Notice2026-11832

Reliant Transportation Group, LLC, TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC, TIP MN Investments LP, and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP-Acquisition of Control-Southwest Coaches, Inc. and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc.

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June 12, 2026
Effective
July 28, 2026

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Surface Transportation Board

Abstract

On May 13, 2026, Reliant Transportation Group, LLC (Reliant); TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC; TIP MN Investments LP; and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP (collectively, Applicants) filed an application seeking authority to acquire, from Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey (collectively, Sellers), control of two federally regulated interstate passenger motor carriers: Southwest Coaches, Inc. (Southwest Coaches), and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. (Minnesota Motor Bus) (collectively, Additional Carriers). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the proposed transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35784-35787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11832]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. MCF 21149]


Reliant Transportation Group, LLC, TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC, TIP 
MN Investments LP, and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP--
Acquisition of Control--Southwest Coaches, Inc. and Minnesota Motor 
Bus, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving and authorizing finance 
transaction.

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SUMMARY: On May 13, 2026, Reliant Transportation Group, LLC (Reliant); 
TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC; TIP MN Investments LP; and Tiger 
Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP (collectively, Applicants) filed 
an application seeking authority to acquire, from Thomas L. Hey and 
James A. Hey (collectively, Sellers), control of two federally 
regulated interstate passenger motor carriers: Southwest Coaches, Inc. 
(Southwest Coaches), and Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. (Minnesota Motor 
Bus) (collectively, Additional Carriers). The Board is tentatively 
approving and authorizing the proposed transaction. If no opposing 
comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.

