Badder Bus History
1950
Allan and Marianna Badder started Badder Bus in 1950 with just one bus.
1960
Claude Pearson, a good friend of Allan Badder’s was also the distributor of the first Ford Transmatic Blue Bird.
1970
During the ’70s, Allan Badder used his school buses for charter trips. That was until 1978, when the first 47 passenger coach was purchased. It was equipped with a washroom, air conditioning, and reclining seats–a luxurious bus for that time period.
1980
A building fire in 1984 caused damage to some of our buses. But customer service remained at the forefront of our operation.
1990
During the ’90s, Badder Bus expanded its school operations with the acquisition of Waylin Bus Lines and the Elgin County Board, making Badder 3 companies strong.
2000
In this decade, Badder expanded its operations by opening 2 new offices; one in Essex and one in London. Along with the new offices, Badder expanded the fleet of coaches, which tripled to 27 units.
2010
Badder Bus grew again in 2014 with the purchase of Wills Bus Lines of Binbrook, Ontario. This opened Badder’s operating base in the Golden Horseshoe and rose the fleet to over 40 full size highway coaches. This photo shows Badder getting ready to head out to the Vancouver Olympics.
2015
Bev Shipley, MP for Lamton-Kent-Middlesex presents Mr. and Mrs. Badder with a token for their 65th Anniversary of the opening of Badder Bus.
2018
My parents, Allan and Marianna Badder, started this company in 1950 with one bus. Throughout the years, we’ve worked together as a family to build Badder Bus to hundreds of buses and bus routes. For more than 65 years, our mission has been to work hard for you–to take you places you’ve never been before. And it’s been our pleasure to take this journey
with you.
– Doug Badder