New Greyhound Bus Rules | How Will It Affect Bus Drivers?

New rules for people who ride greyhound buses. How will the Greyhound motorcoach operators be affected by these new rules that they will have to enforce?
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[@mikebrady1767]

As a former Greyhound driver I wouldn’t enforce those rules. It’s not worth angering the passengers. I got out a year ago after being screwed over by Greyhound one too many times. Good riddance!

[@elixier33]

Well from what I've seen greyhound treat their customers like absolute garbage. I've seen people being treated like less than a human being is disgusting. I've never seen a company leave such random people out in such large Open Spaces where anything can happen to them. That would never happen in the UK but the fact that the weather in the United States is also much worse I'm sorry but from a humanity as well as a business point of view greyhound other absolute pits.

[@samuelschick8813]

Greyhound only screwed me over once. After the first check they gave me bounced, I beat feet.

[@Seawiz21]

That’s a damned shame. I’m sorry and look at them. On the decline.

[@bigwu100]

Yes I heard greyhound was good for screwing.

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

@@mikebrady1767 of course. Noone would expect anything more from you

[@TenMinuteTrips]

As a former Greyhound driver from 1981-1985, I can tell you that this plan is simply not workable. If the company wants to hire an attendant/conductor to manage that nonsense, more power to them. Personally, I don’t care where you sit. It doesn’t matter to me now. I switched careers and became an airline mechanic. I make more money and I don’t have to deal with people.

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Half of the assigned seats on buses in Europe I have experienced don't enforce it...the driver actually told me 'sit wherever'.

[@Hborn]

I seen a driver leave a woman bag's on purpose

[@WinterLumikki]

@@A_Canadian_In_Poland Some would ask where do I sit? I always told them on your arse lol.

[@WinterLumikki]

​@@HbornDid that for 15 years. I can go on and on how progressively worse it's got and finally I bounced. 'Hound don't giveaf 'bout the equipment, drivers, or passengers. Trust me folks, DON'T become a driver for them! You'll instantly regret it.

[@aaronhill443]

I am blessed that Spirit, Frontier, and Amtrak exist. I had to ride Greyhound a few years ago as my car was getting repaired and I needed to make a quick trip to Pittsburgh. That was the worst experience of my life. Greyhound was great as a teenager in the Navy, but as a 40+ year old man, they can keep it.

[@kitaboo2245]

What was so bad about it?

[@ramencurry6672]

I view Greyhound as an adventure for long distance trips. It’s going to be rough and you might be delayed an extra 24 hours or more though. It’s not for the faint of heart

[@lightbulblite6725]

I'm 51 and have been taking long distance busses from NY to Massachusetts all my life. Always taking a back pack, but what board room fool came up with this new rule.

[@adamkoecke4582]

Was a greyhound driver out of Seattle when that was being implemented. We were told to be strict about bags, seating, and on time departure. Nothing else really changed for drivers. We still had complete control over our bus and didn't have to take abuse. In fact during that time i did refuse a gew riders because they thought the rules didn't apply to them. Key thing when dealing with greyhound, flix, cantrail, ect. Being nice to the driver is highly recommended when you don't meet all the rules.

[@90Solo]

In traveling across the U.S. by bus on 4 separate occasions I met some great drivers and terminal staff , I also met and or saw and heard a great many with very bad attitudes torwards all passengers. Basically they were on a power trip. That being said, I also point out that on my journeys at least, most of the on bus problems came from fellow passengers and some of those drivers had the patience of saints . It's really a toss up , never know what you're going to get with each driver change or station layover . A few stations I would literally pay extra and go out of my way to avoid if there was another route that would let me bypass them , there were some drivers I wished to never see again but there were mostly drivers that I felt good about seeing take over the next leg because I knew they would run a tight bus and do it with professionalism.

[@adamkoecke4582]

Pro tip for greyhound. Don't call the customer service number to complain about a driver or station worker. It never gets to the station manager. Call the city manager of that station. Osc and customer service Don't really care. Let the city managers know who is good and who is horrible. If you ever are in wa going to van bc on flix hopefully you ride with me.

[@90Solo]

@@adamkoecke4582 Thanks for the advice . I wish you safe travels and mature passengers .

[@honeylovetc]

@@adamkoecke4582 what's that number?

[@JohnWilson-hc5wq]

IMHO they ruined Greyhound after the 1989 strike. Before that, tickets were good for any departure within 30 days of purchase, and you could go partway, take a stopover, and then get a later bus to continue on. I used to break up long trips that way, only being on the bus at night to sleep. Really made it more tolerable....

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Oh ffs's get over it. Lol all yall narcissistic people have ypur own rules.