DATES: Comments may be filed by July 27, 2026. If any comments are 
filed, Applicants may file a reply by August 11, 2026. If no opposing 
comments are filed by July 27, 2026, this notice shall be effective on 
July 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Comments, referring to Docket No. MCF 21149, may be filed 
with the Board either via e-filing on the Board's website or in writing 
addressed to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of comments to 
Applicants' representative: Edward Fishman, Hogan Lovells US LLP, 
Columbia Square, 555 Thirteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20004-1109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Gorski at (202) 915-8453. If 
you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
please call (202) 245-0245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reliant, a Delaware limited liability 
company headquartered in Hastings, Minn., seeks Board authority to 
acquire control of the Additional Carriers by purchasing 100% of the 
equity interests from Sellers. (Appl. 2-3.) According to the 
application, Reliant is a noncarrier company that was formed to own, 
operate, and manage various motor carriers of passengers and related 
companies. (Id. at 3.) \1\ Applicants state that Reliant does not 
itself conduct regulated motor carrier operations and that it is owned 
and controlled, through a series of noncarrier holding companies, by 
several investment entities associated with Tiger Infrastructure 
Partners LP. (Id. at 2-3; id., Ex. 2.) \2\ The application states that 
at the top of the ownership chain is Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund 
IV AIV LP, which owns 100% of TIP MN Investments, LP, which in turn 
owns 100% of TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC (collectively, Tiger 
Infrastructure Investment Entities). (Id. at 3.) \3\ TIP MNC 
Acquisition, LLC owns 73.56% of MNC Holdings, LP, which owns 100% of 
MNC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, which owns 100% of MNC Parent, LLC, 
which in turn owns 100% of Reliant (collectively, Intermediate Holding 
Companies). (Id.)
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    \1\ Applicants filed a supplement containing a missing 
verification from the Sellers on June 3, 2026.
    \2\ The application includes a chart showing Applicants' 
corporate structure and ownership (Corporate Structure Chart), that 
appears to identify Tiger Infrastructure Partners LP as ``Tiger 
Infrastructure Associates GP LP.'' (Appl., Ex 2.)
    \3\ The Corporate Structure Chart included with the application 
shows ``Tiger Infrastructure Associates GP LP'' to be above Tiger 
Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP (identified as ``Tiger 
Infrastructure Partners Fund AIV'' in the chart), though with the 
notation ``[n]on-economic.'' (Appl., Ex 2.) In a prior docket 
involving the Tiger Infrastructure corporate family, it was stated 
that Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP is ``managed by'' 
Tiger Infrastructure Associates GP IV LP. See TIP Minn. Coaches 
Acquis. LLC--Acquis. of Control--Marschall Line, Inc. (TIP Minn. 
Coaches), MCF 21127, slip op. at 2 n.1 (STB served Jan. 8, 2025).
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    According to the application, Tiger Infrastructure Partners LP is a 
private equity infrastructure investment firm founded in 2010 that is 
focused on growth equity investments across transportation, digital 
infrastructure, and energy transition sectors in North America and 
Europe. (Id. at 3-4.) In January 2025, the Board approved Tiger 
Infrastructure Investment Entities' indirect acquisition of control of 
seven interstate motor carriers of passengers through the Intermediate 
Holding Companies.\4\ See TIP Minn. Coaches, MCF 21127, slip op. at 1; 
(Appl. 4).\5\
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    \4\ The application states that ``the [Board] approved Tiger 
Infrastructure [LP]'s indirect acquisition of control of'' the seven 
motor carriers. (Appl. 4.) Tiger Infrastructure Partners LP was not 
one of the applicants in TP Minn. Coaches, Docket No. MCF 21127, 
though its affiliation was referenced in the application in that 
docket. See Appl. 3, Dec. 9, 2024, TP Minn. Coaches, MCF 21127. The 
Board understands Applicants' statement to refer to the fact that 
the seven motor carriers were brought under the indirect control of 
the Tiger Infrastructure Investment Entities.
    \5\ Applicants state that Reliant was formerly named MNC 
Transportation, LLC and in the TP Minn. Coaches docket was 
``referred to as Minnesota Borrower, LLC.'' (Appl. 4); see also TP 
Minn. Coaches, MCF 21127, slip op. at 3-5 (referring to Reliant as 
``MNC Borrower, LLC''). According to Applicants, these changes were 
the result of a corporate reorganization after closing of the 
transactions approved in TP Minn. Coaches. (Id.)
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    Pursuant to that transaction, Reliant is the owner of these seven 
federally regulated interstate motor carriers of passengers 
(collectively, Affiliated Carriers).\6\ The Affiliated Carriers 
collectively provide a combination of school transportation services 
and motorcoach charter services throughout Minnesota and certain 
neighboring states. (Appl. 4, 15.) The Affiliated Carriers are:
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    \6\ According to the application, as part of the post-closing 
reorganization, the acquired motor carriers were converted from 
corporations to limited liability companies. (Appl. 4-5 n.1.) 
Additionally, Minnesota Coaches, Inc., was renamed Reliant 
Motorcoaches, LLC, and Voyageur Bus Company, Inc., was renamed 
Reliant Student Transport, LLC, but there were no other changes in 
ownership or control. (Id.)
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    <bullet> Marschall Line, LLC (Marschall Line), which operates 
solely as a provider of school bus transportation services, both under 
its legal name as well as the assumed name Mid-County Bus Company. Its 
services consist of regular route, general, and special education 
transportation for school districts, as well as school bus charter 
services supporting extracurricular activities and special events. 
While Marschall Line occasionally conducts charter trips that cross 
state lines into Wisconsin or other neighboring states, these 
interstate movements are incidental and limited when compared to the 
company's predominantly intrastate operations within Minnesota. 
Marschall does not engage in motorcoach operations, (id. at 5);
    <bullet> Reliant Motorcoaches, LLC (Reliant Motorcoaches) 
(operating in its name and through the assumed names Hasting Bus 
Company, Big River Bus, and Big River Tours), which provides school bus 
transportation services and motorcoach services on a charter and 
contract basis. Reliant Motorcoaches conducts general and special 
education transportation for school districts on a regular schedule

