Tri-State Transit Company

History

• Began operations in 1922 as Caddo Transfer & Warehouse Company.
• Renamed in 1923 and joined Trailways as Tri-State Trailways in 1938.
• Acquired Gibbs Bus Line and Magnolia Motor Lines in 1939.
• Merged in July 1945 into Southern Bus Lines.

Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1925	Mack	AB			2 buses Serials - 592354, 592363
		1923-24	Mack	AB			6 buses; bought in 1926. Serials - 59359, 59421, 59360, 59389, 59402, 59385
		1926	Yellow Coach	X-H-246			2 buses Serials - 5169, 5181
		1927	White	53			4 buses
		1927	Yellow Coach	Y-O-254			3 buses Serials - 120168-120170
		1928	Studebaker/Fitzjohn	75 Junior			2 buses Serials - 3251197-3251198
		1928	Yellow Coach	W-A-329			2 buses Serials - 131130-131131
		1929	Studebaker				2 buses
		1929	White	53			2 buses
		1931	Flxible	30-17 spec			2 buses
		1931	Flxible	81-17 DL			1 bus
		1931	Yellow Coach	W-F-365			1 bus Serial - 142106
		1931	Yellow Coach	U-A-605			1 bus Serial - 108
		1934	Yellow Coach	722			4 buses Serials - 007-008, 023-024
		1935	Yellow Coach	V-T-845			6 buses Serials - 042-047
		1935	Yellow Coach	722			14 buses Serials - 010-011, 028-029, 055, 057-059, 063-064, 074-077
		1936	Diamond T				2 buses
		1936	Flxible	Airway (16C-76)			1 bus Serial - 2168
		1936	Plymouth				6 buses
		1936	Yellow Coach	722			3 buses Serials - 081-083
		1936	Yellow Coach	V-T-845			5 buses Serials - 076-077, 090, 099-100
		1936	Yellow Coach	Z-CT-843			3 buses Serials - 528-530
		1937	Flxible	Clipper (20CL-77)			9 buses Serials - 2441, 2519-2520, 2528-2529, 2587-2590
		1938	Flxible	Clipper (25CR-78)			16 buses Serials - 3148-3150, 3157-3158, 3164-3165, 3172-3174, 3239-3240, 3271-3272, 3322, 3338
		1939	Flxible	Clipper (25CR-79)			1 bus Serial - 3589
		1939	Flxible	Clipper (25BR-149)			12 buses Serials - 3571, 3575-3576, 3653-3655, 3764-3767, 3780-3781
		1939	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-149)			4 buses Serials - 3685, 3703, 3870-3871
		1939	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-140)			6 buses Serials - 3812-3813, 3818-3821
		1941	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-41)			12 buses Serials - 4780-4781, 4998-5001, 5402-5403, 5483-5484, 5486-5487
		1941	Kalamazoo	Pony Cruiser			4 buses Serials - 182, 188-189, #?
		1942	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-42)			27 buses Serials - 5599-5601, 5629, 5728-5733, 5749-5750, 5759-5761, 5852-5855, 5901, 5970-5975, 6123-6124
		1943	Aerocoach	P-33			5 buses Serials - 237-238, 245-247
		1944	Aerocoach	P-37			10 buses Serials - 320-329
		1944	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-44)			9 buses Serials - 6211-6214, 6356-6359, 6409
		1945	Aerocoach	P-37			11 buses Serials - 373, 487-496
1-2			GMC
3			GMC
4
5-6
7-12			GMC
14			GMC
15-18			GMC
19-20			GMC
21-22
23
24
25		1924	Packard				Rebuilt as a six-wheel bus.
26-28		1924	Packard
29
30-31		1924	Studebaker
32		1924	Studebaker
33
34
35-36
37
100-104	Renumbered 600-604
161-162		1936	Flxible	Airway (16C-76)			For Magnolia Motor Lines.
170-179		1936	Flxible	Airway (19C-76)
201-202		1931	Yellow Coach	Z-BW-630
203-206		1933	Yellow Coach	V-A-634
207	Renumbered 211
207-210		1934	Yellow Coach	V-A-634
211		1934	Yellow Coach	724			Ex #207.
265-268		1940	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-41)
340-342		1941	Flxible	Clipper (29BR-42)
400-405		1939	Yellow Coach	PD-3701
406-415		1940	Yellow Coach	PD-3701
500-508		1941	Yellow Coach	PD-2902
510-515		1941	Yellow Coach	PD-2902
600-604		1942	Aerocoach	P-33			Ex #100-104.
700-711		1941	Yellow Coach	PG-3301
712-726		1945	GMC	PGA-3702