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

I am glad I found this video I am taking a greyhound tonight and did not know of these new rules

[@BusDriverLife]

Nice!

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

@BusDriverLife But you did seem to miss a few things like as I did some more research on flix bus and they don't really have stations like greyhound use to either. Maybe you should do a video where you mention all the differences between greyhound today. Now that it's owned by flex bus. Versus like how it used to be. So people who have only ridden it iback when it used to be its own company are prepared for what it's going to be like on greyhound today.

[@KiloDelta173]

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure they tried this in Canada, and ridership dropped. There were no overloads , so once a bus filled up, that was it. I used to drive for Greyhound in Canada in the 90s and it was an open-seat, first come first serve loading, and we added overload buses as needed. It was a flexible system that was run based on ridership needs. When the successor to Laidlaw Inc., took over, reserved seating system was implemented and that was the beginning of the end for Greyhound Canada, in my opinion. You need to operate a public bus company based on demands of the ridership. No corporation is going to sway the trends and needs of the travelling public.

[@SolarWraith]

That is going to cause a lot of headaches for the driver.

[@highcrimes9153]

I trained with Greyhound back in 1981, at a motel on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Stayed long enough to get my CDL license then got called to drive a city bus in Manhattan, New York City. Did thirty years and retired in 2011.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

THAT would be interesting to hear about, you could start a channel with the experiences you had 👍🏽

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Flixbus uses assigned seating in theory, but enforcement is patchy. I can confirm that in Poland, no one cares about what seat is printed on the ticket, but in Mediterranean countries this is strictly enforced.

[@BanditFlashpoint]

Who here remembers back in the day on the school bus, you had an assigned seat? Brings back memories don't it? 😉😆😆

[@KevinBarry-n6i]

Never had an assigned seat on a school bus.

[@BanditFlashpoint]

@@KevinBarry-n6i you lucky! I did LOL. Did it bothered me? Nah.

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Lol wtf are you going in about. Never once been ass8gjed a seat on a school bus.

[@zahmmy1]

Used Greyhound for the first and last time last month. Request the handicap seat. Lie through your teeth and Carry a cane if you need to. This guarantees you will get a seat to yourself. What Greyhound does not tell you is that more than half of the other riders are inmates released from prison. Most people were nice but some were obnoxious. If you get stranded in Nashville because your bus driver has a beef with the new tighter schedules and wants to make a point about with longer breaks and you miss your connecting bus-just park yourself by the giant full length windows and enjoy the shit show. The drunk and homeless of the night are camped out on the sidewalk watching you back. Some are JACKING OFF on the windows and others are waiting like vultures to pick off the passengers going outside for a smoke. Non passengers are rounded up by the hour and asked to leave by personnel. But new ones arrive on a regular basis. I have to admire the ladies running this facility. They take absolutely no shit and are fearless. They also gave out info about local shelters and were proactive about protecting the women with children in the bus station. They were the best thing about the trip.

[@rpruneau68]

That works about as much as having an emotional support pest. That got old and annoying 5 years ago.

[@MetroPlaysRoblox]

Oof I think it should be 2 luggage bags for free and then an additional charge for the rest because many people use at least 2 suitcases when traveling far 🙂

[@lovedfriend2020]

I agree

[@donalddodson7365]

I used Greyhound in 2019 for a couple of trips and have a feeling that some of their passengers use two smaller bags to keep the weight down per bag. Wonder if they have a problem in the airlines where one person hauls in 4 or 5 "carry on" bags then fills up the overhead rack? I didn't know Greyhound wasn't owned by Greyhound ... what's the world coming too?

[@thelotus8285]

As a former Greyhound employee, I can tell you that these rules shouldve been implemented a long time ago. This avoids conflict with people who wanna demand certain seating areas rather than pay and reserve a spot. Flixbus is only good because it's still considered new to the public. Greyhound just isn't the same anymore.

[@Polemic-2525]

I see it as restrictive and a cause for tension. I rode greyhound from 1989 to 1994 it was ok. I don’t like how times have changed for the worst.

