“Mr. Pantuso spoke about the use of motorcoaches for transportation, how it compared to other transportation modes, cost of travel and accessibility, as well as expectations for holiday travel. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.”
-- “Bus Transportation And Holiday Travel,” C-SPAN “Washington Journal,” November 21, 2009
“One fatality aboard any bus is one too many, which is why the American Bus Association wants to make the safest way to travel even safer. Our industry has been calling for a massive government crackdown against criminal operators for more than a decade. Such an effort would keep rogues off the road, safeguard the public and end the tragic but avoidable incidents that cost lives.”
- “Improve bus safety by enforcing laws, not adding regulations,” Baltimore Sun letter to the editor by ABA President & CEO Peter Pantuso, November 9, 2009
"We believe and have agreed with Secretary LaHood that there really should be no cell phone usage or texting when a driver is carrying 55 passengers down the road," said Peter Pantuso, president of the American Bus Association.
- “Rules Would Restrict Texting By Truckers, Bus Drivers,” The Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2009
“Between 2005 and 2007, according to the American Bus Association, nationwide ridership surged by 20 percent, increasing from 631 million passenger trips to 751 million. ‘We move about the same numbers as domestic [air] carriers each year,’ said
- “Back On The Bus,” The Washington Post, August 30, 2009
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“The American Bus Association says 50 percent of fatal bus accidents involve operators who should have never been on the road in the first place.”
- CBS Evening News, Thursday, July 30, 2009
‘“By supporting motorcoach transportation . . . you might just help save an ice cap or two,’ the American Bus Association trumpets on its Web site. (A promotional brochure depicts penguins leaving the Capitol in
- “Scientists hail the bus as the greenest way to go,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 2009
“There's no contest if you're comparing the carbon footprints of buses to cars. In fact, a recent study from the American Bus Association found motor coaches provide 206.6 passenger miles per gallon of fuel, compared to 92.4 for commuter rail and just 27.2 for single passenger cars.”
- “Are Buses The New Way To Go?” USA Today, April 30, 2009
“Intercity buses complete the transportation network, fill in gaps among air, sea, rail and transit modes, and connect people efficiently and affordably. Buses are here today, requiring no new tracks to be laid, no new runways to be paved, and no new tunnels to be dug. And with bus ridership surging to 751 million passenger trips annually – moving more people than the airlines do in some years, and offering amenities such as customizable seating options, laptop plug-ins and WiFi – buses are back in vogue.”
- ABA President & CEO Peter Pantuso, “Are We Intermodal Enough Yet?” National Journal, March 30, 2009
“When President Obama showed
-“Working With Foreign Counterparts,” Association Bisnow, March 3, 2009
“The American Bus Association says it's in touch with numerous bus operators who still are waiting for their money. ‘I've heard from just a very few that have gotten just a little bit,’ said Peter Pantuso, president and chief executive for the Washington, D.C.-based association. ‘The vast majority that I'm talking to are still waiting.’ … Pantuso said this is a difficult time of year for bus companies anyway because it's not vacation season. He said the slow state payments are making it difficult for the operators to function or plan for the coming year. ‘It's not a handout, it's not a giveaway or a stimulus,’ he said. ‘All they want to do is be paid for the work that they did to get people out of harm's way.’”
-"Vendors Starting To Receive Ike Payments," Associated Press, February 28, 2009