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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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ChauffeurDriven: Associations Celebrate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Package
We applaud the House of Representatives for finally coming together to pass the largest infrastructure investment in generations, for the betterment of the U.S. transportation system and the U.S. economy.
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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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SmartCitiesDive: Greyhound Acquired by Fast-Growing FlixMobility
With the industry suffering from weakened bus travel prior to and through the pandemic, Pantuso sees the Greyhound acquisition as an “attractive opportunity” for Flix. He’s optimistic that the future will bring travelers back to intercity buses.
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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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KNBC LA: Bus Driver Shortage
Peter Pantuso and Terry Fischer of Transportation Charter Services in Orange County, Calif., talk about how the bus driver shortage is hampering the motorcoach industry’s recovery 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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GTL: How to Adapt and Thrive During Travel’s Rebound
The Group Travel Leader spoke with the heads of four tourism industry associations to get their perspectives on travel’s nascent rebound, the path through these current challenges and the outlook for a return to prosperity in the future.
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