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2012 Releases
The American Bus Association and Lancer Insurance Company today announced that all ABA Operator Members are now eligible to access free a copy of Lancer’s “The First 24 Hours: How to Develop, Implement and Test a Serious Incident Response Plan.” The video was produced exclusively for Lancer’s bus and motorcoach policyholders designed to help them build and maintain a crisis management plan. Since 1989, Lancer has produced and distributed a large array of management and driver training video packages for the exclusive benefit of its policyholders. This is the first time the industry-leading insurer is offering one of its videos to non-policyholders.
As two key Cabinet Secretaries announced plans to grow the U.S. tourism and travel industry, ABA President and CEO Peter Pantuso and ABA’s Senior Vice President Clyde Hart were at the Washington event as the new National Travel and Tourism Strategy was released by Secretary of Commerce John Bryson and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMES CONGRESSMAN BILL SHUSTER
The American Bus Association Board of Directors received an update on pending Congressional bus safety legislation and Mr. Shuster presented his ideas on the transportation reauthorization bill during the Spring Board of Directors two day meeting in Washington D.C.
AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK. MOTORCOACH TRAVEL IS LEADING THE WAY
The American Bus Association, North America’s largest motorcoach, tourism and travel industry association is pleased to support and do its part to promote National Tourism Week, May 9th-13th.
NEW STUDY: MARKETPLACE DELIVERS RELATIONSHIPS + RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO DELEGATES
According to a new study released this week, the American Bus Association’s (ABA) Marketplace 2012 in Grapevine, Texas generated a total of $78,79000,000 worth of booked business for show participants.
Peter Pantuso, the President and CEO of the American Bus Association told members of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee that the ABA supports efforts in the House to improve motorcoach safety and specifically H.R. 7, which is incorporated into the House Transportation Bill.
The American Bus Association is honored to announce that its Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy, Clyde Hart, has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights District of Columbia Advisory Committee for a two year term.
The American Bus Association today praised the work of federal and state officials in New York after it was learned that a Brooklyn couple was recently arrested for allegedly running an elaborate cheating scheme designed to help unqualified people pass the written portion of the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) examination.
RISING GAS PRICES PUTTING A DAMPER ON YOUR SUMMER TRAVEL PLANS? TRY TAKING A MOTORCOACH
As gasoline prices continue to increase to a predicted five dollars a gallon later this spring and summer, many American are considering so-called “staycations” instead of their usual summer travel plans. But the American Bus Association says there is a cure for the gas price blues. Take a motorcoach.
ABA SALUTES FMCSA'S EFFORTS TO SHUTDOWN DOUBLE HAPPYNESS
The American Bus Association is very pleased that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took action through the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reviewed the case and then issued a temporary restraining order against DoubleHappyness Travel, Inc. of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
WHITE HOUSE TAPS TWELVE ABA MEMBERS TO SERVE ON TOURISM BOARD
Twelve members of the American Bus Association (ABA) were among the tourism industry professionals appointed by the White House to serve on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION: PRICELINE NEGOTIATOR BUS ACCIDENT COMMERCIAL IS IN POOR TASTE
After viewing the newest and last commercial in the "Priceline Negotiator" series with actor William Shatner, the American Bus Association believes the spot, depicting Mr. Shatner's character apparently dying in a fiery bus crash, as the bus tumbles over a bridge and into a river is in very poor taste.
