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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2011

ABA chief sounds off on motorcoach safety study

Pete Pantuso calls on the FMCSA to do a better job enforcing the law to keep unsafe motorcoach carriers off the road.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2011

ABA: Motorcoach inspections should take priority over trucks

The association's response to the NTSB's curbside motorcoach safety report also cites the need for inspections of motorcoaches in facilities at their point of origin or destination.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2011

ABA donates $30K to Alabama tornado victims

In addition to reaching out to local operators to gauge the impact of the damage on their operations and their communities through a phone-based outreach campaign, board members at the 2011 ABA Spring board of directors meeting, which took place in Birmingham, raised the funds.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2011

ABA: Private commercial bus most cost-effective mode

Study found that private sector commercial bus operators received $0.10 per passenger trip, while Amtrak received $57.04 per passenger trip; private sector commercial air received $6.35 per passenger trip; and publicly funded mass transit received $0.95 per passenger trip.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2011

ABA, OMCA hold first joint tour operator summit

The Tour Operator Summit, held on March 30 and 31 in Verona, N.Y., featured educational seminars, business sessions, networking events, and a mini-trade show. Forty-five bus and tour operator and 77 tour supplier members of both organizations from both sides of the border attended the event.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

ABA's Pantuso releases statement on motorcoach safety

"While motorcoaches historically have been one of the safest forms of transportation, it is always a tragedy when accidents occur. In truth, fatal motorcoach accidents have been a rare occurrence over the past ten years, but one fatality is one too many."

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Trans-Bridge Lines marks 70th year, acquires new MCI coach

With a fleet of 75 vehicles including 69 motor coaches, most built by MCI, Trans-Bridge is one of the largest privately held operators in the country. In addition to tours and charters, the operation runs a highly successful commuter service to several points in New York City, along with daily trips to nearby casinos and Atlantic City.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

ABA packs them in at Philly Marketplace

The core of the show are the appointments where buyers, who are bus owners and tour operators, come to meet with sellers, who are travel industry representatives from destination marketing organizations (cities, areas, states), attractions, restaurants, receptive operators, hotels and associate service suppliers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2011

Study: Buses brought 1.4M visitors to Philly in 2010

The total economic impact of motorcoaches traveling to the region in 2010 was $271.6 million.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2011

Prevost to showcase 15,000th vehicle at ABA, UMA

The new H-Series conveys the brand values of customer intimacy, premium quality and sound innovation; and it is designed to look the part, according to the company.

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