Motorcoach, Tour & Travel Industry Issues

Our team is always WORKING FOR YOU on any legislative and regulatory policy matters that effect your business, at all times. Below is a “policy priority” chart, to assist with identifying what policy issues are “hot” at the moment, and where we can use YOUR HELP. We also want to ensure you have access to the timeliest information, in a “one-stop” format. By clicking on each policy issue link, you will find all you need to take action on an issue or just stay up-to-date, as the links will include access to such things as member alerts, rulemaking documents, rulemaking comments or templates, notices of ABA industry calls, etc. Let us know how we can further improve your experience at abainfo@buses.org.

Below is the policy priority chart:

Lease and Interchange     ★

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a flawed Lease & Interchange rule, threatening the industry's ability to work together at large scale events and providing replacement vehicles on a short term basis day-to-day. ABA continues to fight to fix the rule.  More

National Park Service Fees     ★★★

The National Park Service (NPS) manages all national parks, many national monuments and other conservation and historical properties with more than 400 properties in total. The NPS plans to increase fees for bus and tour operators up to 1000 percent.  More

Infrastructure      ★

In the next Congress legislators will look to sustain the Highway Trust Fund as a long-term funding mechanism through increased taxation and or new user fees.  More

Hours of Service     ★★

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering sweeping changes to the driver’s hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for truck and bus operations.  More

California Meal & Rest Break     ★★

FMCSA has recently exerted its powers of pre-emption over state rules governing when truck drivers are required to take work breaks. Shouldn't motorcoach drivers get the same treatment?  More

Motorcoach Security     ★★

Very little federal funding has been expended to protect Americans traveling on the nearly 605 million passenger trips provided by the private intercity bus industry, while billions has been provided to public transit and Amtrak. We need more funding  More