Used Buses For Sale | Call 516-333-7483 | If I were to buy a shuttle or coach bus for public transportation, could I make my own bus routes and be profitable?

According to the American Bus Association, regions that lack public transportation are good places to start a public transportation business. So if you are in a location that lacks public transportation and there is a huge demand for alternate modes of transportation then you can buy a used shuttle bus for sale, set up your company, plan routes and start picking up and dropping off people for a reasonable fare. This is sometimes called a Jitney service where people pay a fare to get transported from one location to another. The legal aspects of setting up a transportation business vary by location. However the most difficult part is the purchase of a bus, licensing, insurance, maintenance and management. If you own a bus that meets all the quality standards setup by the local transportation administration then your application is likely to get approved. This is not the most difficult part, but buying the right vehicle is.

Before purchasing a bus or motorcoach you need to figure out a good place to park and keep it safe when not in use. This is an absolute essential for the longevity of the vehicle. If it's exposed to the elements day in and day out then expect a shorter life span. Its exterior surfaces may fade and exposure to the elements are factors in determining its expected useful life. Never park a bus on an unpaved surface. An oversized barn, garage or even a shed are some ideal places to store the vehicle during off hours. Buses vary in length depending on the number of passengers they can accommodate. If you are purchasing a bus for the first time then its better to start with their smallest practical size i.e. a 15 passenger shuttle bus. These are also called as minibuses and can seat 14 passengers plus the driver. They are very popular with startup transportation companies. In most places the operator will need a commercial license if they are operating for hire. In some places a driver with a regular operator's license can drive them and since they are smaller in size, their overall management and maintenance is fairly easy and affordable compared to their larger counterparts. Once you have decided to purchase a used passenger bus for sale then the rest of your business plan can be implemented. Shuttle buses have average dimensions of +/- 23 feet in length, 8 feet in width and 10 feet in height. Find a good location that can fit in a vehicle that size. It should be parked at a fixed and permanent location every day for the or at least as long as you wish to use it. This permanent parking space will be the launch pad of your transpiration business. When your startup business faces any challenges, difficulties or obstacles during operations, the bus can be safely parked at this site whenever not in use. It also saves the vehicle from burglary, theft and vandalism. Having a permanent parking space also reduces the overall cost that owners might have to pay for renting a good parking space in a secured location. Once the shuttle bus is in your possession and is safely parked in a secured location you can plan your routes and fares according to length, load factors, and location while looking for new business opportunities and make new routes depending on demand. Shuttle buses operate within a radius of 10 to 200 miles and an entire region can be your playground if you have  a good business plan for your vehicle(s).

After creating a sound business plan, it's time to purchase the bus. Even the smallest model of these vehicles can be expensive so plan your financing well. A basic new 15 seat minibus for sale will cost $48,000 and more before taxes. Most startups do not have a budget like that. Moreover, if they spend heavily on buying the vehicle then they may end up running short of cash to handle the other aspects of setting up a new transportation business. For example fuel, parking fee, driver and staff wages, insurance, office space and more. Keeping the costs low is an absolute essential. Therefore we advise startups to start with a second hand bus for sale. New shuttle buses have a lifespan of +/- 300,000 miles and up to 15 years and their preowned versions can often exceed that if properly reconditioned and maintained. They can easily be purchased for half the price of a new bus (roughly $15,000 to $35,000) depending on their features. Typically you can buy 2 used shuttle buses for the price of 1 new bus. Not a bad deal and a great way to start a new business with used buses.

