A local bus shuttle company has had to shutdown during the pandemic and may not survive.
The entire industry is driving to Washington trying to get some federal assistance to stay in business.
And large groups all across the tennessee valley, all of which have closed.
Clay gilstrap, operations manager for premier say he has furloughed half of his staff and doesn't know of the business will survive when things return back to normal.
Sot: clay gilstrap, operations manager " motorcoach industry is critical to the countries infrastructure and has not been treated the same as other sectors in the travel industry.
Just from statistics both airline and amtrak has both received some $75 billion in relief and the motorcoach industry has actually received zero" currently busses all across the united states are traveling to washington d.c.
To lobby for bailout money since they haven't received any through the stimulus packages.
Motorcoach owners are holding a rally in washington d.c.
Tomorrow morning in hopes of catching congress's attention for relief money.
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Charter bus industry on verge of collapse