# 2026-11832: Bus Companies Change Hands Under Federal Watch

2026-11832, Reliant Transportation Group, LLC, TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC, TIP MN Investments LP, and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP-Acquisition of Control-Southwest Coaches, Inc. and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-06-12, effective 2026-07-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11832
- As of: 2026-06-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11832
- Title: Reliant Transportation Group, LLC, TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC, TIP MN Investments LP, and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP-Acquisition of Control-Southwest Coaches, Inc. and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 35784
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: 2026-07-28
- Comments close: 2026-07-27
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-19

## In one line

Bus Companies Change Hands Under Federal Watch

## Summary

Reliant Transportation Group and its partners want to take control of two bus companies, Southwest Coaches and Minnesota Motor Bus, by buying them from the current owners. The government is giving a thumbs-up to this deal unless someone objects by July 27, 2026. If all goes well, the change will happen quickly, but no money details were shared yet.

## Abstract

On May 13, 2026, Reliant Transportation Group, LLC (Reliant); TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC; TIP MN Investments LP; and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP (collectively, Applicants) filed an application seeking authority to acquire, from Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey (collectively, Sellers), control of two federally regulated interstate passenger motor carriers: Southwest Coaches, Inc. (Southwest Coaches), and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. (Minnesota Motor Bus) (collectively, Additional Carriers). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the proposed transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.

## Effects PRIA read

- Employee Job Stability Preserved: benefit, medium. Reliant says it has no current plans for employee layoffs or staffing reductions and does not expect material adverse changes to wages or benefits for workers at Southwest Coaches (about 55 employees) and Minnesota Motor Bus (about 31 employees). If the transfer of control goes forward, those emplo…
- School Bus Service Continuity for Families: benefit, medium. Applicants say Southwest Coaches and Minnesota Motor Bus will continue to operate under their existing school transportation contracts and will not consolidate routes, discontinue service, or change service patterns. If the Board's approval becomes final on July 28, 2026 (no opposing comments by Ju…
- Access to New Investment Capital: benefit, medium. Applicants state they will finance the acquisition with current available funds and equity capital and that access to funds from Tiger Infrastructure and affiliates will help the acquired carriers maintain financial stability. They do not expect resulting fixed charges to prevent the carriers from…

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## Sources
- [2026-11832 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11832/reliant-transportation-group-llc-tip-mnc-acquisition-llc-tip-mn-investments-lp-and-tiger)
- [2026-11832 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11832.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11832 (as of 2026-06-19).