The reason for operating a bus service on a Sunday or Saturday or any other day is demand. If there are too many people visiting a location on Sunday then it calls for operating a shuttle service and making some decent profits. For example, people visit Churches on Sundays, others would like to visit their family and friends, accordingly they will need a mode to reach the nearest transportation hub. Similarly, others like house wives would like to visit the nearest mall and other market places for routine shopping. In all these situations, there is so much public activity taking place on a Sunday. Smart entrepreneurs can start a bus service to fulfill the need for public transportation on Sundays. They can offer pickup and drop off services to Church congregations. Help people living in a particular residential block to visit the mall, transportation hub, church, cinema, park, seashore or any other location of recreational significance. They can help members spend their weekend at the local Casino. Or take guests for sight seeing tours at the local hotels. The possibilities are limitless especially for Church transportation.
Most public transportation are low in frequency on Sundays. Or they simply dont operate on weekends. The reason being most people take these services to reach their places of business and employment. Since Sundays are a public holidays in most Western countries, their public transportation also slows down on these days. However, this does not mean that the people are sitting back in their homes on this day. They plan to spend this day for other commitments they have made in life. Towards, individuals, family or friends. Or towards organizations and institutions. For example students who have enrolled for vocational courses in some college or university will have to attend lectures on Sundays. Thus will have to travel from the railway station to the university every Sunday. Since much of the public transport system is slow and sluggish on weekends, they will have to depend on private services.
Any person planning to start a shuttle service should first conduct a detailed survey on what businesses, organizations, institutions and academies are operating on Sundays. Then they should count the number of participants and how long they intend to visit this place in the future. Church members will always visit the Church on Sundays and students will always visit their academies until their courses are complete which can take several months. Then there will be other student rolling in thus re-starting the entire transportation demand and supply cycle. Thus it will be a good practice to purchase an affordable multiple passenger vehicle and deploy it at key locations on Sundays to meet the off-grid transportation demands. A well known fact about transportation is that the more people are transported in a single trip, the more profits are made accordingly. This is the reason why we see buses overcrowded and overflowing with passengers in developing and underdeveloped countries. However, in developed countries like the United States its illegal to carry passengers more than the vehicle can seat comfortably. So instead of deploying a van that can seat 15 passengers why not deploy a minibus for sale that in seat the same number of people?? The reason being buses are more safer than vans. The chances of a van rolling over increases by 75% when its filled with more than 10 passengers. The entrepreneurs are interested in making profits, not in getting into legal hassles or curing the injured. Thus the chances of a potential accidents have to be minimized. Shuttle buses for sale are much safer because they have dual rear wheels, which can handle more passenger and metal weight. They have high roofs and broader width enabling passengers to walk from the front door to the rear door with ease. Vans on the other hand dont offer such luxuries or flexibilities.
Thus buy a 15 passenger bus for sale instead of a van because it wont roll over even if you get in access passengers occasionally. Buses have strong and powerful engines which can compensate for any additional passenger entry. However, load balancing is a crucial factor in the longevity of the vehicle. It wouldn't be wise to transport 30 passengers everyday and then send the vehicle to the repair shop after 15 days of service. Its better to play safe and limit the number of on boarding people to the legal limit of fifteen in a 15 seater bus for sale. This will ensure smooth operations without any technical downtime in the long term. Thus producing a steady stream of revenue for the startup Sunday enterprise.
The good news about used buses for sale is that they are 40% to 75% cheaper than a brand new bus and suitable for low intensity transportation like 2 or 3 times in a week. These vehicles are priced cheaper and can be easily purchased from bus auctions and dealership websites. However for more heavy duty usage that grosses more than 25,000 miles annually will require the purchase of a new bus. Church buses that are seldom operated on Sundays struggle to cross 5,000 miles annually. So one can estimate how many miles their vehicle will travel either by calculating the miles traveled on road or by the number of days the vehicle will be in operations. A full time service once every week will consume 5,000 miles. Accordingly 2 times a week will add 10,000 miles. Three, 15,000 and four 20,000. These are rough estimates and an average limit that a used bus should be operated in a week. Most fleet line operators use them as a secondary option in case their new buses break down and are at the repair shop. Used buses can either be used for full time 4 to 5 times a week. Or part time throughout the week. Straining too much will reduce its operational life span from 5 years to a mere 2 years, requiring the purchase of a new vehicle sooner than expected.
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