Jefferson Lines
Intercity coach service | |
Alliance | Greyhound Lines |
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Chief executive | Steve Woelfel |
Website | www.jeffersonlines.com |
Jefferson Lines (JL or JLI) is a regional
Background
The company is operated by Jefferson Partners L.P., located in
By 1990, the company was believed to be the second-largest intercity bus company in the country after Continental Trailways was bought by Greyhound Lines.[4] Jefferson went through bankruptcy in 1990 and was sold to a group led by Norwest Equity Partners. Charlie Zelle acquired a majority of Norwest's stake in 1998.[5] Jefferson acquired the scheduled service of Jack Rabbit Lines in the Dakotas in 2000.[5] Intercity bus lines underwent many changes in the 2000s decade after Greyhound Lines declined into bankruptcy and subsequently shed off many bus routes. Jefferson Lines has taken over operation of many former Greyhound routes and has been able to improve ridership significantly on some of them. The service to Winnipeg was cut back to Grand Forks, North Dakota, on October 7, 2010.[6] On May 15, 2013, Jefferson Lines expanded service to the Minnesota Iron Range, including to Hibbing, where Greyhound Lines had been founded nearly a century prior.[7] The company serves 13 states as of 2018:[8]
Details
According to the company website, Jefferson Lines has 210 employees including roughly 100 drivers. Jefferson Lines is a member of the American Bus Association, United Motorcoach Association, and National Tour Association.[9] The company is reported to have 75 buses in its fleet.[10][1] Jefferson Lines was voted the best transportation company in Minnesota in 2021 in the Star Tribune’s Minnesota's Best contest.[11]
Since 2004, some of the company's bus routes are subsidized by the state of Minnesota.[12]
Coverage
Routes
As of September 2022, Jefferson Lines operates the following routes. Only the termini of each route are shown.[13]
- 0100 Missoula, MT
- 0101 Whitefish, MT
- 0106 Tulsa, OK
- 0107 Fayetteville, AR
- 0108 Tulsa, OK
- 0109 Fayetteville, AR
- 0112 Texarkana, AR to Kansas City, MO
- 0113 Texarkana, AR
- 0114 Texarkana, AR to Kansas City, MO
- 0117 Texarkana, AR
- 0120 Pine Bluff, AR to Kansas City, MO
- 0121 Pine Bluff, AR
- 0402 Fort Dodge, IA
- 0404 Fort Dodge, IA
- 0415 Williams, IA
- 0417 Williams, IA
- 0650 Summit, SD
- 0651 Aberdeen, SD
- 0652 Summit, SD
- 0653 Aberdeen, SD
- 0669 Mitchell, SD
- 0670 Huron, SD
- 0671 Mitchell, SD
- 0672 Huron, SD
- 0674 Pierre, SD
- 0675 Vivian, SD
- 0688 Bismarck, ND
- 0690 Mobridge, SD
- 0691 Pierre, SD
- 0701 Billings, MT
- 0702 Minneapolis, MN
- 0703 Fargo, ND
- 0704 Sioux Falls, SD
- 0705 Sioux Falls, SD
- 0706 Sioux Falls, SD to Kansas City, MO
- 0801 Tulsa, OK
- 0802 Minneapolis, MN
- 0803 Kansas City, MO
- 0804 Minneapolis, MN
- 0906 Minneapolis, MN
- 0907 Duluth, MN
- 0919 Brainerd, MN
- 0920 Duluth, MN
- 0925 Sioux Falls, SD
- 0926 Minneapolis, MN
- 0927 Fargo, ND
- 0928 Minneapolis, MN
- 0929 Fargo, ND
- 0930 Duluth, MN
- 0931 Billings, MT
- 0936 Minneapolis, MN
- 0937 Fargo, ND
- 0938 Minneapolis, MN
- 0942 Billings, MT
- 0943 Spokane, WA
- 0965 Milwaukee, WI
- 0966 Minneapolis, MN
Management
Steve Woelfel became president and CEO of Jefferson Lines in January 2013 after formerly serving as CFO of Jefferson Lines for eight years. Before his career at Jefferson, Woelfel was vice president and general manager of Fox Sports Net North.
Previous to Steve was Charlie Zelle. Charlie had been an
See also
References
- ^ a b c Neal St. Anthony (June 28, 2010). "Jefferson Lines: Flying low". Star-Tribune. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ Neal St. Anthony (November 3, 2000). "Once-shaky Jefferson Lines putting rough road behind it". Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Motor carrier cases. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1970.
- ^ a b "Jefferson Lines, Jefferson Tours emerge from Chapter 11 protection". Star Tribune. July 17, 1990. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ ProQuest 427338684. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ Barry Burns (September 30, 2010). "Bus Line Puts The Brakes On Grand Forks to Wpg Run". CJOB. Corus Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
- ^ Kelly Grinsteinner (May 12, 2013). "Bus service back in bus birthplace". Mesabi Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Bus Routes : Jefferson Lines". Jefferson Lines. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Bus History : Jefferson Lines". Jefferson Lines. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Jefferson Lines: Charter Bus FAQs". March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jefferson Lines Named Minnesota's Best Transportation Service". Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "State subsidy could keep Greyhound on Duluth route". Duluth News Tribune. March 19, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jefferson Lines:Book Online". Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Executive Committee and Board of Directors". Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Commissioner of Transportation - MnDOT". www.dot.state.mn.us. Retrieved January 3, 2018.