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Tariffs, the Motorcoach Industry and More with ABA President/CEO Fred Ferguson

Tariffs, the Motorcoach Industry and More with ABA President/CEO Fred Ferguson

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April 11, 2025

Still in the first year on the job, Fred Ferguson, President/CEO of the American Bus Association, just recently helmed his first Marketplace, which was coincidentally held the day the new Administration announced its plans to implement tariffs on countries including Canada and Mexico. In our latest edition of METROspectives, Ferguson joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss the impact those tariffs would have on the industry, his reflections on his first Marketplace, and more.

Topics include:

  • How tariffs could disrupt a peaceful coexistence in the motorcoach industry.

  • How ABA and its partner associations both here and in Canada are combating the issue.

  • The importance of the industry as an economic driver.

  • The state of the motorcoach industry today. 

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