Author: Sam Tuttle
School’s Out!
Here’s some ideas on what to do during school vacations, from Minnesota’s oldest charter bus company. Kids love school vacations almost as much as parents sometimes dread them. Keeping kids active, engaged, and off their phones is not easy to do. Our experience is that there are lots of places in our home state of […]
Looking into Lakes: What a Minnesota charter bus company has learned
What you should know about our most noteworthy asset Because we at Lorenz serve “the land of 10,000 lakes,” and because Lorenz is a born-and-bred, very experienced Minnesota motorcoach company, we’d like to offer our own perspective on the best lakes in the state. There are at least 11 types of lakes (MN has 8 […]
How the Smith System improves your charter bus trip experience
The 5 Principles of safe driving still taught today Harold L Smith: The father of defensive driving In 1952 Harold Smith authored a driving code intended to protect commercial drivers. It was so successful that he went on to open the Smith System Driver Improvement Institute. Even today many Fortune 500 companies have Smith-trained drivers. […]
Bus Engine Regeneration: Why It Matters to Our Charter Bus Passengers
Low pollution charter buses are a priority Built into modern motor coaches, buses, and semi-trucks are aftertreatment systems designed to reduce harmful emissions. Engines have sensors that track the level soot and particulate matter in the exhaust, and once at a high level, the sensors tell the vehicle that the engine must enter a regen, […]
Looking under the hood at charter bus engines
Bus and motor coach power has come a long way Diesel Yes, the diesel engine is still the most commonly used charter bus engine. They’re more efficient than gasoline, highly durable, and work under many conditions. The engines last considerably longer but now have some limitations due to emissions and aftertreatment systems. Gasoline Gas engines […]
Let’s Get the Party Started: What Goes into a Wedding Party Bus
All aboard for wedding party festivities. You can create a Minneapolis wedding party bus with your own unique stamp on it. All it takes is a little bit of planning and a modest budget. We at Lorenz will provide the bus, you provide the wedding-day partiers, and together we can create a successful and festive […]