[@dwaynepage3158]

@@Polemic-2525 I was in Chicago at the Greyhound station and my third time taking the bus and be in Chicago I decided to go in before dark because if you have your ticket for the early in the morning they will let you stay there overnight but if you don’t they’ll kick you out which is rightly so but this is an about that, I was talking with his nice handicap overweight lady who was at the same station for three days and trying to get to Indianapolis Indiana and the buses that were supposed to have her leave on for some odd reason all of them had their handicap part not working and so when I was there talking with her we went into the customer service Area and asked if the next bus would have a working handicap door and The disabled lady was on the phone with her sister trying to get another bus maybe to go to Gary or someplace else so that her sister can pick her up and she missed the call that the lady did which only lasted not even 15 seconds and I called her out on it and so they kicked me out and I got robbed of $200 because I was standing outside the bus station and I couldn’t get back in until my bus left. And then they told her to get another ticket so she had to pay another fee to change the ticket because the ticket was outdated or whatever or they wouldn’t honor it or something. If you don’t cause any trouble even trying to help a stranger in need, then you’ll be fine and they’ll let you stay as long as your bus leaves at 6:30 in the morning or something but they’ll kick you out like I said if you don’t have a ticket because they’ll come around and check your check tickets and they won’t just check to see if you have one Delevan ask what time your bus is leaving and that way they can keep the inside of the station as safe as possible from gangs and prostitutes and hoodlums and stuff like that

[@KevinCNYC1991]

I'm willing to give Flixbus a chance to do something with Greyhound. Assigned seating I can see both positive and negatives of it. People can reserve the seats they prefer easier, instead of taking on the chance that their preferred seating will be open if they didn't reserve. It'll take time for everyone to get use to those new rules and I can see issues arising. Flix Se is a German company, they provide not only bus, but also train travel in Europe as well. In many European countries, many modes of transportation rely on assigned seating, although it depends on the service you're riding. As for Greyhound itself, Greyhound has been through so many ups and downs I don't know where to start. All I can say is that I rode Greyhound in the late 1990s (my last time riding them) and they had problems then. The company in the 1980s before the strikes, the Trailways merger, and the eventual bankruptcy ruined that company in my personal opinion. But the 1980s was when the Hound was at its best.

[@nmstranger]

well Greyhound had a BAD habit of overbooking and leaving travelers stranded. This will prevent that so it is overall a good thing.

[@rpruneau68]

I've rode FLIX busses in Europe several times and the way it works is you can purchase a general ticket or seat assigned ticket for a few extra $$$. Never had issues riding over there.

[@MarkGreen-pp3qy]

right I agree with that now

[@MarkGreen-pp3qy]

sure was but now oh man

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I used to sit in the back far away from the driver so I could sip on a pint of whiskey 30-40 years ago!

[@relaxationstation7374]

🤣 Children have been conceived on the back seats of Greyhound buses over the years. That back seat was party row, people were smoking weed, Crack, magic sticks and everything else! 🤣

[@ThethomasJefferson]

I know I am 4 months late to this conversation. I used to drive for greyhound, I know you probably don’t know this, but one of the biggest problems that greyhound will face with the new rule is that the correctional facility is the biggest user when they release inmates is greyhound. Those inmates do not have suitcases they use their mesh bags, and carry them on the buses or are put under the buses. I used to go from Houston Texas up to Huntsville Texas to pick up a bus full of inmates from the greyhound station there which is right down the road from one of the state prisons. Would take them down to Houston to either go farther on or back home in the Houston area. This inmate wouldn’t be able to afford to have suitcases.

[@BusDriverLife]

Wow that’s a great point! Thanks for sharing that! Always good to here from someone who actually has experience driving Greyhound!

[@ThethomasJefferson]

@@BusDriverLife you’re welcome.

[@WinterLumikki]

​​@@ThethomasJeffersonYes I mean, I show up in Cedar City in the middle of winter single digits and early morning not a soul out everything's closed standing out in the bitter temperature is a person with three hefty garbage bags worth of belongings. Of course I'd do the right thing and pick them up IF they weren't douchebags to me when explaining the rules to them but your skin start to get thicker everytime I do that for someone who doesn't have "Thank you!" in their vocabulary. A passenger once said to me you have to have thick skin to do this job and I told them yeah, and it get's thicker everyday!

[@ThethomasJefferson]

@@WinterLumikkiyes, any time you work with the general public you get that. I have been locked down at for the different careers I have done. So you are right about having to have think skin.

[@donalddodson7365]

Kewan, I think you are right: it is the drivers who are going to be taking the heat for the Friz's ideas. Not sure I get the assigned seating for intercity buses. It will make it easier for people getting on to a bus that is continuing on a trip, like central California to the Mexican Border, taking on passengers at Bakersfield, Northridge, LA,, San Diego, etc.

[@nmstranger]

I'm also thinking it prevents overbooking which the old company use to do. Rather have an assigned seat than be stranded in a bus transfer because they overbooked and be stranded at a bus terminal or worst waiting for the next one which may take 24 hours and hopefully that one wasn't overbooked as well

[@jeffherdz]

As a former driver for Greyhound out of Chicago. I can tell you that Greyhound has had reserve seating in the past. Back in the 90's and It failed. Garbage bags as suitecaes have NEVER been accected by drivers or baggage handlers. Atleast when i drove for them.

