We Mourn the Passing of Tom Dugan |
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Our hearts are heavy as we share the news of Tom Dugan's sudden passing. Tom was a leader in the bus industry and his community. As we feel about many in our community, Tom was more than a member, more than a director on the board, more than a business man, he was a good friend and devoted family man.
Tom served as the president of GNJMA (formerly ACBOA) for many years, being reelected multiple times. Last October, Tom was honored with the first GNJMA Founder's Award at our 40th Anniversary (along with good friend, Tom JeBran).
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with his wife & children, his extended family and his employees at Safety Bus. We will miss him dearly.
Rest in Peace, Tom. Until we meet again, keep smiling.
Note, the Board is making other plans to honor Tom, as well as making a donation to the organization mentioned in his obituary, Kid's Alley.
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GNJMA President , Tim Stout and Tonche Transit President,
Glenn Every Elected to UMA Board
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GNJMA President, Tim Stout of Stout's Transportation and GNJMA member, Tonche Transit's president, Glenn Every were both recently elected to the UMA Board. They will represent Region III, which includes the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia. Congratulations!
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GNJMA Platinum Sponsor, ABC Companies Is Making Zero Emissions Travel a Reality for Today’s Fleets |
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GNJMA Platinum Sponsor, ABC Companies shared their recent success using the Van Hool CX45E battery electric motorcoach to travel over 1700 zero emission miles up and down the west coast using only publicly available chargers. A portion of the journey was done in conjunction with MTRWestern, where they piloted zero emission travel routes to overwhelmingly positive passenger and driver feedback. Read the press release.
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Susquehanna Trailways VP Named New Chair for
Trailways Transportation
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A big congratulations to Amy Brooks, VP of Sales at Susquehanna Trailways. Amy was named the new Board Chair of Trailways Transportation. She is the first female to be elected to the post in the organization’s 85-year history! Congratulations! Read more...
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BYD Unveils Battery-electric School Bus with V2G Technology
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BYD, short for Build Your Dreams, has introduced the Type A battery electric vehicle, a zero-emission school bus that offers innovative vehicle-to-grid technology, allowing it to serve as a power storage resource when it’s not transporting students. Read more...
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Meet AC's 2021 Annual Year In Review |
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Although 2021 started out with much uncertainty for the meetings and convention industry, Q3 & Q4 showed positive signs as MeetAC began conducting safe, in-person business in Atlantic City.
Since the return of meetings and conventions, they have seen increased attendance and boosted economic impact for the destination, while attendees are happily reconnecting and conducting business in person. View their 2021 Year In Review video. You may see us in it!
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Registration Closes March 1! Register Today! |
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A reminder to register for our upcoming Joint Association meeting and events with Maryland Motorcoach Association March 14-15, 2022 at Wind Creek Bethlehem.
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Nominate To Honor Your Best |
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This is a great way to honor those who are stand-outs at your company. Award recipients receive gifts, giveaways and recognition in front of their peers and friends. Nominations accepted through June 30, 2022. Nominate your best today!
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The Scholarship program was developed to promote higher education goals of our members, their employees and their families, whether it be to pursue a college degree or a trade certification. The Scholarship Committee will accept applications through June 30, 2022.
Mark your calendar for our Fall Events Happening September 27-29th!
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This year GNJMA will be focusing on issues that effect the business and profitability of our members. From federal to state issues, we will be advocating for you! More local issues include the Bus Passenger Bill of Right Bill, any issues effecting toll increase as well as other transportation and tourism issues that impact our members. View the cumulative tracking list outlining the state bills that GNJMA is following.
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Industry News & Beyond (Links) |
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CERTS Filing Deadline is TODAY!
The CERTS Grant compliance reports are only available as an online fillable form which you can access through the CERTS Grant Portal. Click here on the Treasury web page to log into the CERTS Grant Portal to fill out and file your report.
Tips on how to complete and file the compliance report can be found in the CERTS Grant Users Guide. This 20 page guide has a detailed explanation for how to approach each item.
If you used a grant writer to submit your application or a 3rd party to assist you with your reporting, check out this Guidance on clarifying your authorized company reporting representative and how to make changes.
If you have any questions on the CERTS grant compliance report, please send an email to CERTS@treasury.gov.
Make sure you are signed up for reminders from Treasury on this and other upcoming reporting deadlines.
Also, read the letter sent to Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Schumer, McCarthy, and McConnell by a coalition of national organizations making the compelling case for additional CERTS funding and tax exemption.
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Get featured and get some FREE Marketing! Share with us your story, any special news, such as company anniversaries, etc. Each Monday, we send an email to our entire membership and post to our website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) using the hashtag #MemberMondays, along with your company's social medial handles.
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Member Alerts are sent out to our Members as needed. Here is a sampling of what has been sent recently:
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Stay Up-to-Date on the Benefits of Membership
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Login to the GNJMA Member Portal and review all the benefits through your GNJMA Membership! You can also make changes to your member records there, too. Contact us for help with logging in or navigating the site.
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Stay Connected!
Make sure our emails don't end up in your spam folder. "Whitelist" the email address pcowley@gnjma.com, if you're not sure how to do that, find detailed instructions for most email programs here. (Just change their example to pcowley@gnjma.com)
GNJMA maintains active Social Media platforms. In addition to the emailed communications we send to you, we share information to our Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts. We encourage you to LIKE US, FOLLOW US, and ENGAGE with us! #gnjma
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