Martz Group
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Martz Group is a bus company headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, operating intercity commuter buses, charter buses, and tours. Martz is a part of the Trailways Transportation System, a network of approximately 70 independent bus companies. Martz Group operates Martz Trailways, which provides intercity commuter bus service from the Wyoming Valley cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton and the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania to New York City and Philadelphia. Martz Group operates the Gold Line commuter service and Gray Line sightseeing service in Washington, D.C.. Martz operates the National Coach Works in Virginia, and the First Class Coach Company Trailways serving Tampa and St. Petersburg in Florida. Martz Bus operates two Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service lines is Florida and Pennsylvania. Martz Group also uoffers interstate and intrastate charter bus services.
Founded | 1908 |
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Headquarters | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Service area | Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C. |
Service type | Intercity bus, charter bus, tours |
Alliance | Trailways Transportation System |
Website | martzgroup.com |
The company was founded in 1908 by Frank Martz Sr. (1885–1936) as the White Transit Company, originally operating local buses in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He founded the Frank Martz Coach Company in 1922 to provide intercity bus service. Martz helped establish the Trailways Transportation System, which formed a national bus system through alliances between multiple carriers. Ownership of the company remains within the Martz family, with Scott Henry of the fourth generation serving as president of Martz Group.