If your bus continues to run late and onboard conditions still resemble a trash bin, you might not care much about the big change that NJ Transit recently made in its 34-bus Bergen Line service, but here’s the gist of it anyway:
All eight local routes through the state’s most populous county were turned over to Saddle River Trails of Wallington last month after a contentious, year-long bidding battle that pitted the little family-owned business against the Paramus subsidiary of big Coach USA, which is owned by British interests.
“We’re still pinching ourselves,” said Jim Murphy, president of the company, which also trades as Saddle River Tours. “It’s rare for a bus company our size to beat a national giant. Sometimes smaller businesses don’t even bid against the big guys.”
Read the full article at https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/john-cichowski/2018/03/19/nj-transit-bus-route-battle-heats-up-bergen-county-commuters-balance/426699002/