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and also provides charter services for school-related activities using 
a mixed fleet that includes school buses and motorcoaches. Within the 
company's motorcoach business, roughly half of motorcoach mileage is 
travelled within Minnesota. Out-of-state motorcoach mileage is 
concentrated primarily in nearby states, including Wisconsin and Iowa, 
with more limited operations in Illinois and Missouri, and occasional 
longer-distance trips driven by customer demand. Reliant Motorcoaches 
does not operate regularly scheduled motorcoach routes, (id. at 6-8);
    <bullet> Rehbein Transit Co., LLC (Rehbein Transit), which operates 
exclusively as a school bus transportation provider. Its operations 
consist of regular-route, general, and special education transportation 
for school districts, together with limited school bus charter services 
supporting extracurricular and special activities. Interstate 
operations are rare and limited to occasional charter trips into 
Wisconsin or other neighboring states, with the overwhelming majority 
of service conducted within Minnesota. Rehbein Transit does not conduct 
motorcoach services, (id. at 8-9);
    <bullet> Faribault Transportation Service, LLC (FTS), operates 
exclusively as a provider of school bus transportation services. Its 
operations include regular-route, general, and special education 
transportation, as well as school bus charter services for 
extracurricular activities and special events. Interstate service 
occurs only occasionally, typically involving charter trips into 
Wisconsin or other nearby states, and is minimal relative to the 
company's intrastate operations within Minnesota. FTS does not offer 
motorcoach services, (id. at 9-10);
    <bullet> Reliant Student Transport, LLC (Reliant Student 
Transport), which provides school bus transportation services and 
motorcoach services on a charter and contract basis. Its school 
transportation services include general and special education routes 
and charter operations supporting school-related activities, using both 
school buses and motorcoaches. Interstate operations are limited and 
occur primarily in connection with selected school-related activities 
involving neighboring states, most commonly Wisconsin. Reliant Student 
Transport also provides motorcoach charter and contract services for 
universities, athletic programs, and other institutional or private 
customers, as well as event-specific charters. Longer-distance trips 
occur on occasion in response to customer demand, generally favoring 
states geographically proximate to Minnesota. Reliant Student Transport 
does not operate regularly scheduled motorcoach routes, (id. at 11-12);
    <bullet> Minn-Dakota Coaches, LLC (Minn-Dakota), which provides 
school bus transportation services and motorcoach charter services. 
School transportation services include regular-route, general, and 
special education transportation, along with school charter services. 
Interstate service is limited and typically involves occasional trips 
into neighboring states, particularly North Dakota, based on school or 
customer needs. With respect to motorcoach operations, approximately 
half of Minn-Dakota's total motorcoach mileage is conducted within 
Minnesota. Interstate mileage is concentrated in nearby states, 
particularly North Dakota and South Dakota, with more limited 
operations in Iowa and Wisconsin, and occasional longer-distance 
charter activity. Minn-Dakota does not operate regularly scheduled 
motorcoach routes, (id. at 12-13); and
    <bullet> Ready Bus Company, LLC (Ready Bus), which provides school 
bus transportation services and motorcoach charter services. Its 
services include general and special education transportation, school 
bus charter services for extracurricular activities, and charter 
motorcoach services for institutional and private customers. Interstate 
transportation occurs on a limited basis and generally involves travel 
between Minnesota and neighboring states, particularly Wisconsin. Ready 
Bus also provides motorcoach charter and contract services for 
universities, athletic programs, and private events throughout 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and surrounding states. Ready Bus does not 
operate regularly scheduled motorcoach routes, (id. at 14).
    Each Affiliated Carrier operates as a separate legal entity and 
holds its own operating authority issued by the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration (FMCSA). (Id. at 4-5.) Although the Affiliated 
Carriers are indirectly owned through common holding companies 
associated with Tiger Infrastructure LP (i.e., the Tiger Infrastructure 
Investment Entities and Intermediate Holding Companies), Applicants 
state that they generally operate in distinct geographic service areas, 
maintain separate management teams, and retain their existing operating 
authorities, terminals, fleets, and customer relationships. (Id. at 
16.) \7\
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    \7\ Additional information about these motor carriers, including 
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) numbers, motor carrier 
numbers, and USDOT safety fitness ratings, can be found in the 
application. (Appl. 5-15.)
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    According to the application, if the proposed transaction is 
approved, Reliant will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding 
equity interests of Southwest Coaches and Minnesota Motor Bus from 
Sellers pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 13, 2026. (Id. 
at 21.) Applicants state that the Sellers are not motor carriers in 
their individual capacities and do not hold FMCSA operating authority. 
(Id. at 16.) Applicants further state that Sellers each own 50% of 
Southwest Coaches and 50% of Minnesota Motor Bus and jointly control 
each carrier. (Id.) According to Applicants, Sellers acquired Southwest 
Coaches in February 2000. (Id. at 17.) Applicants further state that 
Sellers acquired control of Minnesota Motor Bus in December 2010 and 
have operated the company jointly since that time.\8\ (Id.)
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    \8\ Applicants note that Sellers, in an application filed with 
the Board on March 6, 2026, sought after-the-fact approval of their 
2010 acquisition of control of Minnesota Motor Bus. (Appl. 17.) The 
Board tentatively approved the application on April 3, 2026. Thomas 
L. Hey--Acquis. of Control--Minn. Motor Bus, MCF 21145 (STB served 
Apr. 3, 2026). No opposing comments were filed by the May 18, 2026 
deadline, and the Board's approval therefore became effective the 
following day. Applicants state that they prepared their application 
in this matter as if Sellers' acquisition of control of Minnesota 
Motor Bus had received final Board approval. (Appl. 17.)
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    Following closing of the proposed transaction, Applicants state 
that they will obtain control of both Additional Carriers, which will 
continue to operate under their existing FMCSA operating authorities. 
(Id. at 21.)
    Applicants describe Southwest Coaches as a Minnesota corporation 
with its principal place of business in Marshall, Minn. (Id. at 19.) 
Southwest Coaches operates as an interstate motor carrier of passengers 
and holds interstate operating authority issued by the FMCSA (MC No. 
140554; U.S. DOT No. 153686). (Id. at 19-20.) \9\ According to 
Applicants, Southwest Coaches provides school transportation services 
under contract to the Marshall, Minn. school district, including 
regular and special education routes and extracurricular trips, as well 
as charter services for educational institutions and universities, 
private events (including weddings and similar events), and coach 
travel tours. (Id. at 20.) The application states that Southwest 
Coaches serves customers primarily in Minnesota, North Dakota, and 
South Dakota, but operates trips in other states