[@tidyupclean]

Been riding Greyhound since 1987. I often had seen passengers with laundry bags as means of carrying items to load underneath the bus. Only once did I see someone carrying a plastic garbage bag. This was in 1998 tho.

[@jeffherdz]

@@tidyupclean I thnk they have been trying to use plastic bags since they were invented. Greyhound when owned by the Dial corp. Never allowed plastic, due to people putting in rediculious claims for damaged baggage. LOL I had one guy threaten me because I didn't relize that his garbage bag was baggage. And got really mad when it was not removed from under the bus when we got to Chicago. I wonder if it's sitting against the wall iin Moline, Ill ?

[@terrencewalker1982]

I quit driving Greyhound bus in 2021. I drove out of Cincinnati Ohio.

[@WinterLumikki]

​@@terrencewalker1982Me too brother. I feel much better now. Best thing that happened. It really is a great job - IF there were NO passengers lmao!

[@a-totally-random-person]

I'm fortunate enough to not have to take a Greyhound anywhere, but if they turn someone away because they can't afford luggage, I think they're rejecting a segment of their customer base.

[@lallen8462]

@@a-totally-random-person This is very true. They seem to be totally oblivious to the fact that most of their customers are poor. Nobody in the middle class and up takes greyhound.

[@johndavis8669]

Someone can find duffel bags at Walmart from $15 and up. Found me a big duffel bag for $27. It fit almost much of my clothes.

[@donjulio4025]

greyhound bus travel was the most miserable experience ever for me

[@mjchicagoland2314]

Thank you very much for sharing your perspective on Greyhound because I ride Greyhound and Amtrak every now and then. That's why I take my bookbag when I travel on buses or trains so they don't have to get tagged on them.

[@nmstranger]

I can see why they have reserve seating. Greyhound had a BAD habit of overbooking so if they didn't have room for a bus ticket you bought you are SOL and u got to wait for the next one which may take up to 24 hours or more. This was no overbooking can happen and you are not stranded at a terminal when you have to transfer buses.

[@ThemeAdventures]

I don't like having to pay extra where to sit and now you have chance of someone sitting next to you

[@terrencewalker1982]

I'm glad that I don't drive Greyhound buses anymore but I feel bad for all my fellow employees of this company because they gonna have to deal with this madness even more but I would continue to wish all of y'all well on this journey. Thank you for sharing your take on this topic Keywan aka Bus Driver Life!

[@BusDriverLife]

I appreciate you!

[@mjchicagoland2314]

I really can't blame some of them Greyhound bus drivers for quitting because the company ain't treating them well. Thank you for your service with Greyhound.

[@TheDarylMack]

I’m glad I left Greyhound back in 2006 after driving for 10 months . I got a job at a local transit authority.

[@billyjenkins7733]

Just got my CDL b permit is this not a good place to apply?

[@asiamiller6833]

How much did they start $

[@elibookoff556]

I TOOK G.H. cross country years ago. It was great. Open seating. This new rule of seat reservations is DUMB!! Its dumb!! Because you can no longer apply your own strategy for getting a front seat. Another thing; what about reserved seats for seniors and elderly - who were given front seat priority??????? This is dumb!

[@Mr-pn2eh]

If I was a grey hound bus driver I would not enforce those rules at all. I don't see passengers being snitches

[@mrslywwilliams313]

If the ticket counter sales person allowed the purchase price for extra luggage and allowed the garbage bags customer to purchase a ticket, then I will allow the ride too! They should be enforcing regulations regarding that and they didn't. So I guess I will be boarding passengers in violation with a smile while baggage loaders if there are any will be fussing mad at me trying not to load it.

[@jx1668]

The problem is their putting that responsibility on the drivers so now your putting them in danger. If want that policy then they need a security guard that checks the bags before boarding other then that their making situation for violence for driver

[@williamwalker8201]

If I pay extra to choose my seat then I'm going to be sitting in the seat I paid for. Someone will just have to sit where they were assigned to sit if they sit in the seat I paid for.

[@ThethomasJefferson]

We have secret riders that would report things on us when I drove for greyhound, but this was also under First Transit owned them.

[@ThethomasJefferson]

@user-zn4nu8yu4gwhen I drove for greyhound you had to be 15 years old to ride alone. This was 2015 the last time I worked for them.

[@sunrise1776]

I was a Greyhound bus driver. Plastic bags where always against the rules and where never to be checked as baggage because they would be insured for 250 dollars. We called the plastic bags Mexican sampsonnite.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

stupidity

[@bestestusername]

Thoughts and prayers for our American bus driving family having to enforce this, lots of sympathy from Australia.

