About

Bus Renew was started to meet a financial need in rural school districts, and create a sustainable employment base, and strengthen the economies of local school districts and their communities.

While these are lofty goals, we know achieving the goals will only be because of hard work, dedication, vision and perseverance by the owners and employees of Bus Renew along with the support of vendors, suppliers and local lenders. As business owners we care about our neighbors and want to see new and sustainable employment that is meaningful created in our community. But we can't do that just from the goodness of our heart and will, there has to be a compelling business proposition behind our good intentions and ideas.

The Business Case

In Arizona alone there are over 7,000 yellow school buses registered to transport over 500,000 children every school day. Each year almost 15% of these buses are being replaced due to age, federal regulation or use. We purchase the best of these units in the open market, bring them to Cochise County, refurbish and clean them so they can be put back in reliable service once again. Bus Renew markets to rural county school districts in Arizona. We are starting first in our home county of Cochise and branching out into neighboring counties of Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz  Counties and then on to the other eight rural counties. Bus Renew repairs and upgrades our units to make them reliable and safe, they become the pride of every district. More than half the total registered units are in rural districts. These buses travel long distances to get our children to school so they can be prepared to become productive adults. When Bus Renew helps districts save on transportation costs, that means more dollars can go back into educational instruction. We think that uses our tax dollars more wisely. We know that is a Win-Win-Win for School Districts, their communities, and the employees and suppliers of Bus Renew.