Starting a Casino bus service in your local area is fairly simple. All you need is a bus and some marketing skills to connect with Casinos. Of course, you will have to register your bus, get it insured and comply with Federal, State, and local laws. These laws govern how your bus will be driven in the target location. The bus company will always be liable for the safety of their passengers. They will always have to comply with the safety regulations and standards set by the various laws.
Before buying Casino buses for sale, you will have to familiarize yourself with the various laws. You will also have to do a feasibility study of the potential bus service in your target location. Do a study of how many Casinos are present in your target location? How many people visit them? How often? How far do they live from the casino? Does the casino provide a bus service? Even if a casino has a tie-up with another bus service provider, don't hesitate to contact them. Chances are they may not be satisfied with the service provider and may be looking for a change.
One of the most basic market penetration tactics you can use to start a casino bus service is to keep your rates low. With lower rates, your profit margins will be less but this will give you entry into the Casino bus service market. Once you have a tie-up with two or more casinos then you can further increase your rates to market standards.
Initially, all you need to start a bus service is a bus. However, buying a bus is a complicated process. This is because the buses aren't cheap. If you are completely new to the bus service industry, it would be advisable to get a mentor. A mentor will be a person who already owns a casino bus service. You can contact such a person and offer to pay him for a one-time counseling session. Or you can have the mentor guide you on an on-going basis. Bus service providers in your area might be hesitant to advise since you will create competition for them. However, you can search for mentors in other cities or states. The internet and social media will be very helpful in finding the right person to seek professional guidance. The best social media to find the owner of a casino bus service provider is LinkedIn. Always make sure your potential mentor is well established and successful. Only then he can guide you towards success. The mentor should have a website and an existing fleet of buses. You can get connected via LinkedIn and then share your contact information like phone number and email address. Ask for a one or two-hour counseling session to start with. Write down a list of questions that you want him to answer. Ask him for insider tips and tricks of the trade. You can pay him via bank transfer or PayPal. Don't risk giving out your credit card or debit card information. To keep the costs low, get connected via Skype. Since Skype-to-Skype phone calls are free. You can even do a free video phone call on Skype. Either record your phone conversation or write down the info provided by your mentor. By the way, Skype has plugins that can help you record every call. This helps you to get back to the information as and when needed. The mentor will help you with all the paperwork that needs to be done to start a casino bus service. The mentor will also help you to make a business plan. He will advise you on how to do a feasibility study in your target area. All this information will help you go to the next step, which is buying a casino bus for sale. The drawback of this strategy is that the mentor may charge you a high fee. Since he is successful in his field and knows that you need him for your success. When you want to start a new business you have to spend money to make money. The mentor will save you from potential pitfalls in the business and avoid disastrous situations and decision making.
On the other hand, if you think a mentor is not a good idea for you. Or if you lack the budget to hire a mentor. Then you need to do your due diligence before starting a casino bus service business. This would include market research, feasibility study and making a business plan. The internet will be a very helpful tool when you decide to do everything by yourself. The most ideal websites to research and acquire knowledge in the bus service industry will be Google & YouTube. These two sites will be more than sufficient to help how to do market research? How to do a feasibility study? & How to make a business plan? You can learn these topics from these websites. However, you need to get on the ground and talk to people for your market research, feasibility study and business plan. Take your time and do not be in a hurry. This research and study can take weeks or even several months. But they will help you become knowledgeable and avoid assumptions and potential disasters due to bad decision making in your startup business.
Once you have everything in place, you need to buy a casino bus for sale to start your casino bus service. Buying a bus is itself a complicated process. There is a tonne of options available when you want to buy a bus. Since you are buying the bus for the first time, chances are you have no idea how to do it? Which bus should you choose for your bus service? Starting a business with a brand new bus is a bad idea. This is because new buses for sale are extremely expensive. The cost can be anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 and upwards depending on the size of your bus. Moreover, a new bus for sale will depreciate 1/3rd of its value in the first year on the road, irrespective of the mileage traveled. You should buy a new bus when you want to use it for more than 20,000 miles. Or if you want to use it for more than 5 years. Nobody knows if your business will exist in the next 5 years. Keep in mind, many startups fail in the first year of doing business. Do you want to risk paying $100,000 on a new bus in a startup business??? The answer is most likely a big NO!!!
So what should you do? When entrepreneurs realize the drawbacks of a new bus for sale, that's when then jump into the used buses for sale market. There are several kinds and types of used buses for sale available in the market today. When you try to do your research on used buses for sale, you will get a hangover. You will still be confused about what to look for and what to buy? A few tips below will help you ease the bus buying process.
