Klein Transportation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | John Klein |
| Headquarters | Douglassville , United States |
Area served | Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic states, New York City |
Key people | Wayne Klein (president and owner) |
| Products | School bus services, charter buses, motorcoach tours, intercity commuter routes, casino shuttles |
Klein Transportation is a bus company headquartered in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. Established in 1957 initially as a school bus operator, the firm broadened its services to include charter buses and tours by 1979, and introduced intercity commuter routes starting in February 2019.
Service
Klein runs an intercity commuter line connecting Douglassville with Midtown Manhattan in New York City, making stops at locations such as downtown Reading and the site of the former Fairgrounds Square Mall, as well as Kutztown, Wescosville, and Hellertown.
The company offers both charter and school bus transportation services throughout areas including Reading, Pottstown, King of Prussia, and Philadelphia. Klein also provides motorcoach tours across the Mid-Atlantic states, covering major urban centers like New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., along with recreational destinations such as the Pocono Mountains and beach resorts at the Jersey Shore and Ocean City, Maryland.
Klein operates casino shuttle services to locations including Atlantic City, Wind Creek Bethlehem, and Mohegan Sun Pocono, with certain packages offering complimentary slot credits. Departures for Atlantic City are available from Shillington, Douglassville, Royersford, and Audubon. Buses to Wind Creek Bethlehem leave from Douglassville, Shillington, Laureldale, and Kutztown. Trips to Mohegan Sun Pocono originate in Douglassville, Shillington, Laureldale, and Kutztown. Additionally, Klein assists in organizing school excursions by providing school bus and motorcoach rentals.
History
The company was founded in 1957 by John Klein as a school bus contractor serving the Daniel Boone Area School District in the Pottstown region of Pennsylvania. This original contract continues alongside multiple other school transportation agreements. Leadership passed to John Klein’s son, William, who managed operations from the early 1960s until his passing in 2000. In 1979, the firm transitioned into a Public Carrier concurrent with Mary Klein establishing Klein Tours. Mary stepped back from day-to-day management in 1999 when Wayne Klein assumed the presidency; he later became owner in 2008 following Mary’s death.
Leveraging more than fifty years of strong service within Berks County, Klein expanded throughout the Schuylkill River Valley during the 1990s and 2000s by adding routes extending to King of Prussia and Philadelphia.
On February 8, 2019, Klein entered the commuter bus sector by launching a route between Douglassville and Midtown Manhattan as a replacement for service previously provided by Bieber Transportation Group. This new commuter line began operations on February 11 through a collaboration with OurBus.