# 2026-12764: Flixbus and Greyhound Get Green Light for Midwest Unit

2026-12764, Flixbus SE, Flix North America Inc., and Greyhound Lines, Inc.-Control-Greyhound Midwest Bus LLC, is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-06-25, effective 2026-08-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12764
- As of: 2026-07-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12764
- Title: Flixbus SE, Flix North America Inc., and Greyhound Lines, Inc.-Control-Greyhound Midwest Bus LLC
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 38466
- Published: 2026-06-25
- Effective: 2026-08-11
- Comments close: 2026-08-10
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-02

## In one line

Flixbus and Greyhound Get Green Light for Midwest Unit

## Summary

Flixbus SE, Flix North America, and Greyhound are teaming up to keep control of a new bus company called Greyhound Midwest Bus LLC. The government is giving a thumbs-up to this plan, as long as no one objects by August 10, 2026. This move helps keep bus travel smooth and connected across the U.S., with no extra costs announced yet.

## Abstract

On May 26, 2026, Flix SE, a noncarrier, Flix North America Inc. (Flix North America), a noncarrier, and Greyhound Lines, Inc. (Greyhound), an interstate passenger motor carrier (collectively, Applicants), filed an application seeking Board approval to continue in control of Greyhound Midwest Bus, LLC (Midwest), a newly formed subsidiary of Applicants, upon Midwest becoming a federally regulated passenger motor carrier. The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the proposed continuance in control. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.

## Effects PRIA read

- Intercity Bus Service Continues: benefit, medium. You who ride intercity buses will continue to have service on multiple routes because Flix SE, Flix North America, and Greyhound are authorized to continue in control of Greyhound Midwest Bus LLC if no one objects by August 10, 2026 (effective August 11, 2026). Applicants state public services will…
- Driver and Mechanic Jobs Preserved: benefit, medium. If you work as a driver, mechanic, or other support staff, Applicants say the transaction will not adversely affect employees because Midwest is newly formed and the same jobs for drivers, mechanics, and support personnel will continue. The application states Midwest has no current employees and th…
- Possible Additional Fixed Costs Noted: mixed, low. Applicants concede the transaction may result in additional fixed costs to the extent Midwest borrows funds to finance equipment acquisition, but they state any such increase will not have a material impact on the transaction or Midwest’s implementation of services. This potential cost is tied to f…

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## Sources
- [2026-12764 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12764/flixbus-se-flix-north-america-inc-and-greyhound-lines-inc-control-greyhound-midwest-bus-llc)
- [2026-12764 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12764.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12764 (as of 2026-07-02).