2025 UMA Motorcoach EXPO

Join us at UMA’s Motorcoach EXPO 2025, Feb. 20-23!

Come to Oklahoma City to enjoy networking with industry colleagues, visiting with top industry suppliers who can help your business, and learning ways to grow and thrive in 2025 and beyond.

Expect a trade show floor with motorcoaches by a dozen OEMs, and the kind of products and services you’re searching for. This is the bus and motorcoach trade show that is focused on showcasing the best of the private motorcoach industry in North America under one roof.

 

Thursday, February 20th 
10:30 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Open  
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM UMA Midwest Bus & Motorcoach Association Board Meeting 206 AB
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM UMA State Association Summit,  Sponsored by PC Management Services, LLC 209 AB
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Village Travel Facility Tour – Must register for this tour during registration
 Transportation Provided to Village Travel and Welcome Celebration
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM UMA Welcome Celebration– All UMA Attendees invited! Sponsored by Prevost, TEMSA, ABC Companies, Motor Coach Industries, Visit OKC, Lancer Insurance  Transportation Provided from OMNI, Fairfield, Courtyard and Convention Center to the Welcome Celebration

Friday, February 21st
7:30 AM – 6:45 PM Registration Open  
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM UMA Continental Breakfast Outside Ballroom AB
8:00 AM – 9:45 AM UMA EXPO Opening with UMA’s Active Member Meeting and Legislative and Regulatory Update, Sponsored by RLI Insurance Company Ballroom AB
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM UMA Maintenance Interchange 209 AB
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  Let’s Make a Deal- C’mon Down! How do you evaluate business opportunities or purchases? – You know the revenue potential or savings. You know the cost.  So how do you evaluate whether to buy or not to buy or start this new service or wait for the next opportunity?  This presentation will walk you through a simple spreadsheet that can be used to evaluate any investment from new shop tools or purchasing a coach to starting a new service.  This system was used by a tour and coach operator to evaluate tens of millions of dollars of investments in everything from shop tools to coaches and rail cars.  301 A
  The Seven Deadly Sins of Dispatching – It is often said that dispatch is more art than science. Perhaps, dispatching also has major safety implications as well as human resource overtones. This session features a panel of experienced owners and management personnel that share their experiences – good and bad. 301 B
  Is someone stealing your business? – Trust often shields a stark reality – those we often trust the most exploit out trust for financial gain, often over a long period of time. This session will help you identify the subtle signs and steps you can take to avoid financial loss. 301 C
  Preemployment Screening Program (PSP) – PSP helps carriers make more informed hiring decisions by providing secure, electronic access to commercial driver’s five-year crash and three-year inspection history from the FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Overall, using PSP reduces the crash rate by 8% and drivers out-of-service by 17%, making this important tool essential. 301 D
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM UMA Associate/Travel Partner Membership Meeting Booth 515
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM AM Break Outside 301
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  ADA Part 1 – What’s new with ADA? – The Americans Disability Act incorporates all businesses including passenger transportation. Every operator is required to comply by accommodating people with disabilities. ADA is enforced by the Department of Transportation. This important two-part course will review your obligations and review actual prosecutions and the outcome. 301 A
  Session 6 301 B
  I’d like to give them a piece of my mind! – The U.S. Congress can certainly be perceived as tone deaf, yet they really want to hear from you. This session gives you the tools to address Congress effectively, from your backyard to the UMA Fly-in.   301 C
  The North American Out-of-Service Inspection Criteria, Part 1 – It’s the call every owner dread, your driver just called and the coach has been placed out-of-service until it is repaired. The group is fuming, and you are searching for another operator to bail you out. This course covers in detail the various inspections and how you can avoid the embarrassment and financial consequences of being placed out-of-service. 301 D
12:30 PM – 2:05 PM UMA Luncheon with Keynote Ballroom AB
2:15 PM – 3:10 PM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  ADA Part 2 – United States of America v. Ralph – This session will review actual cases the U.S. Department of Justice have taken against actual motorcoach companies including the violations, remedies, and settlements. 301 A
  Drug & Alcohol Post Accident Testing – There’s been a crash and it’s a whirlwind of calls and actions that must be taken. All too often, sending the driver for a drug test can be overlooked and, in the commotion, surrounding the event, the criteria are often forgotten yet it is critical to get this right, and the window of time is narrow. This session will cover the criteria and procedures you must take to comply with the USDOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. 301 B
  Why you are not going to be happy with your insurance physical damage claim. – You reported the vehicle to your insurer and stated the value. Later after a crash or fire where there is extensive damage, you learn the you probably should have spent more time establishing an appropriate value. This session discusses ways you can avoid disappointment when the inevitable physical damage claim arrives.  301 C
  Session 12 301 D
2:15 PM – 3:10 PM Committee Meeting 117
3:15  PM – 4:10 PM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors Certification, PART1 – DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors is a 2-hour course required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The primary objective of this training is to prepare regulated employers, supervisors, and managers in fulfilling the DOT’s mandatory training requirements while equipping them with the knowledge and awareness needed to identify and respond to the effects of employee substance abuse and alcohol misuse. A certificate will be issued at the completion of this course. Not just for one person. 301 A
  Session 14 301 B
  Interstate or Intrastate? – You did not cross a state line, so why are you being told your company is in violation for not having interstate operating authority. This problem is more common than many are aware. This course simplifies the approach to determining…”Is it interstate?”  301 C
  Chevron, Jarskey, Cornerstone – The U.S. Supreme Court recent rulings will have a tremendous effect on our regulated industry. How regulations are promulgated will change as well as your legal tights. It’s a whole new ball game and you need to know that much of how we approached the issues of regulations and compliance for four decades have changed. 301 D
3:15 PM First Time Attendee EXPO Hall Tour Meet Outside Hall BC
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Sneak Preview Ribbon Cutting Outside Hall BC
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM UMA EXPO Exhibit Hall Sneak Preview Hall BC
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Sneak Preview After Party and Dinner