[@adamkoecke4582]

It wasn't too bad in the northwest. But a few Karens did get kicked off.

[@elixier33]

As you know prayers never help anyone

[@wannabetrucker7475]

​@@elixier33 😂😂😂 your opinion

[@SofiaGuevara-bh3qo]

@@elixier33 🤣😂😂🤣😂👍

[@jasonwyland5198]

How easy will it to be enforce considering the closure of so Manu Greyhound stations resulting in many boarding outdoors

[@williamharris8367]

Red Arrow bus (operating in Alberta, Canada) has _always_ had assigned seating. This carrier is also more expensive than Greyhound (which no longer operates in Canada, anyway) and was marketed towards business travellers. I do not recall ever seeing someone bring garbage bags as luggage, so I have no idea if there is a specific rule about it.

[@williamwalker8201]

I gladly pay the few extra dollars to choose my seat. And if you don't want someone sitting by you, you can buy the seat next to you for half fare.

[@haulem]

I drove buses over the road from 1989 through 2015. When we banned smoking on buses, the drivers caught all the smoke (pun intended) from the passengers because they felt they had a right to smoke on the bus. The same is going to happen here.

[@ThethomasJefferson]

Specially after over 100 years of doing it one way and then changing it.

[@virtualwhispers]

Greyhound WAS! One of our main transportation companies in our country - Greyhound had no business selling the company to another country - Now a German company owns it and NOW, New Jersey and Philadelphia NO LONGER HAVE A BUS STATION!. People are standing on the streets to wait for their bus, NO PLACE TO SIT OR GO TO THE BATHROOM OR REST UNTIL YOUR BUS COMES - ... absolutely horrible! Transportation EVERYWHERE has gotten so messed up it's pathetic - People need to contact state and government officials and make huge complaints about this - this is horrible - I've never seen something so damn stupid!

[@TomHoffman-uw7pf]

I sympathize with and support the drivers. But your video made me decide NEVER to ride another Greyhound. I'm retired and the most attractive options are take the train, drive or just STAY HOME.

[@Barbpriestley37]

I got home from Greyhound and No way will go on Greyhound anymore I had to pull own Laggage bags never Again there was no help til last minute

[@Hborn]

They will beat you for your money no refund of Hotel voucher or food,20 hours in the station Fuck the Greyhound.

[@Gina-tz5nz]

Oh stop crying ppl, just follow the rules!

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@Gina-tz5nz exactly

[@KennethBrown-c4y]

First laylaw Then first student Now flex bus Can they make up their mindsMaybe flex busWe'll bring more modern equipmentTo the Fleet. Rather than greyhound outdated coaches.

[@normagreen3701]

Bags should be allowed in certain cases. Greyhound could furnish cardboard suitcases for those certain cases.

[@Thatonechurchboy]

I Travel a lot from Louisville, Kentucky. As for Plastic bags. Most of the Drivers I have met have been pretty cool about letting people carry plastic bags.

[@mjsteward5508]

I haven't rode Greyhound in a while, did you had to pay for your seating when you used their company? If you're a regular Greyhound rider?

[@sbsmagnolia7359]

Do they search you

[@OneGina83]

I been on flixbus Chicago to Detroit. The assigned seats when out the window only 17 people on the bus. But on greyhound is too much people already not there.

[@indigosue3070]

As a rider, I'm great with assigned seats- you can reserve the one next to you, too! Which means I will never again be smushed. Hooray!

[@quasarsavage]

Just found this channel. Love it, I drive bus at UC Irvine Rep AntEx ❤

[@BusDriverLife]

Nice!! Welcome!!

[@Tbone2.0]

I drove for Trailways for 6yrs in the Midwest not enough money to put up with what you have to most days went back to driving OTR I was pretty lucky as I only had a couple incidents with passengers in that time.

[@lenledwidge5367]

In the mid 70s I took a bus from Vancouver to Penticton . On the old highway through the mountains the skipper fell asleep, onto the shoulder with dirt and mud flying he got her under control. All the bags were on the floor, my skates fell and gave me small cut but no problem. I sat behind him for the whole trip, we don't want to end up in the woods or in a river. Tks

[@TXMEDRGR]

I traveled across the USA on Greyhound a couple of times in the 70s, it was cheap and fun back then. I understand that has changed. Hopefully, the new rules don't impose a lot of extra work on the poor Greyhound drivers. I'm sure it isn't an easy job.

[@thegodblogger3812]

I too rode the Hound years ago when bus travel was still very respectable. I used to love it. Nowadays I wouldn't ride under threat of death. The professionalism is gone, the route structure sucks big ones, and cancellations and unreliability are ridiculous. Hopefully Flix can do what the last few owners couldn't.

