News: Tags
-
Business Insider: With No COVID-19 Relief in Sight, the Private Bus Industry Could Collapse
The private bus sector's demise would leave large swaths of the country without any realistic transport options.
Read More -
ABAF Motorcoach Manufacturing Report Shows the Decimation of COVID-19 is Having on the Industry
Compared to the third quarter 2019 (Q319), the motorcoach coach sales in the third quarter of 2020 (Q320) fell nearly 50 percent.
Read More -
Transportation Coalition Partners Thank California Delegation for Support of CERTS Act
"As negotiations continue on the next coronavirus relief package, we respectfully urge you to include H.R. 7642, the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act of 2020, in the compromise legislation."
Read More -
WaPo: U.S. Economy Faces Severe Strains after Election with Washington Potentially Paralyzed
As many as 30 percent of bus operators face bankruptcy by Jan. 1, Pantuso said.
Read More -
Marketplace: The Pandemic has Left the Private Bus Sector in Crisis
According to the American Bus Association, the trade group for the private motorcoach industry, over 100,000 workers have been furloughed in this sector, and the industry could disappear without a relief bill.
Read More -
CNN: 80,000 Furloughed as Bus Industry Grinds to a Halt
"Every small business I think across America is hurting at some level," Pantuso said. "But there are very few other industries that are almost completely shut down with no hope of coming back for at least six months, next year
Read More -
Industry Advocates Question Why CERTS Act is Being Ignored
We have been begging and pleading with Congressional leaders, especially Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell and the White House, for more than seven months to provide our industries a lifeline to save our essential employees and our businesses.
Read More -
Politicians Need Buses, But Congress Has Left Us Stalled
"We turned to Congress for help, our appeals have been ignored, yet here we are in election season these same politicians turn to our buses to help them keep their jobs – when will they help us keep ours?"
Read More -
Isn’t It Supposed to be a Numbers Game?
While other transportation sectors threaten of future job losses, the motorcoach industry is experiencing heavy job losses today.
Read More -
ABA Joins COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition, Calls on Congress to Pass Relief before Leaving for Elections
The COVID Relief NOW Coalition calls for “No Recess Without Relief” imploring Congress to find bipartisan solution to move COVID stimulus package
Read More