Bay Area Charter Bus Operators are humbly asking for the Congress to assist Tour Bus Operators and Employees during the Covid-19 Outbreak. The Private Bus Industry has experienced a massive rise in cancellations, and it continues to only get worse as the outbreak is increasing by the day. We urge the administration to take drastic measures to provide relief for the thousands of Bay Area Bus Workers who have experienced a negative impact from the travel cancellations.

The Bay Area was the first area to be targeted in California that experienced a lockdown, and a shelter in place order. On March 19, 2019, California Governor Newsom announced a state wide lockdown. As a result, local businesses that depend on commuter and travel transportation have experienced a huge hit, and will experience a negative ripple effect over the next few weeks to possibly months. 

Tour Bus Operators in the Bay Area are responsible for the safe and convenient transportation of hundreds of thousands of passengers daily. We urge the Administration to:

-Relieve the burden of costs that are ongoing despite closures; 

-Provide Tax benefits to assist Operators with providing support to employees;

-Tax Breaks/Measures that will allow Bus Operators to recoup losses when the industry is back up and running;

-Potential Grants to Operators and Employees to compensate for the economic slowdown brought by the state wide lockdown. 

The Charter Bus Industry has seen major fallouts in the past during the SARS outbreak, 2008 Housing Market Collapse, and now the Covid-19 Epidemic Crisis. We have been resilient enough to endure each short lived economic crisis. We are humbly requesting the Administration to consider our short list of relief demands, and help us pave the road for a more prosperous and financially secure market.