The ideal used buses for sale for a startup bus service are used shuttle buses. Shuttle buses are very popular in the transportation industry. These shuttle buses for sale are also called minibusses, short buses or small buses. These used buses for sale can easily accommodate up to 15 passengers. They are equipped with or without wheelchair lifts depending on your requirements. When you search for used buses for sale. You should look for buses that have less than 200,000 miles. Such buses are called as low-mileage buses. If you can get your hands on a used bus for sale with less than 50,000 miles, that would be awesome. The used bus should be less than 10 years of age and should have one previous owner. The used bus should belong to the Ford or Chevrolet models. Never compromise with these thumb rules when buying used buses for sale. Ford and Chevrolet's model used buses for sale are extremely popular. If your bus breaks down, you will easily find spares parts in your local area. Do will not have to go through the hassle of importing spare parts from other states or countries. The best part about used shuttle buses for sale is that they are Non-CDL. This means you do not require a commercial driver's license to drive your bus. You can drive them with a regular license. Hence you can start your business right away, once you have registered and insured your secondhand bus.
You can either buy used buses for sale from private sellers or licensed dealerships. If you buy from private sellers you can be in trouble. Private sellers repaint their buses and change their seats to make a quick sale. They list their buses as reconditioned or refurbished, which is a fraudulent practice. The reconditioning process is far more complex than just repainting the bus and changing its seats. Private sellers will sell their preowned buses cheap to get rid of their vehicles. Such buses can cost you between $5,000 to $10,000. You need to remember that these used buses for sale are defective. They have clocked thousands of miles on their odometer and have gone through a lot of wear and tear. Many of their electrical and mechanical equipment will need repairs. Do you want to do this yourself?? Or do you want to simply drive the bus to make a profit right away??? Your startup business should focus on driving the bus rather than repairing it. Don't be lured by used buses for sale that is being sold cheap. They are defective and will give you a headache. The cost of repairing and fixing these buses will burn a huge hole in your pocket. Even after you have paid thousands of dollars to buy it in the first place.
The best source of purchasing used buses for sale is a used bus dealership that is licensed and bonded by state and federal laws. This will protect you from any fraudulent transaction. Licensed bus dealerships are experts in selling used buses for sale and have a reputation in the industry. They take great pride in reconditioned their used buses before listing them for sale. Their refurbishing process requires checking, inspecting, repairing and replacing more than 1000 parts and pieces of equipment of the bus. This reconditioning or refurbishing of used buses increases their longevity. Such used buses for sale will last a lifetime. These used buses for sale will be more expensive than those sold by private sellers. But they are worth the price they are being sold for. Quality is extremely important when buying used buses for sale. You don't want to buy a used bus and spend weeks or months fixing and repairing it. The frequency of break downs will increase if you buy the bus as-is from a private seller. It is better to spend a few extra thousand dollars and buy a used bus that is free from any mechanical or electrical defects. With such buses, you can get down to the business of transporting people and making money right away. The average price of a reconditioned used bus for sale is between $15,000 to $25,000. The price depends on the vehicle's age, mileage and size. The price also varies if you buy a diesel or gasoline engine bus. A diesel bus can be $4,000 to $8,000 more expensive than a gasoline bus. You need to check the mileage of the bus as well as its engine before buying the bus. The life of a diesel engine is up to 500,000 miles. Whereas the life of a gasoline engine is up to $300,000. The engine mileage is separate from bus mileage. Similar a used bus with automatic transmission will cost more than a bus with manual transmission. Buses with diesel engines are a bit expensive but they save a lot on fuel and maintenance expenses. A diesel-powered bus will save you thousands of dollars in the long run than a gas-powered bus.
To sum it up, remember to buy used buses that:
1. Less than 200,000 miles. Better if they have less than 50,000 miles on their odometer.
2. Less than 10 years of age.
3. Are diesel-powered.
4. Belong to the Ford and Chevrolet models.
5. Are Non-CDL.
6. Are fully reconditioned from bumper to bumper.
7. Are fully repainted with like-new appearance.
8. Have automatic transmission.
9. Are certified ready to hit the road by technicians from the department of transportation.
10. Are inspected by third party professional inspectors.
Such used buses for sale will be a bit expenses but worth every penny you pay. Once you have them delivered to your doorstep. Get it registered and insured right away. Once done, talk to the officials in the transportation department of your target area. Learn what you need to drive the bus in your target area. Get the license and permits they want you to have before driving the bus in their area.
When you have purchased the bus and done all the paperwork. Now you are ready to start marketing your casino bus service. Call casinos in your local area. Talk to their customer service, bus department, transportation manager or the general manager. Keep your rates low because you don't want to keep your bus sitting idle too long. Better to make some money than no money. When you have acquired one or two casinos. You can then raise your rates as per market standards. Observe your competition. Copy their tactics and strategies. Copy their route and make a note of their Casino and passengers. Offer better service and rates. Offer snacks and beverages on the bus. Slowly and steadily you will get connected with several casinos in your area. When your schedule is fully packed. Its time to buy another used bus for sale to grow your fleet of buses. Financing your purchase should not be a problem. Because used bus dealerships will either finance you. Or they will advise you on financing options are attractive interest rates. This is the best way of starting a casino bus service.
For more information about used casino buses for sale visit Major Vehicle Exchange and call their owner Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!!!
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