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Industry Leaders Commemorate National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Bus industry leaders who are dedicated to the eradication of slavery and human trafficking reaffirm their commitment to promote awareness and make a difference in fighting this crime.
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CBS17: Bus Industry Crippled by Pandemic; Hopes to Bounce Back by Mid-2021
“Our industry from the motor coach perspective we are only operating across the country at somewhere between 10 and 15 percent,” said Peter Pantuso, President and CEO of the American Bus Association.
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Relief Extended for License Delays due to COVID Disruptions
FMCSA has continued COVID-19 related waivers into 2021.
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Green Car Congress: US Motorcoach Industry Closures Surge in 2020
Nearly 72% of these losses of authority occurred between April and August 2020, during the height of the pandemic.
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Yahoo: Bus Companies Are Struggling Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Due to Low Demand
Even with multiple COVID-19 vaccines getting approval, there's still no clear end in sight for the pandemic. Companies aren't clear on when they can expect demand to return to normal, or if it even will. Pantuso has noted that around
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FoxBusiness: Private Bus Industry Slams Congress over Coronavirus Relief Bill
"It is truly disappointing and shocking that once again Congressional leaders have failed to provide adequate funding for the motorcoach industry," Pantuso said. "The private motorcoach industry has been the only form of passenger transportation ignored by Congress over the
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NPR: Effects of The Pandemic on Bus Travel Industry
If more members of Congress took the bus on a more regular basis, we'd probably be at the top of the list for funding.
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ABA Says Congress Has Once Again Failed the Motorcoach Industry (The Forgotten Industry)
"It is truly disappointing and shocking that once again Congressional leaders have failed to provide adequate funding for the motorcoach industry" said Peter Pantuso, ABA president & CEO.
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Newsmax: Will Congress Rescue Motorcoach Industry?
Little known and separate from major bus lines, the motorcoach industry has been a longtime blessing to lower-income Americans who cannot afford to fly and to rural Americans as their main connection to airports.
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ABA Releases 2020 Motorcoach Industry Closure Data
There have been nearly 500 companies who have lost their operating authority, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, so far this year (482 through Nov. 30, 2020), a 400 percent increase over 2019.
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