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Business Insider: With No COVID-19 Relief in Sight, the Private Bus Industry Could Collapse
The private bus sector's demise would leave large swaths of the country without any realistic transport options.
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ABAF Motorcoach Manufacturing Report Shows the Decimation of COVID-19 is Having on the Industry
Compared to the third quarter 2019 (Q319), the motorcoach coach sales in the third quarter of 2020 (Q320) fell nearly 50 percent.
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Transportation Coalition Partners Thank California Delegation for Support of CERTS Act
The American Bus Association (ABA), United Motorcoach Association (UMA), National School Transportation Association (NSTA) and Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) thank the California representatives that co-signed a letter headed by Rep. Jimmy Panetta to House leadership asking for the House to
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TBJ: Travel Industry Seeks Exit out of Turbulence
The airlines weren’t the only ones in the transportation industry that suffered during the pandemic, the motorcoach industry is under the bus as well.
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WaPo: U.S. Economy Faces Severe Strains after Election with Washington Potentially Paralyzed
As many as 30 percent of bus operators face bankruptcy by Jan. 1, Pantuso said.
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Marketplace: The Pandemic has Left the Private Bus Sector in Crisis
According to the American Bus Association, the trade group for the private motorcoach industry, over 100,000 workers have been furloughed in this sector, and the industry could disappear without a relief bill.
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Industry Advocates Question Why CERTS Act is Being Ignored
We have been begging and pleading with Congressional leaders, especially Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell and the White House, for more than seven months to provide our industries a lifeline to save our essential employees and our businesses.
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Busworld North America 2021 Moves Dates with ABA’s Marketplace
ABA and Busworld announced that the inaugural Busworld North America 2021 in Baltimore will move from January to June 19-21.
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Politicians Need Buses, But Congress Has Left Us Stalled
A coalition of motorcoach industry advocates made up of the American Bus Association, The Bus Network and United Motorcoach Association have released a
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