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Annual Bus Maintenance Costs: A Line-by-Line Breakdown from a Dealer Service Shop

What a 15 passenger gas bus and a 38 passenger diesel cost to maintain each year, from a dealer service shop, plus what changes your own number.

Jan 09, 2015 1 min read

Do You Need a CDL to Drive a Bus? Shuttle, Church, and 15-Passenger Rules

The federal line is 16 occupants including the driver. But California, Connecticut, and several other states set a lower bar for churches and nonprofits. Here is what applies in all 50 states, plus what it costs to reclassify a bus you already own.

Jan 08, 2015 2 min read

Henry Headden

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