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CityLab: Covid Relief Could Leave Bus Companies Behind
One transportation sector is almost entirely left off the American Rescue Plan Act’s life raft: the motorcoach business.
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ChauffeurDriven: Motorcoaches Play Major Role in Inauguration Festivities
The inauguration of the President Joe Biden this week was unlike most celebrations we’ve seen in the past, but one familiar sight was the number of ground transportation vehicles being used during the festivities.
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FleetNews: Motorcoaches Play Key Role in Protecting Washington, D.C. for Inauguration
500 motorcoaches can be seen in Washington, D.C. this week as they bring 25,000 National Guard members
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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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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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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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METRO: Top Motorcoach Officials Talk State of the Industry
On the positive side, I believe we are doing everything we can to help our members, as well as the industry, educate Congress to help get some emergency funding.
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