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as customer needs require. (Id.) Applicants state that Southwest 
Coaches' customer base is comprised of approximately 30% from Marshall 
School District service, 30% from universities, 35% from tour 
companies, and 5% from youth groups. (Id. at 20-21.) Southwest Coaches 
operates a fleet of eight motorcoaches and 34 school buses, and has 
approximately 55 employees, including approximately 45 drivers and ten 
other employees. (Id. at 21.)
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    \9\ According to the application, neither of the Additional 
Carriers being acquired have intrastate operating authority from the 
Minnesota Department of Transportation, as Sellers believe such 
authority is not required due to the nature of their operations. 
(Appl. 18, 20.)
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    Applicants describe Minnesota Motor Bus as a Minnesota corporation, 
with its principal place of business in Fairmount, Minn., operating as 
an interstate motor carrier of passengers and holding interstate 
operating authority issued by the FMCSA (MC No.764429; U.S. DOT No. 
209770). (Id. at 17-18.) \10\ Minnesota Motor Bus primarily provides 
school transportation service under contract to the Fairmont, Minn. 
school district, including general and special education transportation 
to-and-from school on regular routes, and charter trips for 
extracurricular activities and special events. (Appl. 18.) According to 
Applicants, Minnesota Motor Bus also provides charter bus service for 
university and youth groups for sporting events and similar activities 
within Minnesota and across state lines, primarily into Iowa and South 
Dakota. (Id. at 19.) Applicants state that Minnesota Motor Bus's 
customer base is comprised of approximately 40% from the Fairmont 
school district service, approximately 40% from charter service to 
universities in the Fairmont service area, and approximately 20% from 
charter service to youth groups in the Fairmont service area. (Id.) 
Minnesota Motor Bus operates a fleet that includes two motorcoaches and 
22 school buses in addition to approximately five smaller buses and 
four vans that transport preschool and special needs students. (Id. at 
18.) It operates primarily from its Fairmont, Minn. terminal and also 
has terminals in Northrup and Ceylon, Minn. (Id. at 19.) Minnesota 
Motor Bus employs approximately 30 drivers and has approximately 31 
total employees. (Id.)
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    \10\ See supra note 9.
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    Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board must approve and authorize a 
transaction that it finds consistent with the public interest, taking 
into consideration at least (1) the effect of the proposed transaction 
on the adequacy of transportation to the public, (2) the total fixed 
charges resulting from the proposed transaction, and (3) the interest 
of affected carrier employees. Applicants have submitted the 
information required by 49 CFR 1182.2, including information 
demonstrating that the transaction is consistent with the public 
interest under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), see 49 CFR 1182.2(a)(7), and a 
jurisdictional statement under 49 U.S.C. 14303(g) that the aggregate 
gross operating revenues of the involved carriers exceeded $2 million 
during a consecutive 12-month period ending not more than six months 
before the date of the agreement of the parties, see 49 CFR 
1182.2(a)(5). (Appl. 22-27.)
    Applicants do not expect that the proposed transaction will 
adversely affect the adequacy of transportation to the public, or that 
it will result in any material reduction in competition among 
interstate motor carriers. (Id. at 24.) They state that Southwest 
Coaches and Minnesota Motor Bus will continue to operate as separate 
legal entities, providing substantially the same school transportation 
and charter services that they provide today, under existing contracts, 
operating authorities, and management structures. (Id.) Applicants 
