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ChauffeurDriven: ABA Releases Cleaning Protocols, Continues Request for Federal Aid
The protocols were released on the heels of a tough report from the ABA Foundation that estimates that the U.S. motorcoach industry will see its economic loss due to the virus reach nearly $11 billion.
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FND: New ABA Foundation Report Estimates Industry Losing $11B Despite Easing Travel Restrictions
Today’s updated report shows approximately $10.9 billion in sales will be lost with 62,800 jobs removed from the industry.
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Fredericksburg.com: GETTING THERE: Bad News for Bus Operators
Peter Pantuso noted that while those numbers are improvements to earlier data, the figures show “the continued decimation of the private motorcoach industry, which has not received any financial help from Congress or the Trump Administration like other modes of
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EpochTimes: Hit by Pandemic, Motorcoach Industry Says It Needs CCP Virus Relief Funds
Epoch Times reports on the latest ABA Foundation research showing that the industry is experiencing an $11 billion loss because of COVID-19 despite states re-opening.
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Fox Business News: Coronavirus Brings Tour Bus Industry to a Halt, Costing Companies Millions
“People forget about us because we blend into the background and we don’t come to Congress every year looking for a handout. Now we really need some help.
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CityBizList: ABA Thanks House for Helping the Industry, But More Needs to be Done
The $750 million grant funding available to a number of rural intercity bus service providers is a great start, but it’s not enough to save jobs and the industry.
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WashExaminer: Don’t Leave Buses Stranded
ABA President Peter Pantuso wrote an op-ed in the Washington Examiner asking Congress to not leave the buses stranded with no aid.
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Roll Call: Bus Companies Want in on the Recovery Largesse
Roll Call talked to Peter Pantuso about how the motorcoach industry needs Congressional to stay in business.
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TBN: Congress Misses Bus on Motorcoach Relief
The Brunswick News reported on the ABA Foundation's latest report on the effect of COVID-19 on the industry.
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River Cities’ Reader:ABA Says Adding Funds to Small-Business Administration Program is Not Enough
River Cities' Reader published ABA's press release after President Trump signed the latest Congressional funding-aid package, which added more funds to the already-depleted Paycheck Protection Program.
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