Motorcoach Companies Helping Communities Devastated by Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene has left widespread destruction, impacting thousands of families and communities along the Atlantic Coast. Now, more than ever, our efforts can make a difference. Several motorcoach companies are stepping up to provide essential support, supplies, and aid to help these communities recover. Join us in this relief effort by donating or volunteering.

How You Can Help

You can get involved in the following ways:

  • Monetary Donations: Financial contributions go directly toward providing essentials like food, water, and shelter for those affected. You can donate directly to local relief organizations.
  • Supply Donations: Essential items like bottled water, canned goods, hygiene products, blankets, and first aid supplies are urgently needed. Find local drop-off points where you can bring these much-needed supplies.
  • Volunteer: Consider volunteering your time to help distribute supplies or assist with rebuilding efforts. Local organizations and motorcoach companies are organizing efforts to transport volunteers and supplies to the affected areas.

 

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ABA Applauds the Senate Committee on EPW’s Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

  • May 25, 2021
  • 1-min read

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ABA – the industry leader advancing North American motorcoach travel and tourism – applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021 by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ranking Member Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). 

The STRA sets a new baseline funding level at a historic high of $303.5 billion for Department of Transportation programs for highways, roads, and bridges. This marks an increase of more than 34 percent from the last reauthorization to pass Congress, the FAST Act, in 2015. The Committee clearly understands that improved surface transportation infrastructure is vital to the economy as it recovers from the pandemic.  

The bill provides robust funding for highways, increases investments in roadway safety, streamlines provisions to speed up highway projects, and includes flexibility to invest in roadways to create safer and more reliable trips.  

“Safety is the number one priority for the motorcoach industry, we applaud this first step in the reauthorization process as the Committee has demonstrated its commitment to safer roads by improving our infrastructure,” said Peter Pantuso, president & CEO of ABA. “Transportation reauthorization has always been a bipartisan undertaking and we hope this year is no different. We encourage Congress and the Administration to work together to robustly fund the surface transportation reauthorization before the Sept. 30 deadline. ABA looks forward to the first step in this process with the Senate EPW Committee mark up of this important legislation on May 26.”

 

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