further assert that they do not intend to consolidate routes, modify 
existing service patterns, discontinue service, or redirect equipment 
or personnel as a result of the proposed transaction. (Id.)
    Additionally, Applicants state that the services provided by 
Southwest Coaches and Minnesota Motor Bus do not materially overlap 
with Reliant's existing Affiliated Carriers. (Id.) Applicants assert 
that the Affiliated Carriers operate primarily in distinct, localized 
geographic service areas within Minnesota, serve different school 
districts and institutional customers, and conduct operations pursuant 
to separate contracts, terminals, fleets, and operating authorities. 
(Id.) Applicants further state that school transportation services, 
which constitute a significant portion of operations for many of the 
Affiliated Carriers, are inherently contract-specific and district-
based, with routes designed exclusively to serve discrete school 
districts under long-term contractual arrangements. (Id.) As a result, 
Applicants claim these routes are not transferable or interchangeable 
across carriers and do not compete directly with one another. (Id.)
    Applicants state that Southwest Coaches operates primarily in 
southwestern Minnesota, with its core school transportation services 
provided under contract to the Marshall School District and related 
charter activity serving institutions and private customers in 
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. (Id. at 25.) Additionally, 
Minnesota Motor Bus operates almost exclusively in the Fairmont, Minn. 
region, where it has provided school transportation services to the 
Fairmont Area School District for decades and conducts a limited number 
of charter trips, primarily into Iowa and South Dakota. (Id.) According 
to Applicants, none of Reliant's Affiliated Carriers serve the Marshall 
or Fairmont school districts, nor do they operate school transportation 
routes in those communities. (Id.)
    Applicants also argue that to the extent that multiple carriers 
under common ownership provide motorcoach charter services, those 
services are customer-driven, irregular, and geographically unique, 
rather than route-based or scheduled. (Id.) They also note that charter 
trips are performed pursuant to individual customer requests and vary 
by destination, duration, and frequency. (Id.) According to Applicants, 
the Affiliated Carriers' charter operations are concentrated in 
different regions of Minnesota and are typically marketed and performed 
through longstanding local customer relationships, and their interstate 
charter trips are typically conducted in Wisconsin. (Id.) Applicants 
state that Southwest Coaches' and Minnesota Motor Bus's charter 
activities rely on separate customer bases, do not operate in Wisconsin 
(and instead typically operate in the Dakotas and Iowa) and do not 
involve the operation of regularly scheduled routes that could be 
consolidated or eliminated as a result of common ownership. (Id.)
    Moreover, Applicants state that each carrier will continue to 
maintain separate operating authorities, terminals, fleets, safety 
programs, and management teams. (Id. at 26.) Applicants assert that the 
common ownership structure is designed to preserve the independent 
operation of each carrier, while providing access to long-term capital 
and financial stability, and that it is not intended to facilitate 
operational integration or the coordination of pricing or service 
offerings. (Id.)
    Finally, even within the limited markets in which Applicants' 
carriers operate, Applicants argue that they face substantial 
competition from a wide range of other transportation providers, 
including local and regional bus operators, national charter providers, 
and alternative modes of transportation such as private motor vehicles, 
airlines, and intercity rail. (Id.) Applicants state that customers, 
particularly school districts and institutional clients, typically 
select providers through competitive procurement processes or 
negotiated contracts and retain the