[@blast4me754]

Fun???

[@TXMEDRGR]

@@blast4me754 Yeah, many European backpackers and American kids rode the bus then. It was cheaper than flying in those days.

[@Gloria-ms7bd]

Really like the chanel👍😊. Convenient way to stay current on all things Greyhound 😊. Just wondering if the new company can offer a bag rental for passengers who only have trash bags for their stuff. Maybe rent out lightweight bags for a small fee. Something like a gym bag in 3 sizes. They can slip there trash bags inside until they reach their destination and drop them off at the rental counter

[@gringochoppers]

Greyhound is going down the tube..assigned seating doesn't work..the passengers aren't smart enough to look at the ticket for the number and can't figure out which seat is theirs.

[@bobsnelling8395]

Passengers should be allowed to sit wherever they want and ignore the assigned seating rule. After all, they're the ones paying for the ticket, not the diktators at Flixbus/Greyhound. Furthermore, open seating was in place for decades. Apparently, Greyhound never heard the phrase "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

[@it1988a]

I rode the Grey Dog when i was in college in NYC 45 years ago. Likely the same bums still riding...

[@sbsmagnolia7359]

Did they search you

[@LeeDfined]

I worked there 14.5 years(2006-2021) and loved it for the most part. It was just time for me to go. I think assigned seating is okay...but you have to deal with our passengers to know how they will react. They could barely follow instructions WHEN we didn't have instructions. So imagine now that there are rules.

[@spiritofvengeance666]

What state did you drive? I've taken them when I go to LA

[@CraigCChen]

I used Flix bus. It's terrible. Soon, they going try squeeze as many people in there as possible. I won't be using Flixbus and Greyhound anymore. I am surprised Flixbus bought them out.

[@vancouver4sure]

Greyhound left Canada... too hard to break even with heavy taxes.

[@creeguyvernon]

I took the Greyhound bus many times in Canada mainly because I live here, lol but trips between Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton were very pleasant, fun drivers and mostly, on time connections, Greyhound was fun in the 90s and 2000s

[@ChipsChallenge95]

They’re going to nickel and dime with fees until it’s almost as expensive as Amtrak or flying

[@squangan]

I rode on Greyhound buses a few times between the late 70’s and early 2000’s. The trips were always multiple days in length and actually fairly enjoyable, thinking back I don’t believe I ever had a bad experience on the bus and the earlier trips consisted of my mother with us kids on there. From what I read on here you wouldn’t want to do that today, that’s sad as Greyhound used to be almost like an adventure (the good kind)!

[@wnewbury4]

20 years ago, low cost "luggage" was a big cardboard box tied with string. Thing I didn't like was when they shipped live crickets for fishermen The crickets would either invade the bus and the depot or they would get put onto a bus that had just been fumigated and then dead crickets everywhere.

[@davidgainey3448]

Greyhound will never get anymore business from me. I can understand the luggage rule. Assigned seating ain't gonna fly with me

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

There is mixed reactions to assigning seats on Greyhound buses. Of course the Major airlines do it

[@bobsnelling8395]

The best thing to do is to ignore the seat number on the ticket, and sit where you're most comfortable, as was always the case for decades. Passengers need to push back strongly against this dictatorial policy.

[@reginaldgraham7231]

I've written flixbus and am aware of their seating policies, but with Greyhound you have people who are sometimes cramped up because of the ridership of their service. More people are familiar with Greyhound. People tend to move to an open seat once it is made available. With the closing of some terminals to outdoor stops and other cutbacks, I'm not sure if Greyhound's future. I used to enjoy taking the bus.

[@leemarks5810]

I am a current Greyhound driver and an Instructor. So far this new system has been working well. Seating assignments have been really good when it is enforced by the drivers. It also makes things easier when we have ADA passengers. The only problem we have been having is the new driver apps because we changed from iPhones to Android

[@wehilayvestheodoredoukrou568]

Does greyhound require Id to ride their bus ?

[@jenniferminge6200]

It's a good thing. A person is identified per seat and clothes need b in something more sturdy than a plastic bag. I'm thinking bed bugs could easily b spread without luggage. It's just sanitary and for good measure

[@bobsnelling8395]

There is absolutely no need to identify a passenger with a specific seat.

[@bennetfox]

Flying on airplanes nowadays is like riding the city bus so I guess riding the long distance bus might as well be like riding the city bus as well!

[@KevinPlayz4593]

I don’t know if anyone will be able to answer this or even see this, but are you still allowed to carry your backpack under your seat with you or does it absolutely have to go up top? I like to be able to have at least one hand on my stuff at all times in this world today

[@latachia_2981]

I carried mine with me, but I use a 13 inch Kanken, so it's not as large as some backpacks .....

