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Academy Bus, LLC has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Academy Bus, LLC

      2253 Route 9 Toms River, NJ 08755-1217

    • Academy Bus, LLC

      440 Florida Grove Rd Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3729

    • Academy Bus, LLC

      890 State Route 36 Leonardo, NJ 07737-1331

    • Academy Bus, LLC

      6 Western Dr Westampton, NJ 08060-4412

    Business ProfileforAcademy Bus, LLC

    Bus Service
    Multi Location Business

    Additional business information

    Pending Government Action:
    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:
    AG Grewal Files Lawsuit Alleging Academy Bus Defrauded NJ Transit

    The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.

    November 16, 2020 - TRENTON -- Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that the State has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Academy Bus, LLC (Academy), which advertises itself as the nation’s largest private transportation company, as well as related entities and individuals. The Attorney General’s complaint alleges the defendants defrauded New Jersey Transit (NJT) out of more than $15 million by vastly underreporting the number of scheduled bus trips that the company missed and charging fees for hours and miles allegedly driven for bus trips that never happened.

    The Attorney General’s complaint further alleges that Academy’s fraud also “caused the riding public to suffer because Academy missed tens of thousands of bus trips on busy Hudson and South Hudson service area bus lines. Riders were delayed if not stranded.”

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    5 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Commuter service NJ to NY (PABT, Midtown, Wall Street).

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Academy Bus, LLC has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Academy Bus, LLC

        2253 Route 9 Toms River, NJ 08755-1217

      • Academy Bus, LLC

        440 Florida Grove Rd Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3729

      • Academy Bus, LLC

        890 State Route 36 Leonardo, NJ 07737-1331

      • Academy Bus, LLC

        6 Western Dr Westampton, NJ 08060-4412

      Location of This Business
      2253 Route 9, Toms River, NJ 08755-1217
      BBB File Opened:
      11/20/2001
      Years in Business:
      56
      Business Started:
      1/1/1968
      Type of Entity:
      Limited Liability Company (LLC)
      Alternate Business Name
      • Academy Bus - Commuter Service
      • Academy Bus Lines
      Business Management
      • Mrs. Francis Tedesco, Owner
      • Mr. Mark Tedesco, Owner
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      Customer Complaints

      5 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/28/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Unanswered
      I am a commuter that pays a lot of money for their services. They are consistently taking away buses from their already very limited schedule. Now that summer is here they are taking away buses for their commuter line to use for charters leaving their customers stranded and waiting over an hour for a bus to show up. They need to be held accountable to uphold the services they are paid to provide. Calling them does nothing to resolve these issues so in seeking your help in this matter for myself and all the other commuters on this *********** line to route 9.

      Customer Reviews

      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Maria R

      1 star

      01/22/2023

      I went to Airport Plaza in Hazlet NJ on 1-18-23 to purchase a ticket to NY Port Authority. The sign in the window says the window and kios is open till 11am daily. After waiting a few minutes, I called the help number and was switched to the Leonardo NJ dispatch where I was told that the window closes at 8 am and there hasn't been a kios in two years. I don't understand that in two years nobody could go to the Airport Plaza office and change the sign. @nd Issue, I went online to find a weekend schedule for NYC Port Authority. I printed it off AND downloaded it to my phone. On 1-19-23, I went to the Port Authority to take the bus back to Hazlet NJ at 6:30 pm and waited all alone with homeless people in a downstairs empty terminal area. I was approached for money multiple times and felt scared for my life. Nobody knew about the bus and I went back upstairs to the information desk and the rude representative said all Academy buses that are scheduled to run are downstairs. After about an hour and a half, I finally got through on my phone to Academy dispatch and was told they haven't had a weekend bus from Port Authority to Hazlet NJ in 2 years. Alone and scared, I had to walk 10 blocks to the train station with a bad back because I could not find a taxi and had to wait until 10:07 to get the train. 4 Hours of waiting then almost 2 hours on the train to get home. Academy could have put my life in danger waiting all alone with homeless and drug dealers. Pure Laziness and a disaster waiting to happen.

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