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ability to change providers upon contract expiration. (Id.) 
Accordingly, Applicants contend that the proposed transaction will not 
foreclose competition or impair customer choice. (Id.) For these 
reasons, Applicants maintain that the proposed transaction will 
preserve the adequacy of transportation services, will not result in 
any anticompetitive consolidation of routes or services, and is fully 
consistent with the public interest standard under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b). 
(Id.)
    With respect to total fixed charges, Applicants anticipate 
financing the cost of the proposed transaction with a combination of 
current available funds and equity capital. (Id.) Applicants do not 
expect that any resulting fixed charges will adversely affect the 
Additional Carriers' ability to continue to provide safe and quality 
transportation service, given the stability of their contractual school 
transportation operations and continuing charter operations. (Id. at 
26-27.) Applicants explain that, first, each of the Additional Carriers 
has a very stable revenue stream from contracts with school districts, 
universities, and other institutional entities, which should be more 
than adequate to service existing and anticipated future debt. (Id. at 
27.) And, second, the proposed transaction will enable the Additional 
Carriers to maintain future financial stability through access to 
considerable funds from Tiger Infrastructure LP and its affiliates. 
(Id.)
    With respect to employee interests, Applicants state that the 
proposed transaction is not expected to have any material adverse 
effect on employees or labor conditions. (Id.) They further state that 
they have no current plans for employee layoffs or staffing reductions, 
and do not anticipate adverse changes to wages, benefits, or working 
conditions as a result of the proposed transaction. (Id.)
    Based upon Applicants' representations, the Board finds that the 
proposed transaction, as described in the application, is consistent 
with the public interest. The application will be tentatively approved 
and authorized. If any opposing comments are timely filed, these 
findings will be deemed vacated, and, unless a final decision can be 
made on the record as developed, a procedural schedule will be adopted 
to reconsider the application. See 49 CFR 1182.6. If no opposing 
comments are filed by the expiration of the comment period, this notice 
will take effect automatically and will be the final Board action in 
this proceeding.
    This action is categorically excluded from environmental review 
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
    Board decisions and notices are available at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
    It is ordered:
    1. The transaction is approved and authorized, subject to the 
filing of opposing comments.
    2. If opposing comments are timely filed, the findings made in this 
notice will be deemed vacated.
    3. This notice will be effective July 28, 2026, unless opposing 
comments are filed by July 27, 2026. If any comments are filed, 
Applicants may file a reply by August 11, 2026.
    4. A copy of this notice will be served on: (1) the U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) the U.S. Department of 
Justice, Antitrust Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20530; and (3) the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Office of the General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 
DC 20590.
    5. This notice will be published in the Federal Register.

    Decided: June 9, 2026.

    By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, Kloster, and 
Schultz.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-11832 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am]
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