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Reporting Staggering Losses, Seven Trade Groups Outline Actions to Save Industry in Letter to White House and Congress (ROCKVILLE, Md.)—The Transportation Alliance (TTA) has joined six other major passenger ground transportation trade associations in signing an unprecedented industry letter to President Trump and Congressional leaders asking for $12 billion to save this essential national infrastructure. The letter, sent yesterday to the White House as well as to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, laid out an eight-point plan for saving companies who operate a variety of transportation, including taxis, liveries, rideshare, buses, shuttles, paratransit and non-emergency medical trips. The eight points are: The letter was signed by the leaders of The Transportation Alliance, the American Bus Association, the National Limousine Association, the Global Business Travel Association, the United Motorcoach Association, the American Ground Transportation Association and the Near Airport Parking Industry Trade Association. Collectively, the industry moves 3 billion passengers a year, approximately the same total number of passengers moved by the equally vital airline industry. Hundreds of thousands of drivers—most of them their own independent, small American companies—affiliate with the group’s member companies for their livelihood.
Ground to a Halt by COVID-19, Passenger Ground Transportation Industry Seeks $12 Billion in Relief
“Our industry is intricately linked to the airlines and tourism, to schools and universities, and to healthcare access and vital services for our most vulnerable,” said Thomas P. Arrighi, president of The Transportation Alliance. “We need to make sure the people, vehicles, call centers, maintenance facilities are here to keep America moving when this is over. We have a pragmatic plan to do that. But we can’t do it without help from Washington.”