“Motorcoach passenger safety is our top priority, and we're proud that government data shows motorcoach travel is the safest form of surface transportation -- safer than traveling in private autos, on school buses, on transit buses or on Amtrak. The industry's safety record is well documented by the U.S. Department of Transportation.”
-ABA CEO Peter Pantuso, “Safest On The Surface,” letter to the editor, Oct. 19, 2007
“The American Bus Association … has launched an ad campaign that features — the penguin. ‘Save a Penguin. Take a Motorcoach.’ reads one print advertisement. And if the cause and effect is not perfectly clear, the ABA provides some helpful guidance on the subject: ‘By supporting motorcoach transportation, which gets 184 passenger miles per gallon and is the most fuel-efficient way to travel, you might just help save an ice cap or two,’ according to the ad, which features a long line of Photoshopped penguins queuing up on the front lawn of the Capitol waiting to board an intercity bus.”
- “Busing Penguins,” K Street Files, October 17, 2007
“As more people look at ways to travel green, we anticipate that people are going to look at the motorcoach option more seriously,’ said Eron Shosteck, vice president of the American Bus Association … ‘The market is there. One of the big reasons that motorcoach travel is poised to increase is that coaches have the highest passenger-per-mile, per-gallon profile of any transportation mode.’ The group figures that coaches provide 184 passenger miles of service per gallon of fuel and that carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by an average of 85 percent per passenger mile compared with people driving their cars solo.”
- “Bargain Bus Company Riding Into Bay Area Next Week,” August 2, 2007
“Motorcoaches bringing visitors to the Capitol are made up of group tours and charters where passengers know each other as members of the same student group, veterans’ organizations or similar civic-minded folks who want to learn more about the epicenter of free government. They are far more likely to recognize a suspicious outsider than anonymous riders of a city transit bus. … Motorcoaches appear to be the victims of vehicle profiling, when the irony is their profile makes them least likely to pose a risk.”
- letter to the editor from ABA CEO Peter Pantuso, July 27, 2007
“They also cut corners, according to Peter Pantuso, president of the American Bus Association, which represents the major carriers. He says Fung Wah lacks other, more lucrative routes that allowed the major carriers to lower fares in the Boston-Washington corridor: ‘If everybody's got the same gas prices and tolls and insurance premiums, what's not being done?’”
-- “Bus Line Looks To Shed Its Reputation For Risk,” May 29, 2007 
“Chartered bus operators want the D.C. Council to reconsider a law that would require them to pay $50 for a six-day permit when they transport tourists to the city. … ‘This is a money grab from the city to assert more dollars from people coming to the city,’ said Peter J. Pantuso, president of the American Bus Association. "It's not in Philly and New York. They welcome individuals with open arms.’”
- "Charter Bus Operators Wince at New Permit Fee,” May 26, 2007
“To those airline passengers who have seen flights delayed or canceled, had their bags lost or stood in endless security lines, Peter J. Pantuso says: Take the bus.”
-- “Buses Get Better: Motorcoaches Aim To Persuade Air Travelers To Go Their Way,” May 2, 2007
“The motorcoach industry national network of bus stations includes more than three times the number of airports and intercity rail stations. Every demographic sector, including business travelers, tourists, students, senior citizens and minorities, uses service provided by the motorcoach industry. … Like any innovative customer-service industry, motorcoach operators are evolving to meet changing consumer demands. As the number of younger, more-active travelers increase, destinations will work together with motorcoach operators to find fresh ways to attract customers.”
-- “Motorcoach Industry Changing To Meet Need,” ABA CEO Peter Pantuso, April 10, 2007