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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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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)
Upon hearing the outcome of the latest stimulus relief package from Congress, the American Bus Association (ABA) – the industry leader advancing North American motorcoach travel and tourism – released the following statement:
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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 Congratulates Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Nomination to be the Secretary of Transportation
ABA looks forward to working with the new Congress, the Biden Administration and the Department of Transportation on behalf of our 4,000 motorcoach, group travel and tourism members.
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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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