COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 48551

Charter Bus Industry

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

5companies1912–1988founding years5still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedMartz Group
1912
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedGreyhound Lines, Inc.
1926
FoundedArriva PLC
1938
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedStagecoach Holdings plc
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedNational Express Group PLC
1988
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Martz Group →
Active · founded 1912
The Martz Group is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based family owned motor coach company that runs several bus lines on…
Greyhound Lines, Inc. →
Active · founded 1926
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Arriva PLC →
Active · founded 1938 · United Kingdom
Arriva PLC is one of Europe's leading and fastest-growing publicly traded transportation companies.
Stagecoach Holdings plc →
Active · founded 1980 · United Kingdom
Stagecoach Holdings plc has ridden the deregulation of the United Kingdom's bus and rail routes to become one of the…
National Express Group PLC →
Active · founded 1988 · United Kingdom
If you have ever used public transportation in the United Kingdom or Australia, or ridden on a school bus in the United…
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