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ABA Foundation Motorcoach Sales Report Shows Huge Drop in Sales Because of COVID-19
While new motorcoach sales in January are 36 percent above where they were during January 2021, the three-month moving average is still just 92 percent of sales during the last month prior to COVID.
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TheHill: Pressure Builds on Biden Administration to Lift Transportation Mask Mandates
“We hear from our operators all over the country who are saying that customers are choosing not to get on the bus to commute, not to get on the bus to take a trip between two cities, or not to
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ABA Joins Call on Administration to End Mask Mandate
On March 25, ABA President & CEO Peter Pantuso sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that the Administration sunset the federal transportation mask mandate currently scheduled to be in place until April 18, 2022.
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ABA Says Lack of CERTS Funding in Omnibus Hampers Industry Recovery
The additional CERTS funding would have better positioned operators at this time; nonetheless, I’m confident, based on its legacy, this industry will again find a way to stand up and meet the nation’s call at a time of a crisis.
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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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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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Bus&MotorcoachNews: Trailways Honors Industry Leaders with Spirit Awards
The Exceptional Leadership Award was given to the American Bus Association (ABA) and the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) in gratitude for their exceptional and unwavering support to the industry and to Trailways members throughout the pandemic.
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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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