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On behalf of the American Bus Association Foundation ( ABAF ), I would like to congratulate the Women in Buses Council on their efforts to gather stories from women in the industry . This project , 50 Stories from 50 States , is an incredible representation of the achievements as well as the challenges faced by women in the motorcoach industry .
Research from the ABA Foundation reaffirms that women are such an important part of the industry , at all levels . Forty-three percent of workforce of motorcoach companies are women . This includes drivers , mechanics , office staff and owners . This industry could not operate without the many women who are an integral part of its success .
The ABA Foundation is also led by a number of very engaged women who serve on the Board of Governors and help steer the scholarship and research programs as well as the fundraising objectives of the organization . These activities have helped provide more than 300 scholarships to industry employees and their children since the ABAF ’ s founding .
Data garnered from ABA Foundation research shows that :
• Motorcoaches provide nearly 600 million passenger trips annually
• Motorcoach transportation is the greenest form of passenger transportation
• The motorcoach industry employees nearly 100,000 individuals
• Motorcoaches are the safest form of passenger transportation
• Annual direct motorcoach revenues total $ 15.3 billion
• As a result of the pandemic , the motorcoach industry operated at less than 20 percent capacity
Working for a company that was led by my mother ’ s family and in which my mother was an integral part of the business , and still is today at the age of 103 , I am proud of the many contributions that women have made to the advancement of the motorcoach industry .
I wish all of the women featured here and the many that represent the industry , continued success .
Tom JeBran Chairman American Bus Association Foundation
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