Used buses for sale have been very popular in the American market ever since the 15 seater van was cited as being dangerous by the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority in 2006 due to public safety concerns regarding rollovers. There are ample of options available in the used bus markets across the USA. However, the problem is that these vehicles have been on the road for several years, sometimes with a substantial lack of maintenance. As a result they have been subjected to a lot of wear and tear internally as well as externally resulting in a rough appearance and an unreliable future. Many of them are not fit for the road unless they have been fixed and repaired to a point where they can be certified ready for service. The problem is that many startups and transportation businesses have no idea how to service a bus! They are interested in operating the vehicle and moving people around right away after purchase. They neither have the knowledge nor the experience of repairing a bus. To fill in this gap and make the bus buying process easier for the end users, few dealerships have popped up that will fully recondition a bus from bumper to bumper and give it a proper appearance. Used buses need to be reconditioned properly. That means checking and repairing hundreds of parts and components in the bus or motorcoach. This will extend its longevity and give it a fresh breath of life at the same time. These fully reconditioned used buses sold by licensed dealerships are more expensive than those that are being sold as-is by owners and public auctions. The time and the headache of fixing a bus that most used bus buyers are not equipped to deal with. Even if buyers decide to take the plunge into bus repairing then they would be investing both time and money on the project and after several weeks or even months they will come to the same price point that responsible dealerships are selling their used buses for in the first place. Buying a used bus for sale from the street ofr public auctions is just like purchasing fast food from street vendors and fly by night operators. You don't cook it, just munch it. Similarly when you buy a bus for sale from proper dealerships you don't need to recondition and service it, just register and operate it.

Major Vehicle Exchange is one such dealership that has been in business for more than three decades with the core function of buying good second hand shuttle buses, reconditioning them from bumper to bumper and selling them to clients across the United States. At any point we stock more than 40 used buses thus giving our buyers ample selection to choose from. We stand by our customers throughout the bus ownership life cycle and even help remarket the vehicles when no longer required, provided they are well maintained and in good condition. For more information about our business and the vehicles we stock visit our website www.getanybus.com and call the owner Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!

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Used Buses For Sale | Call 516-333-7483 | Why you should buy reconditioned used buses for hotel transportation?

Most hotels are located near airports and hence a lot of air travelers will be showing up at your hotel for overnight stays. You will also have tourists visit your hotel for tour and sightseeing purposes. To make sure your hotel attracts the most number of customers and keep your rooms always occupied. It is important you make it easier for customers to visit your hotel. Think about it, your hotel does not always have to be in the immediate vicinity of an airport. Your hotel may be located 5 to 10 miles away from the airport. If you wait for the customers to arrange their own transport and visit you, that's not going to happen. An air traveler will hire a taxi the moment he or she steps out of the airport and ride up to the nearest hotel for easy and cheap accommodation. There is a lot of competition between hotels to accommodate air travelers and foreign tourists. You need to be smart and think out of the box to get these high paying customers to walk into your hotel. Even if your hotel is located a mere 1 mile from the airport you still need to arrange transportation for your guests. This will help them arrive and leave your hotel in style and luxury. The problem is how do you transport soo many visitors to and from the airport. A taxi will neither be sufficient nor efficient. Since airlines have fixed arrival and departure timings. You will have to pick up and drop visitors in groups and not individually. The most ideal vehicle to ferry a group of people is a minibus. A minibus sometimes called as a short bus or small bus is bigger than a taxi and smaller than a full-sized coach bus. Minibusses for sale can easily accommodate up to 15 passengers which include the driver. Many of them are also equipped with wheelchair lifts for elderly passengers. You can buy a short bus for sale and provide fixed transportation to and from the hotel according to the arrival and departure times of various airlines. Always make sure your guests reach the airport one hour before departure time. Hence your short bus will have to leave the hotel 90 or 120 minutes before the departure time of various airlines. However, your minibus should be waiting outside the airport the moment an airplane arrives at the terminal. This will make sure you get the most number of customers to fill all the rooms in your hotel. This minibus will not only bring more foreign visitors to your hotel but will also open new sources of revenue for your business. For example, when your bus is not in use you can network with popular banquet halls, wedding planners or tour companies and ask them if they need help transporting groups of several people together. You can get in touch with various churches in your vicinity and offer weekly church bus service. You will be surprised at the positive response and the demand for group traveling solution providers.

