Red Lion Bus Company has been providing daily school bus transportation to York County Schools for over 60 years, with an outstanding safety record. Transportation for school sports and educational field trips are also an important component of these activities. Schools in central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland request our services for field trips each year.

Our fleet of over 100 school buses is maintained by a staff of skilled technicians at our fully equipped main maintenance facility. A national publication in the industry recently cited our fleet maintenance program as one of the top ten in the nation.

A continuous commitment to safety drives our program to install optional equipment on school buses which is permitted, but not required by an extensive body of school bus regulations.

All buses are equipped with 2-way radios, and the capability to operate an on-board video camera which records the activities of the passengers for safety reasons.

All buses have the "Child Check-Mate" system installed. This system requires the driver to walk to the back of the bus after each school run to de-activate the system. This enables the driver to detect a sleeping student who may still be on the bus, or to find items left behind by students.

We paint the hood of every school bus with a special "flat black" paint to eliminate intense glare from bright sunlight, which can be blinding to the driver.

Some buses which operate in areas which are prone to visibility problems, such as fog, have strobe lights installed on the roof which make the bus more visible at a greater distance to other motorists.

We are currently in the process of installing an "exhaust brake" on school bus engines, which provides additional braking power from the engine automatically every time the driver's foot is taken off of the throttle.

Our commitment to safety extends through school bus driver training and driver incentives. Our staff of driver trainers are certified by PennDOT, and have an outstanding record of success in training driver applicants who complete the testing and licensing process to become certified school bus drivers. When drivers are placed on a regular route assignment, a significant part of their pay is in the form of incentives for safety and dependability.

We welcome inquiries from school districts concerning opportunities for providing transportation under contract, or doing educational field trips, or other school activity trips.