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Latest Motorcoach Census Highlights the COVID-19 Pandemic Damage to the Industry

We are hoping as the world starts to get back to traveling and working in the office again that the industry will pick up speed, however it will take years to return to our 2019 levels of business,” said Peter 
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RollCall: Still Struggling Motorcoach Industry Seeks More Federal Aid

The rebound is slow-going, Peter Pantuso said in an interview: “I can tell you in 2021, it wasn’t a lot better than 2020.” 
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WBJ Viewpoint: Bus Industry Remains Stalled without Pandemic Relief Funds

Peter Pantuso pens an Op-Ed in the Washington Business Journal about the continued struggles for the bus industry during pandemic. 
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NTSB Recommends Additional Motorcoach Safety Training Action for Drivers in Aftermath of Fatal Crash

Reminder: alert motorcoach drivers to limit and avoid jake brake applications in inclement weather or risk loss of traction. 
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WHO13: Iowa Bus Company Calls on Congress to Aid Industry in Pandemic Recovery

“These are companies that have always been very independent, privately owned. They’re small businesses. They don’t want government in their business, but they need a bridge to get them through,” said ABA President and CEO Peter Pantuso. 
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Report: COVID Pandemic Continues to Rock Motorcoach Industry as Recovery is Slow

“We have found that the motorcoach industry recorded an 82.6 percent loss of business in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic,” said Peter Pantuso, ABA President & CEO. “While we saw some recovery happening in 2021, the Delta and Omicron 
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LandLine: Highway Coalition Urges Congress to Finalize Appropriations

In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Highway Users Alliance said more work needs to be done in order to fulfill the promise of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 
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WSJ: Omicron Surge Spurs New Covid-19 Relief Push in Congress

“We started to see a bit of a recovery and then everything shut down and started going the other way,” Mr. Pantuso said. 
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Chauffeur Driven: ABA Fights for Additional CERTS Funding, Against Estate Tax Changes

American Bus Association (ABA) President & CEO Peter Pantuso was recently a guest on Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss the state of the bus industry. 
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ABA Joins Family Business Coalition in Letter to Congress about Proposed Estate Tax Changes

Congress should be single-mindedly focused on helping small businesses keep their doors open and their workers employed. 
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