However, you need a bus to start the bus service. Buying a brand new bus can be extremely expensive and most hotels do not have the budget to buy them. Hence you need to look for used buses for sale. Used buses for sale are cheaper than new buses. Many times you can buy two used buses for sale for the price of a single new bus.  The price for 15 passenger used buses for sale can range from $15,000 to $25,000 depending on the vehicle's age, mileage and size. The bigger the bus, the costlier it will be. Keep in mind as a thumb rule that these buses have electrical and mechanical defects. These used buses for sale have been in use for several years and clocked thousands of miles. They have gone through a lot of wear and tear internally and externally. Hundreds of people have used these buses and treated them according to their own comfort. Rust is a very big problem with used buses for sale. Rust only grows and cannot be controlled. If the used bus for sale you are looking for has rust in critical parts of its body like engine mounts and body frame, then look somewhere else. Every used bus for sale will have some sort of superficial rust on it. When inspecting used buses always look from the bottom up. But you will never be able to determine the exact condition of a used bus by yourself. Just because the bus is a few years old and has not been used frequently does not mean the bus is good. Always get a trusted mechanic or technician to inspect the bus for you. If you don't have a trusted technician then hire third-party inspecting companies to give you a detailed report on the condition of the bus. Listen to their advice carefully and follow their instructions. Do not let your immediate need for a used bus cloud your decision-making process. In the long-term, this will cost you thousands of dollars in unexpected repairs. Similarly, go for used buses for sale that has popular models like ford and Chevrolet. The spare parts for these model buses are easy to source. It is not unusual to sell your bus due to the lack of availability of spare parts.

Of course, you need deep pockets to buy a bus. But if you don't have the cash then you can get yourself financed either by the dealership or by third-party financing companies. There are a lot of financing options available when buying used buses for sale. You need to consider whether leasing or outright purchasing is good for you. In general, there are 7 types of financing options available each with its own merits and advantages. Choosing the right financing option depends on how you plan to use the bus and for how long? And what will happen when you replace the bus and your budget for monthly payments?

1.  Traditional Loan Finance: Most small businesses opt for traditional loan finance because they will be the rightful owners of the vehicle immediately when the loan is paid off. Accounting and long-term planning is easier and simpler with this type of loan. Some of the benefits include sales-tax being billed at the time of purchase, you own the bus and keep the benefits of depreciation, the purchase of the bus will reflect on your financial statements. This loan is good for senior centers, charter bus operators, schools, childcare organizations, etc.

2. Balloon loan finance: A balloon loan is similar to a traditional loan but offers lower payments because the purchase is not fully written off over the loan period. This leaves the final "balloon payment" due at the end which can be up to 40% of the cost of the vehicle. If you have difficulty in paying the final balloon payment then you can easily get it financed at normal market rates.

3. Fleet Line of Credit: Businesses who want to buy more and more used buses for sale to grow the fleet depend on fleet lines of credit. This loan offers flexibility to make new purchases easily and quickly. Benefits include streamlining the funding process giving you more than sufficient time to keep your used buses running on time, easy and quick buying process, loan/lease option available for each purchase, you are already approved when you need growth.

4. Lease-Purchase: This combines fixed lower monthly payments with the guaranteed right to buy the used bus at the end of the term at a pre-determined price. Lease purchases are popular with small businesses that want to make low monthly payments and get full ownership at the end of the term. Benefits including savings by keeping the depreciation benefits, preserving one's credit line, zero down payments, sales tax is billed monthly and most of the states.

5. TRAC Lease: TRAC(Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause) lease offers the same benefits as a true lease. However, it is designed especially for used buses for sale. Special tax provisions allow for end of lease valuations. TRAC lease is popular with large businesses that function for profit-making. Benefits of TRAC lease include equipment is excluded from the balance sheet, lower rates due to depreciation benefits kept by the lessor, zero down payment, purchase the bus at agreed-upon expiration, sales tax is billed monthly in most states.

6. FMV Lease: A fair market value lease provides greater flexibility and at the same time lower monthly payments. Sometimes at the end of the lease, you can buy another used bus, or purchase the leased bus at fair market value. Benefits of FMV lease include equipment not reflecting on your balance sheet, zero down payments, sales tax billed monthly in most states, the equipment can be purchased at the lease expiration.

