Academy Bus Lines

Academy Bus Lines
2023 Mercedes-Benz Tourrider #7509 heading to a Charter after being at the New Jersey Bus Festival in September 2024
Founded1968
HeadquartersHoboken, New Jersey
LocaleEastern United States
Service areaEastern United States
Service typeLocal and commuter bus service, contract service, charter service
OperatorAcademy Lines LLC
No. 22 Hillside LLC
Academy Express LLC
Academy Bus LLC (Florida)
Chief executiveFrancis Tedesco
Websiteacademybus.com

Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line-run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United States from Boston to Miami. In 2014, Academy acquired Go Buses, which currently operates bus service between Boston and Washington, D.C., and in southern Florida.[1] On September 27, 2023, Academy acquired James River Transportation, which operates in Virginia.[2] Academy is the third-largest motorcoach operator in the United States and Canada.[3]

Academy's fleet consists of a variety of motor coaches, including MCI D4500 (in the process of being retired), MCI J4500, Van Hool CX35, Van Hool CX45, Van Hool C2045 motorcoaches, and Mercedes Tourrider coaches which are used for commuter and charter services. Nova Bus LFS and New Flyer Industries low floor buses are used for university contracts and charters, such as Columbia Transportation. Services operated under contract to New Jersey Transit use NJT-owned (and branded) North American Bus Industries buses.

  1. ^ "Federal Register - Academy Express, L.L.C.-Acquisition of the Properties of Go Bus LLC and Its Affiliate, MCIZ Corp". Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Academy Bus acquired James River Transportation in Virginia". m.facebook.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Roman, Alex (January 25, 2016). "2015 Top 50 Motorcoach Fleets Survey". Metro. Retrieved January 29, 2016.