Horizon Coach Lines
Horizon Coach Lines was an American motorcoach operator. It mainly provided charter bus service, but also provided tours and scheduled service. Horizon was the third-largest motorcoach operator in the United States and Canada.{{Cite web| last = Roman| first = Alex| title = Fleets Growing, Business Strong for Motorcoach Top 50| work = Metro| accessdate = 2015-05-17| date = 2015-01-05| url = http://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/article/293040/fleets-growing-business-strong-for-motorcoach-top-50}} It was a subsidiary of the transportation consultant Transportation Management Services.
History
Transportation Management Services started in 1995; its first big contract was to coordinate the transportation for COMDEX.{{Cite news| issn = 0190-8286| last = Heath| first = Thomas| title = Value Added: His bus business moves big crowds for big profits| newspaper = The Washington Post| accessdate = 2015-05-20| date = 2013-03-31| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-his-bus-business-moves-big-crowds-for-big-profits/2013/03/31/54609b00-989c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html}} In 2009, TMS acquired Horizon Coach Lines of Vancouver and Gray Line of Seattle.{{Cite web| title = The TMS Story| work = Transportation Management Services| accessdate = 2015-05-20| url = http://s68319.gridserver.com/the-tms-story/}} In 2012, Horizon acquired 15 markets from the bankrupt Coach America.{{Cite web| title = Transportation Mgmt Svcs. acquires Coach America operations| accessdate = 2015-05-20| url = http://www.metro-magazine.com/motorcoach/news/289103/transportation-mgmt-svcs-acquires-coach-america-operations}}
Horizon sold or closed its operations in 2014 and 2015. Florida operations in Miami, West Palm Beach
and Jacksonville were sold to Academy Bus in 2014;{{Cite web| title = Leading Northeast Ground Transportation Provider Expands Service with Florida Acquisition| work = Academy Newsroom| accessdate = 2015-05-20| url = http://blog.academybus.com/leading-northeast-ground-transportation-provider-expands-service-with-florida-acquisition/}} Orlando operations were sold to ESCOT Bus Lines.[http://escotbuslines.com/news/2014/08/here-we-grow-again/ Here we grow again] Also in 2014, Vancouver operations were sold to Quick Coach and Durham operations were sold to Academy Bus.[http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Horizon_Coach_Lines_of_Vancouver Horizon Coach Lines of Vancouver][http://blog.academybus.com/academy-now-in-raleigh-durham/ Academy Now In Raleigh-Durham!][https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/03/05/2015-05080/academy-bus-llc-acquisition-of-the-properties-of-evergreen-trails-inc-dba-horizon-coach-lines Academy Bus LLC-Acquisition of the Properties of Evergreen Trails Inc. d/b/a Horizon Coach Lines] In 2015, Denver operations were sold to All Aboard America! and the remaining North Carolina operations were sold to Sunway Charters.[http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/04/15/casino-buses-leave-riders-stranded-in-black-hawk/25847811/ Casino buses leave riders stranded in Black Hawk]{{Cite web |title=Celerity » 20150825 All Aboard America! Holdings Completes its Acquisition of Horizon Coach Lines’ Denver, CO Assets and Operations |url=http://www.celeritypartners.com/news/press-releases/20150825-all-aboard-america-holdings-completes-its-acquisition-of-horizon-coach-lines-denver-co-assets-and-operations/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en-US}}[http://starw1.ncuc.net/NCUC/portal/ncuc/PSC/DocketDetails.aspx?DocketId=2c4c2f16-86d5-4e80-807c-f019dd72d73e Docket B-703 Sub 2]
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