7. Municipality Lease: This is exempted from tax financing options and is designed to meet the special needs of local and state municipalities. This includes school districts and organizations that get exemptions from federal income taxes on the interest they pay. If one qualifies as a municipality, he can get extremely low rates due to the tax exemption offered.

If you want to buy used buses for sale then contact Major Vehicle Exchange today. They are a licensed and bonded used shuttle bus dealership with more than 35 years in the industry selling buses to esteemed clients across the USA & Canada. For more information visit their website and call owner Mr. Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!!!

Used buses for sale | 516-333-7483 | Why used buses are ideal for big families ??

Buses are vehicles that're used to transport large groups of people. From point A to point B. These points can be either located within the same city or in different cities. Minibusses are vehicles that are bigger than a taxi and smaller than a regular coach bus. A small bus can carry 9 to 15 passengers are a time. So if you have a family that has several members, it qualifies to be a large family. When going for a family outing. You will have to hire several taxis which are expensive and inconvenient. If you have a family with 12 members then you will have to hire 3 taxis. The possibility is high that all 3 taxis will lose contact on highways due to heavy traffic. One may reach its destination sooner and the others may reach later. This will cause a delay in starting the event that your family was bound to visit. Moreover, children will not be able to enjoy the journey. Since they have'en separated from each other. The same goes for your pets.

How would it be, if you had your short bus to transport your family of 12 members?? If your family has a disabled member. Then you can opt for short buses that're equipped with wheelchair lifts. These small buses can accommodate up to 2 wheelchair positions. They have 3 to 5 double flip seats. Hence the passenger seating and wheelchair accommodation gets adjusted as per requirements. These buses are ideal for family transportation. Even for large groups of individual persons.

But you may think that new buses for sale are expensive. So how can a three taxi ride be expensive?? You are right in your calculations. New buses are expensive and they depreciate up to 1/3rd of their value. This depreciation is in the first year irrespective of the mileage traveled. New buses for sale can cost anywhere between $50,000 to $100,000. Depending on the vehicle's size and seating capacity. The price also depends on the type of engine. Whether it is diesel or gasoline. A new bus with automatic transmission costs more than a bus with manual transmission.

Whereas, if you buy used buses for sale. You can get a used bus in excellent condition from $15,000 to $25,000. It depends on the preowned bus's age and mileage. Of course, other factors count as well. Like engine type, transmission type, size, seating capacity & wheelchair lift. But, you can get possession of the bus for less than $25,0000. Used buses for sale listed on Craigslist and eBay are far cheaper. But you should be cautious of buying such cheap buses for sale.

Think about it. A used bus is a vehicle that has been in use for less than 200,000 miles. After traveling thousands of miles the secondhand bus for sale acquires a lot of wear and tear. On its mechanical as well as electrical equipment. The seller of these used buses for sale will repaint the bus and change its seats to make a quick sale. They will list such buses as refurbished buses for sale. Yet, these buses are not refurbished in the smallest sense. Used buses for sale that undergo a thorough reconditioning process. Are subjected to checks, inspections & repairs. Replacement's done if necessary on more than 1000 parts and equipment. This process of reconditioning increases the life of used buses for sale. Hence you get a secondhand bus for sale that has a long-life. It has already gone through the depreciation process. This saves you a lot of money. Your 2nd hand bus will never lose its value in the market.

If you want to use your bus for less than 20,000 miles and less than 5 years then you need to look for used buses for sale. But, if you want to use your bus longer, then you need to be on the new buses for sale market. A church never adds more than 5,000 miles on its buses. If you use your bus once or twice a week then you will never cross the 20,000 miles per year threshold.

Used buses for sale are affordable and customizable. This is a luxury that you will never get with new buses. With used buses, you can add or remove any part and equipment. Moreover, insurance companies charge less premium on used buses for sale. Since they're purchased at a lower price. The registration fee is less for used buses since it's calculated by the sale price.

