Langs Bus Lines: All Charged Up and Ready to Roll
In 1968, Doug Langs founded his school bus company, oper- ating out of his hometown of Strathroy. Following its inception, four buses began transporting students to Strathroy District Collegiate Institute (SDCI). As school boards expanded to encompass larger regional areas and rural administrations, Langs grew in tandem with them. By the mid-70s, Langs was supplying safe transportation for kids across several counties and townships, including Lon- don. Today, Langs Bus Lines safely transports students across much of Southwestern Ontario and operates out of 6 main branches. Within this network of branches, Langs houses over 700 vehicles and services approx. 630 routes. In terms of their home-to-school transportation, Langs operates bus- es, vans, and accessible vehicles for passengers with spe- cial needs. They also offer bus rentals for community groups across Southwestern Ontario. To this day, Langs Bus Lines proudly remains a family-owned and operated business, with Vice-President Kevin Langs heading the organization. He is the second generation to lead the company, alongside family member Jim Fergusson, who manages Langs’ Sarnia Branch. Kevin recalls spending his summers, years ago, cleaning buses and hand-painting the tire rims. After graduating from university and pursuing oth- er professional interests, Kevin rejoined the family business in 1992 as a school bus driver and then worked in dispatch, bringing his experience in the company full circle.
While Langs has played an important part in school bus trans- portation for over 50 years, Kevin began charting a new course for the company’s future in 2017 when he successfully applied to the Ontario Electric Bus Pilot Program. As part of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan, the pilot program was designed to collect performance data, including range, charging times, and maintenance requirements, across various operational contexts. Kevin later applied for the Zero Emission Transit Fund (ZETF), a Canadian federal program designed to help communities transition their public transit and school bus fleets to cleaner, zero-emission vehicles. Launched in 2021, the ZETF provides $2.75 billion over five years to support the purchase of ze -
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