[@sbsmagnolia7359]

@@latachia_2981did they check your bags

[@TonyDeeTiger-en1lh]

I road the greyhound 2022 the tire blew out. We was stuck on that hot bus a extra 4 hours. A terrible experience. 😮

[@dianabaskin1944]

I like the assigned seat rule. I remember when I used to take Greyhound more often people had to fight to get on the bus just to get a seat. If the bus was full, you didn't get to ride. What a nightmare. The last time I rode, I paid extra for priority seating, and they didn't even honor it. The plastic bag doesn't bother me because I travel with a suitcase. Hopefully they let people know before they buy their ticket.

[@roywright9804]

I wrote on Greyhound before I used to enjoy but I just got through taking the trip on Greyhound I don't like it as much as I used to in fact I've been looking for other ways to travel the sign seating sucks and I never had a problem with sitting wherever you want it

[@TroySteeele]

I have a question what about your passengers that you may have who are blind or visually impaired in the past we have always gotten the front seats is that still possible or we just going to have to sit what if you're assigned to a seat

[@BenClason]

Its cheaper to fly if you schedule in advance!. Amtrack offers more bags at cheaper rates!

[@mrreddington777]

I don’t mind the reserve seating. It’s like the movie theater. Bus drivers I’m sure don’t like what’s going on but we shall see how my trip to Atlantic City goes next month.

[@jhollis700]

It just takes me back to elementary school when we had assigned seating on the school bus.

[@TVHouseHistorian]

This is *SO* going to tick people off. Heaven forbid a transportation organization set any restrictions or limitations on people. Now what's going to happen is someone's gonna cry "discrimination against the poor," they'll have some sort of congressional hearing, the company will get threatened with fines, and then eventually cave to popular demand. As a side note, I've always wondered how the pay structure works for companies like Greyhound, Bolt, and Flix (or whatever it's called). Working as a city bus driver, you're afforded pay and benefits that outdo most private organizations (heck, I make more annually as a bus driver than the office manager at my last job!). Anyway, just curious because I've thought being a coach driver sounds like it might be fun.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Eh... If I were you I'd get in with a private coach company (like Croswell or Jaco Limo or Queen City transportation here in NKY/greater Cincinnati)

[@LuckyCharms777]

Well when you compare the $20 extra bag fee to the price of the ticket, it’s pretty expensive. Just looking now, a ticket from LA to Phoenix is $49.99. And a 2 month advance ticket from LA to NYC is $186.35. A lot of people riding the bus don’t have an extra $20 to spend, especially now that they have to buy a duffel bag, and still have to pay for their meals.

[@ronshupe9905]

It was so much easier and you had 45 people on the bus and when it's time to leave you count 45 and go if you have you wait a couple of extra minutes and then leave I believe assigned seating will be a pain in in the rear end good luck Greyhound drivers

[@wannabetrucker7475]

when it's time to go, go .... and if people don't want to sit where they are supposed to, get off the bus. Americans are so annoying, they think they can do whatever they want, wherever they want, whenever.. It's surprising, overall as a group they are not an exceptional people 🤔

[@meditatinghealingmind7652]

Hi Keywan. Do you know anything about Greyhound new drivers $15k incentive bonus? How it is distributed? I know after first week you will have $3k. Please explain.

[@TheRickeyscott]

What about the stations? Are they going to reopen tham?

[@chrisfr977]

I have been writing greyhound busses since 1995. I do not like the new mandatory reserve seating. If I were to get back on a greyhound I will start taking other transportation other than the greyhound and this new bus company

[@brownbagz]

I drive semi trucks but I really want to become a motor coach driver

[@tomdurkin3801]

Anytime i meet up with a former hound driver and he tells me so i say ah thats too bad

[@AbcDefgh-u2q]

What is greyhound 's address in Chinatown new York city?

[@joshhemminger2564]

One benefit of assigned seating is that it should cut down on jerks cutting in line when passengers are lined up waiting to board. If you have an assigned seat it doesn't matter if you're at the head or the tail of the line...you end up in the same seat. Should also eliminate over booking buses....cannot have 2 people in the same seat for a given journey.

[@justinlang313]

I like the idea of reserving seats. I would pay for two seats kind of like my own first class

[@gradnitzersl]

Well in Canada. What is a Greyhound bus. Don't seen them in western Canada at lease for more than 5 more years

[@Clyde-2055]

Greyhound is what Amtrak would be if the gov didn’t subsidize it …

[@michaelcarson7941]

Rules are rules and I have no problem following them. I paid extra to sit where I wanted. The bus arrived and their was someone in my seat. I told them and showed them that I purchased that seat. They refused to move.

