Command Bus
Command Bus traces its history to Pioneer Bus Corporation, established in 1954 by three small school bus and charter bus operators. Until 1960, when it obtained a franchise for the current B100, it only operated school, charter, and racetrack buses. Several express buses were implemented in 1972. Command Bus Company was incorporated October 22, 1979 following a long strike at Pioneer.
Like sister companies Green Bus Lines, Jamaica Buses, and Triboro Coach Corporation, Jerome Cooper was the chairman of the board. Originally co-housed with Varsity Transit, the operations of Command were eventually moved into a new NYCDOT facility at 12755 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn (this garage is now leased by MTA Bus following the transfer of Command Bus Company routes to MTA Bus in 2005).
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