Feb 2013 #13

On Boston TV news last night Submariner Feb 2013 #15

I took Fung Wah once sharp_stick Feb 2013 #2

I love the Amtrak ... and in fact prefer the NE corridor over the Acela ... srican69 Feb 2013 #4

Pretty much the same story here Marrah_G Feb 2013 #28

I know these guys, they're out of Chinatown.. sir pball Feb 2013 #3

Their safety record reads like Napoleon's Russian campaign jberryhill Feb 2013 #11

I remember that year! Mopar151 Feb 2013 #23

The NYC wreck and more "Fun with Fung Wah" Mopar151 Feb 2013 #34

Cited for failure to speak English? Fearless Feb 2013 #6

That can be a condition of federal transportation licensing jberryhill Feb 2013 #9

Oh no, I don't want to think about the possibility of a Fung Wah airline! Fearless Feb 2013 #10

funny you should mention that.... jberryhill Feb 2013 #12

"In a strange twist of fate..." Fearless Feb 2013 #14

All operators of commercial vehicles in this country must be able to understand basic English. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #16

It's a safety issue. Marrah_G Feb 2013 #29

Especially when (IIRC) Mopar151 Feb 2013 #35

"Fung Wah"? Really?? n/t TygrBright Feb 2013 #7

The dreaded Chinatown bus line. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #8

Fung Wah is a continual problem. GoBus rocks: $15-$25, NYC<-->Cambridge or NYC<-->Newton MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #17

The guy in the article . . . aggiesal Feb 2013 #18

Like the people who would fly on ValuJet Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #26

Am I wrong for thinking this is sorta funny? Arkana Feb 2013 #19

Fung Wah Using Charter Buses To Get Around Federal Shutdown Order Eugene Feb 2013 #20

Then at least the buses they're driving won't be shoddily-constructed POSes. Arkana Feb 2013 #21

Those buses were fine when they were new Mopar151 Feb 2013 #24

And then lose one of the pieces Fumesucker Feb 2013 #32

Sure fits one of the stories he told me! Mopar151 Feb 2013 #33

Outsourcing strikes again... Veri1138 Feb 2013 #22

They must be terrible, the Department of Transportation almost never shuts anyone down Sunlei Feb 2013 #25

Ahhh, the ten dollar death buses!!!!!! Marrah_G Feb 2013 #27

Ah Fung Wah Euphoria Feb 2013 #30

I used to ride the chinatown bus, Boston to NYC. It was dirt cheap to ride. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #31