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.

ABA Press Releases

We Need You to Contact Congress Right Now

February 10, 2021
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“The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (at 11:00 a.m.) and the House Financial Services Committee (at 12:00 p.m.) are both marking up legislation today that will include funding for other transportation modes, but excludes funding for the bus and motorcoach industry.

Here is the list of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members and staff and the House Financial Services Committee members and staff to contact, and ask that the Congressman or Congresswoman please speak up at the markup on behalf of the bus and motorcoach industry. Below are suggested talking points for the Congressional member to to use:

• The motorcoach industry is still operating at 10-20 percent with little recovery expected through 2021

• With workers not returning to offices, individuals not traveling, and increases in COVID cases motorcoach companies are barely operating

• 80,000 of our 100,000 workers are currently are out of work

• Losses for motorcoach (which normally operates at $15.3 billion per year) will exceed $23 billion in 2020 and 2021

• A Treasury Department-based funding program to assist motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel companies and their employees was included in the December stimulus package but was cut from $10 billion to $2 billion during the last few days of negotiations

• The Treasury Department is weeks away from rolling out the motorcoach, school bus, passenger vessel program

• Banks and financial institutions are currently repossessing motorcoaches from many small companies

• The motorcoach industry has a diverse workforce, with many companies employing more than 50 percent minorities and women

• Motorcoaches are essential to serving our military, as we saw in January when 500-1,000 motorcoaches brought National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to protect the Capitol

• Motorcoaches are utilized by FEMA and state emergency management agencies to move people from harm’s way during approaching hurricanes

• Motorcoaches move all Americans from every walk of life, and are the most environmentally friendly form of passenger transportation

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