 Hall BC

Saturday, February 22nd
Morning UMA International Driver Competition Sponsored by Prevost Village Travel
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Open  
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast Outside 301
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors Certification, PART 2 – PART 2: DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors is a 2-hour course required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The primary objective of this training is to prepare regulated employers, supervisors, and managers for fulfilling the DOT’s mandatory training requirements while equipping them with the knowledge and awareness needed to identify and respond to the effects of employee substance abuse and alcohol misuse. A certificate will be issued at the completion of this course. 301 A
  Session 18 301 B
  It’s Christmas already? – Well, another year went by, and you never really got around to writing that budget with revenue projections, expense projections, and profit goals. The fact is you weren’t exactly sure how to write a budget. You are not alone, so let’s crunch some numbers and write a budget. 301 C
  Shucks, I missed it! – Maybe you had to drive, or you were dealing with a compliance review, it doesn’t matter, you missed the 2024 UMA Sales and Marketing Seminar. All is not lost; this session recaps the best of the summit and brings you the insight of others. 301 D
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Committee Meeting  117
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM National Association of Motorcoach Operators Board Meeting 206 AB
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM AM Break Outside 301
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM National Association of Motorcoach Operators Semi-Annual Members Meeting 206 AB
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  The North American Out-of-Service Inspection Criteria, Part 2 – A UMA Motorcoach EXPO original and one of the most popular sessions, the Level I inspection with an actual inspector. This hands-on session places a coach on a lift allowing the participant to see exactly what the inspector is looking for from top to bottom.  301 A
  IRP, IFTA, UC what? – The driver must be prepared for an array of interventions, from inspections to accidents, and they need certain paperwork to show officials or risk fines or being sidelined. This session covers what is required, that’s a good idea, and what should not be available. 301 B
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM UMA EXPO Exhibit Hall Open Hall BC
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM UMA Maintenance Competition, Sponsored by ABC Companies and Stertil-Koni Booth 839
11:00AM – 12:00 PM UMA Concurrent Education Sessions  
  If I step in analytics, can I get it off my shoes? – more eyes to your business. Technology is advancing rapidly and leveraging new techniques for marketing, data analytics, AI, and digital marketing strategies will enhance consumer experience in selecting a motorcoach carrier that is just right for their group. This ‘who, what, when, where and how” is a must session for those that want to capture their share of the business in today’s marketplace.   301 A
  Centers of Influence√ – How do you identify a genuine influencer? Influencers speak to the same audience as you and move in the same area of the marketplace. They have relevant credentials and are respected by your target market. They possess the power to change behavior and impact on the way people think about the services you offer. 301 B
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Committee Meeting 117
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by National Interstate Insurance
 Hall BC
6:30 PM

 

6:30 PM

7:00 PM

 UMA Awards Gala

 

     Reception

     Dinner

 Ballroom AB

Sunday, February 23rd
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration Open  
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Risk Management Commitee Meeting 117
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

L& R Committee Meeting

 117
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM UMA EXPO Exhibit Hall Open Hall BC
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Brunch in the Exhibit Hall Hall BC
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM New Member Appreciation Affair Booth 515
12:15 PM – 8:30 PM Tour Oklahoma City Sponsored by Tour OK –  Must register for this tour during registration Meet outside the convention center by 12:10
Schedule as of 1/13/25 – Does not reflect all 2025 Sponsorships / Subject to Change

 

Sponsorships are available, please contact info@uma.org