Lakefront Line's Ohio's Largest Tour Bus Company Goes Out of Business

Lakefront Lines located on Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio was Ohio's Largest tour/charter bus company. They also had bus depots in Columbus and Cinncinatti. They were family owned for a long time and then around maybe a decade or so ago they were sold off and bought by Coach USA who was the parent company of Lakefront Lines for maybe the past 10-15 years.

Due to COVID-19 shut down which caused the collapse of the hotel, casino gambling and tourism industry and also shut down of schools, Lakefront Lines main terminal and headquarters on Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio swelled up with equipment and yesterday Coach USA decided things were not going to go back to normal and shut Lakefront Lines down.

Lakefront lines also had taken over the contract maybe 15-16 years ago to do transportation for the Cuyahoga County Board of MRDD, which previously was an in-house operation, before shutting down there in-house operation and outsourcing to Lakefront Lines.

 

Yes I have to believe that industry is going to if not already in major major contraction. Besides Greyhound going city to city, when I'm out on the road I don't see many charter bus companies running around.

 

That's the fleet headed your way!

 

I can't believe that many charter bus companies are going to make it through this.