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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

Motorcoach Industry Steps Up to Provide Service During Inauguration

After lobbying Congress for 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeing more than 80,000 personnel furloughed and nearly half of the industry's 3,000 small, family-owned businesses shuttered, the industry recently received a desperately needed shot in the arm.

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NewsJanuary 19, 2021

CBA Names Vicki Bowman Executive Director

She recently formed VB GROUP Marketing & Event Resources, an association, event, and media management firm focused on the bus industry.

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NewsJanuary 15, 2021

Octillion Power Systems to Supply Batteries for Electric Motorcoaches, Transit Buses

The battery packs will be used to repower popular models offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors.

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NewsJanuary 15, 2021

ABC Companies Introduces New Business Division

The Specialty Vehicles and Technologies division is primed to support recovery, sustainability, and future growth of the motorcoach and related industries.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2021

Lightning eMotors Delivers 1st Electric Coach to ABC Companies, Receives Order for 200 ZEVs

The order includes a mix of new vehicles manufactured by Lightning eMotors, as well as new zero-emission powertrain systems developed by Lightning to be upfit by ABC Companies into customers’ previously operated vehicles.

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NewsDecember 18, 2020

Van Hool Ships First CX45E Electric Coach to U.S.

An additional 10 units will be shipped to the U.S. in the first half of 2021. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

ABA Releases 2020 Motorcoach Industry Closure Data

The data collected by FMCSA shows a surge in losses of authority for motorcoach operators in 2020, which means these companies are no longer providing transportation, in some cases forever.

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NewsDecember 15, 2020

ABA's President/CEO Pantuso to Testify to Congress on Decimation of Motorcoach Industry

In prepared remarks, Pantuso will outline the devastation COVID-19 has brought on the motorcoach industry, which has also affected many other industries including the live entertainment industry.

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Articlesby Alex RomanDecember 10, 2020

Top Motorcoach Officials Talk State of the Industry

The ABA’s Peter Pantuso and UMA’s Larry Killingsworth discuss the state of motorcoach operations today, the fight for emergency funding, and what the future may hold in a post-pandemic world.

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NewsDecember 7, 2020

Daimler Coaches North America Expands Aftermarket Parts, Service Network

Setra operators will now fully benefit from the unique infrastructure that DTNA operates in North America.

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