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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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STNOnline: Nearly 100 U.S. Representatives Seek Tax-Free Status for CERTS Program Funds
Democrat congressional representatives are pushing Congress to grant tax-exempt status to school bus and motorcoach companies that received Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act funds.
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CQ Roll Call: Transportation Tax Break
In a letter to Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., 93 lawmakers sought to exempt from taxes COVID-19 grants for transportation services companies. Democrats Jimmy Panetta of California and Albio Sires of New Jersey along with Republicans Darin
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In This Together: How Motorcoach Associations Have Stepped Up and Helped Out
"Much of what we've been doing at the ABA has been to try to get financial assistance for the industry," said Peter Pantuso, ABA president & CEO.
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Ganancias de Negocio de Flotilla de Autobuses Cayeron $15 Millones con la Pandemia
ABA Board Member and Hispanic Motorcoach Council Chairman Bill Torres of Dc Trails talked to CNN Espanol about the pandemic's effect on the industry and how the bus driver shortage is hampering recovery efforts.
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CBS Baltimore: Bus Industry Driver Shortage
Peter Pantuso and Barbara Bayer of Woodlawn Motorcoach in Catonsville, Maryland, explain the severe impact of the bus driver shortage on the motorcoach and school bus industry from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GOVERNING: Intercity Bus Service Gets No Respect from Government
“The business traveler who’s riding an airplane has a bigger voice than somebody from a poor, rural part of the country who needs basic transportation."
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CNBC: What’s Next for Bus Operator Greyhound Post-Pandemic
“The pandemic has hit the bus and motorcoach industry really harder, I think, than almost any other segment,” American Bus Association President and CEO Peter Pantuso said.
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Treasury Updates CERTS Grant FAQs & Guidance
As the CERTS grant process proceeds, Treasury continues to issue updates to its online guidance materials and FAQs.
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Baltimore Sun: Congress Must Act to Help Bus Companies
ABA Board Member Al Spence wrote an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun about how Congress needs to help the bus industry now before it is too late.
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