Has anyone converted a school bus into an expeditor?

zanico · Oct 23, 2013

I just ran across a 1999 International Mid Bus, short school bus, on Craigslist. It has a 7.3 liter diesel with only 16,000 miles for $4000. Not that I would do it, but could this be made into an expeditor. I know the rear doors would have to be widened. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this.

zorry · Oct 23, 2013

Or how about one of those motorhomes with a garage in back for ATVs and BIKES ?
I'd think you'd have to beef up the back end.

davekc · Oct 23, 2013

Oh...why not. We have old yellow Penske vans with different colored wheels running around.

zorry · Oct 23, 2013

The frame/suspension may not be heavy enough. And may not be geared for extended highway driving.

It'll look good in the yard. Great playhouse for the kids.

letzrockexpress · Oct 23, 2013

There used to be a guy from Arkansas who drove an old short bus.. He was on with Panther 5 or 6 years ago. It was in pretty rough shape when I saw it. I suspect the mileage would not be conducive to turning a profit.

zorry · Oct 23, 2013

It'd be deja vu for many expediters.

Years since they were on a short bus.

davekc · Oct 23, 2013

letzrockexpress said:
There used to be a guy from Arkansas who drove an old short bus.. He was on with Panther 5 or 6 years ago. It was in pretty rough shape when I saw it. I suspect the mileage would not be conducive to turning a profit.

Don't think I have ever seen a Panther Expedite bus. Ever. Are you sure you don't have that confused with the Black Panthers? They are in Arkansas.

sewmun · Oct 23, 2013

I've been thinking about getting myself,I have a FL70 right now that I keep getting pulled over @ weigh stations & of course they don't stop looking till they find something.So I was also thinking of a bus to haul our products too.I found one w/a wheelchair lift that would work great.BUT I supposed the way my luck has been even if it looked like a camper w/motorhome plates I still might get pulled over.But it would be nice to have a sleeper in the front & our freight in the back

davekc · Oct 23, 2013

In Florida we cut halfway down to just below the passenger windows and convert them to orange & watermelon haulers. When the season is in, you will see them running north on 95 and 75.

skyraider · Oct 23, 2013

I got some hog hair glue u all can sniff.................

westmicher · Oct 24, 2013

We have a local pork producer that uses several old school buses to haul his hogs around...

ntimevan · Oct 24, 2013

I thought I had seen one the other day on Inkster in Taylor.....but soon realised it was just the Driver shuttle bus to Isis......

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Moot · Oct 24, 2013

When I was with Con-Way Now we had a driver with one of the first Sprinters I had ever seen. It was school bus yellow, no windows. Chuck the school bus driver.

guido4475 · Oct 24, 2013

zanico said:
I just ran across a 1999 International Mid Bus, short school bus, on Craigslist. It has a 7.3 liter diesel with only 16,000 miles for $4000. Not that I would do it, but could this be made into an expeditor. I know the rear doors would have to be widened. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this.

SSSHHHH>>>>....lol... Those guys in Yellow Penske's may be on to this as an even more covert way to haul freight.....even to go as far as to paint them resembling the Partridge family bus....

jjoerger · Oct 24, 2013

This bus is my dream expedite vehicle.

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mugurpe · Oct 24, 2013

Why not just pull a "cannonball run" and get an ambulance?

sewmun said:
I've been thinking about getting myself,I have a FL70 right now that I keep getting pulled over @ weigh stations & of course they don't stop looking till they find something.So I was also thinking of a bus to haul our products too.I found one w/a wheelchair lift that would work great.BUT I supposed the way my luck has been even if it looked like a camper w/motorhome plates I still might get pulled over.But it would be nice to have a sleeper in the front & our freight in the back

pandora2112 · Oct 24, 2013

Don't give those hippies with school buses any ideas! Oh wait it's safe they can't pass the drug test...

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ATeam · Oct 24, 2013

davekc said:
Oh...why not. We have old yellow Penske vans with different colored wheels running around.

There might be more truth to that than we'd like to admit.

Ragman · Oct 24, 2013

pandora2112 said:
Don't give those hippies with school buses any ideas! Oh wait it's safe they can't pass the drug test...

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tknight · Oct 24, 2013

There is a Jamaican reggae band in Columbus oh that uses their band bus an old airport shuttle for moving stuff from the u ship site ,the whole band shows up and cleans out houses and garages hauling stuff all over , furniture must need fumigating from the weed smoke when it's delivered ,this is no joke I saw their listing on u ship and I know them from doing summer reggae events!