any tour bus,motorcoach drivers here?
 

any tour bus drivers here? I might end up getting a job driving tour bus. For those of you have experience, what would be the worst part about driving those bus ?

Re: any tour bus,motorcoach drivers here?
 

The people that think you are a local Transit. :evil: :?

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Although the freight walks on and off, and normally tips at the end it can be a pain. Keep smiling and being nice to obnoxious pax. Smiling even more to more obnoxious tour guides. Tour guides, that run the show, wanting to deviate from the original route, or adding stops, then bitching cuz you are late for their dinner/show/whatever. Tidying up the inside of the coach at each stop. Rushing meals cuz you are the last one in the restaurant and have to be first out. On long tours finding a place to dump the toilet each night.
Other than that it is fun :?

Tour bus for who, entertainers or senior citizens going to the casino? If it's entertainers, I did that gig back in the mid 90's on smaller concert tours, not stadium tours. Prepare to live out of a duffel bag for months (I was home 33 days one year) and tell your significant other to don't wait around. Hopefully your not married.
Not only will you be driving the bus, your expected to know where every venue is, and you'll also maintain and keep the bus washed inside and out and that includes doing the artists bus laundry (bedsheets, towels etc). Essentially you're a glorified maid and your duties cover a wide range other than just driving the bus.
And you ALWAYS have to remember that people are walking around on the bus making drinks etc while you're driving so the first time you jerk the wheel or slam on the brakes and one of them spills his drink walking around or falls, your credibility is shot and they'll question every turn you make. PM me if you want to know more about driving a bus on a tour.

On the other hand, if your driving a tour bus full of school kids to Cedar Point or a bus full of seniors to Washington DC to see the capitol, you'll at least get home more often but you'll still have to clean up the messes inside the bus that the inconsiderate fools will leave for you. Don't PM me if you want to know more about driving a bus full of impolite imbeciles though.