PUC Suspends 90 Private Bus Lines
The state Public Utilities Commission on Friday suspended the operations of 90 to 95 private bus companies that lost their liability coverage because of the recent failure of Transit Casualty, one of the nation’s largest insurers of public transportation.
The commission said the companies, mostly small charter buslines, operate about 1,000 buses in California. The largest bus company affected by the decision was the Commuter Bus Line of Lynwood, which operates 30 routes in Los Angeles County and 18 routes near Sacramento.
Commission Director Victor Weisser said the suspension will not affect most California commuters, noting that it does not apply to publicly owned commuter lines, which are outside the PUC’s jurisdiction.
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