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

I've done a circle around America on the Greyhound. Also pulled a Taylor swift to the bathroom from the front.

[@nicolefoley3433]

Do you guys check for any baggage like bag? Check if there’s anyone carrying a weapon?

[@homerwillis4817]

Back in 1960 time frame Greyhound had seat reservation out of Miami to NYC.

[@Reddberry41510]

As A Greyhound Employee I Let Them On The Bus with a plastic bag Especially if that’s all they have

[@Schneids1216]

Greyhound bus drivers should offer large duffel bags to be sold if passengers arrive with plastic bags

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

Won’t catch me riding one of those again

[@emeraldkimble7602]

Are disabled assigned a seat if they announced it when booking ride

[@theswampfisher3253]

I agree with list of rules. You shouldn’t have to bring garbage bags on the greyhound bus and any other charter bus you pay for the extra luggage like for the Disney charter buses over here in Orlando you pay for the space for your luggage to be on and they have to be suitcases so they could well fit. Just like a plane

[@mlang20]

wish they would have a rule that greyhound buses come in on time

[@paulcouch2594]

I now buy a seat because it’s the sure way that I can sit where I want to sit!!!

[@evelynjefferies7249]

I like the part where one will be able to pay and be able to have both seats .

[@omellyomelly7359]

Hi If I’m travelling from Minnesota to California do I need passport if I’m a foreigner also does border patrol do checks ?

[@stephenhyland4256]

I kinda of get the assigned seating it's how its usually done on airlines although I've been on flights here in Europe and been told to sit anywhere that's free in order to speed things up. As for the bin bag rule I don't understand that.

[@thegodblogger3812]

They're following the airlines with the bin bag rules, it's all about making money. Passengers won't have any option but to comply if they're reliant on Greyhound.

[@gparyani]

Southwest Airlines here in the U.S. has an official open seating policy.

[@joshuahill6153]

It also means cheaper fares as people in the front pay more to cover the cost for the people sitting in the 'bad' seats, ailse seat, middle seat at the very back etc.

[@cyithatguyconner2323]

I loved riding on the Greyhound bus but now I don't like it anymore I did not like the new rules I might just take car now

[@Jackson-jh9yo]

Can you make a whats in my bag as a bus operator?

[@poorlittlebiker6476]

I’m a greyhound driver and I like the idea of assigned seating. The reason is because when all passengers have to get off the bus, they no longer need a reboarding pass (a little slip with a number on it so you can reclaim your seat before new passengers board). So in the event it’s time to reboard and a passenger is in the bathroom or something and they join with the new boarders, they won’t lose their seat because it’s already assigned to them. I’m a little relaxed on plastic bags, if I’m picking up a schedule and someone has plastic bags already on the bus, I’m not going to tell them sorry bud, get off my bus. Or if we’re at an express stop (a stop that isn’t a terminal or transit station) and a passenger has plastic bags I’ll still let them on. If we’re at a terminal though, the terminal staff shouldn’t let them in the line from the start. The biggest change for us is really the new phone they gave us, we have a completely different way to scan tickets, close out of stations when it’s time to depart, and use navigation. It’s fairly easy for someone who has some idea of tech to know how to use it, but an overwhelming amount of drivers still have no clue on how to really use the new phones, which could affect passengers. Nonetheless, I think once the dust settles and the system’s bugs are fixed, it’ll improve experiences for everyone, at least that’s what I hope 😅

[@TXMEDRGR]

Thanks for being out there for the traveling public, I'm sure it isn't an easy job.

[@poorlittlebiker6476]

@@TXMEDRGR Thank you thank you 🙏🏽. Yeah it can be hard at times, but it’s all in a days work 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[@mjchicagoland2314]

Thank you for your service of driving Greyhound. I know that you're dealing with some decent people and some crazy people while you're on the trip for long period of time. I used to sit in the back of Greyhound bus but not anymore so I like to sit in front now because a lot of craziness in the back of bus.

[@poorlittlebiker6476]

@@mjchicagoland2314 Appreciate the thanks! 90% of my rides are smooth, it’s that 10% where I have “those passengers” on the bus making everything overly complicated 😂. Good call sitting up front, things seems to be a lot better the closer to the driver you are 😂.

[@terrencewalker1982]

@@poorlittlebiker6476 As a former Greyhound bus driver, I just want to say that I appreciate y'all bus drivers still out on the road. Most of my trips was awesome but very few people would irritated you especially married and dating couples.

[@SamStar486]

The assigned seating rule is 💩💩💩 those rides are long , people get anxious , it helps to be able to move around and change seats between stops if your on for a long haul … for ID purposes it helps , but overall it’s a very 💩 idea