Airport & parking shuttles

What to settle first

1. Do the duty math first. Loops per day times door cycles times days per year. The number is usually four to six times what a church bus sees, and it should drive every other decision.
2. Luggage racks and floor take the beating. Sub-floor construction and flooring are where this duty cycle shows up first.
3. Construction quality surfaces fastest here. Seam corrosion, floor rot, and body-to-frame rattle all arrive years earlier under continuous-loop duty.
4. Standing capacity and grab rails matter in a way they do not on a scheduled route.
5. Buy on cost per year in service, not on price. At this duty cycle a bus that lasts three extra years is not a nicety, it is the entire economics.

Read The Airport & Parking Shuttle Guide

Worth reading before you spec

• Why Bus Floors Rot — and What a Subfloor Should Be Made Of
• Seams Are Where Buses Die: One-Piece Sidewalls Explained
• Why the Cheapest Bus Costs the Most