Keeping all these numbers and prices in mind. You will find used buses for sale more economical and valuable than a new bus. Minibusses are easy to park and maneuver in narrow streets. You will never be stuck with your used minibus. Neither financially nor on the roads.

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Used Buses For Sale | Call 516-333-7483 | Guide to a 6 figure Limo Bus Business

Everybody is thinking of leaving their jobs to live a more fulfilling life with their families. People want to forward their careers by establishing their businesses rather than working themselves for other businesses. If you are on the lookout for a new business idea that can not only sustain you and your family but also grow to make 6 figure income. Then starting a limo bus service is the business that's for you. According to the website of Entrepreneur Magazine "It is common for Limo Bus operators to make a 6 figure income".

However, to start a Limo bus business, you need a bus, a business plan, a licensed driver, and a limited budget. The best and easiest way to get into this business is to do a feasibility study of the target location where you want to operate your bus service. There are 2 types of limo bus services. First is the corporate service where your transport office executives from their office to the airport or any other business function. The second is the occasional service where you transport people for weddings, birthday parties, wine tours, weekend outings, etc.

It's easy to break into and enter the occasional service market but you will always have to keep marketing and advertising in search of new clients. However, if you manage to get a well-established business as a client, then you will be busy throughout the year.

You can have a budget, a business plan, a driver, etc to start the new business. But the most important factor in your business is to have a vehicle that always looks good & is affordable so can make a quick profit. The most ideal vehicle for group transportation is a shuttle bus. A bus can easily transport 15 to 55 passengers depending on its size. The bigger the bus, the costlier it is. Hence you should start your limo bus service with a single minibus. Minibusses can accommodate more passengers than a taxi and less than a full-sized coach bus. Ideally, the seating capacity of a Minibus is up to 15 passengers. That is more than sufficient space to get your limo bus service up and running.

Alternatively, if you find it difficult to get clients for your limo bus service, then you can use your minibus as a jitney where you transport people for a fee from one destination to another. This is the most common use of a shuttle bus. This service alone will be more than sufficient to keep you, your family and your business afloat. According to the American Bus Association, Tour service accounts for 40% of the industry. But airport shuttles, sightseeing and schedule services in areas with no public transit are also strong markets.

Your next question will be, should I buy a new minibus?? The answer is a big NO. Never buy new buses for sale, since they are extremely expensive and a bad idea to start your business. Always buy used buses for sale to get your business up and running in the transportation industry. A limo bus should always be looking good. Hence you need used buses for sale that have a like-new appearance. You should not able to tell the difference between a used bus and a new bus. Well, where do we get used buses for sale that look like new???

Most used buses for sale are reconditioned from bumper to bumper with more than 1000 body parts checked, repaired, inspected and replaced if needed. If you are in the market for reconditioned used buses for sale, then you will get preowned buses that are repainted and have a like-new appearance. Now you see how easy it is to start a limo bus service. Buy a secondhand bus that is reconditioned with like-new looks and you are ready to go. A new bus for sale can cost more than $100,000, however, a used bus for sale can cost less than $20,000 depending on the bus's age and mileage.

Ford and Chevrolet models are the most popular buses in the used bus industry. Spare parts are easy to source if your bus breaks down. Your business will not suffer due to the easy availability of spare parts across the country. Minibusses are small and easy to maneuver. Minibusses do not require a commercial bus license to operate them. These used buses for sale are Non-CDL. That means you can drive them with a regular license and start making money the moment the bus is delivered to your doorstep. How easy it is to start a limo bus service. But you do need to get insurance for your minibus and its driver. Insurance is compulsory for all vehicles across the USA & Canada. When you spent soo much on buying used buses for sale, then you need to think about its safety. Also the safety of your driver and passengers.

Used minibusses for sale are easy to buy. It's easy to get your money back since you brought these used buses for sale at a cheaper price. Their insurance premiums are also cheap because they cost less. You make quick returns on your investments. And if a matter of months you will be ready to buy your second used bus for sale. This is how you can increase your fleet of buses, your staff and ultimately make a 6 figure income annually.

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