Maxi for school trip

[hotrod1]

Fellaz, I interested in getting into doing school trip with a maxi.
Looking for some advice if it is a good business to get into and what you need to do. Like if you need a band on the maxi and if they giving work out for that or not. etc

Thanks any advice will be appreciated.

[cherrypopper]

You talking about the yellow bus ..I don't think any band involved.

I reckon you need to contact ministry of education/transport to get the details. ..

[Rainman]

Reeshie Sujujbally
134 Lothians Road
Princes Town

Really good with taking kids on fieldtrips.

[rspann]

Nah, feel trips, and cane field trips.

[eliteauto]

the private school bus service is regulated by the Licensing Authority, you can go to the Licensing Office on Wrightson Road for the forms/info, basically it's a way of legitimising/ standardising those buses that do school transport some of the requirements are:
1) Registering the vehicle as “for hire” (getting an “H” licence plate).

2) Obtaining a taxi badge.

3) Completing a defensive driving course.

4) Gain certification in basic first aid.

5) Obtain a certificate of good character from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

6) Re-paint the vehicles a “bright” yellow

once you meet the criteria you get issued a number, after that it's up to you to find your customers and what school you wanna work, iirc you also determine your rates. It's not overnight riches but it's steady work with some flexibility in working hours that you can use to your advantage

[GixxerMan]

the private school bus service is regulated by the Licensing Authority, you can go to the Licensing Office on Wrightson Road for the forms/info, basically it's a way of legitimising/ standardising those buses that do school transport some of the requirements are:
1) Registering the vehicle as “for hire” (getting an “H” licence plate).

2) Obtaining a taxi badge.

3) Completing a defensive driving course.

4) Gain certification in basic first aid.

5) Obtain a certificate of good character from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

6) Re-paint the vehicles a “bright” yellow

once you meet the criteria you get issued a number, after that it's up to you to find your customers and what school you wanna work, iirc you also determine your rates. It's not overnight riches but it's steady work with some flexibility in working hours that you can use to your advantage

wow....all that and you still not sure of getting a feasible trip...

[X_Factor]

regular maxi taxi can work once ur documents are in order....taxi badge
insurance...drivers permit
u just need to drop a call card to the schools in ur district with copies of those documents

[mitsu_chick941]

Don't know if i'd be comfortable sending my kid in a maxi with a guy who calls himself hotrod.


anyway, what x_factor said.

[hotrod1]

Interesting responses so far...
This sounds alot more complicated than I thought.
The regular maxi sounding more simple but I don't think it's simple as dropping off call cards in the school within districts of the colour of the band. I've seen different colour bands working school trips in areas they don't belong so I'm thinking it's more like transport contracts from the ministry of education...

Even worse, I found out you just can't go and bring in a foreign used Maxi and get a band...u need to go and buy a band from whoever might be selling and giving up theirs :/

[hotrod1]

Bands which could cost over a hundred thousand ...and that's just a band, not even a maxi with it..feel is better I plant crops and sell in the market yes :/

[Mercenary]

Bands which could cost over a hundred thousand ...and that's just a band, not even a maxi with it..feel is better I plant crops and sell in the market yes :/

was around 80K upwards for greenband. 120K for redband. good luck...

[hustla_ambition101]

Don't know if i'd be comfortable sending my kid in a maxi with a guy who calls himself hotrod.


anyway, what x_factor said.

ironic

[X_Factor]

Interesting responses so far...
This sounds alot more complicated than I thought.
The regular maxi sounding more simple but I don't think it's simple as dropping off call cards in the school within districts of the colour of the band. I've seen different colour bands working school trips in areas they don't belong so I'm thinking it's more like transport contracts from the ministry of education...

Even worse, I found out you just can't go and bring in a foreign used Maxi and get a band...u need to go and buy a band from whoever might be selling and giving up theirs :/

usually the school is responsible for sourcing their own transport for field trips and other outings
if the ministry provides transport it is usually ptsc buses
if i am on the EW corridor and i have a field trip in south obviously the red band will not be from that district
for private, chartered use it doesnt matter but you cannot say take a red band maxi and go on the chaguanas taxi stand
there is some money but ur livelihood shouldn't solely depend on that....usually the guys work regular taxi and take the charters as a bonus

[eXamin]

the private school bus service is regulated by the Licensing Authority, you can go to the Licensing Office on Wrightson Road for the forms/info, basically it's a way of legitimising/ standardising those buses that do school transport some of the requirements are:
1) Registering the vehicle as “for hire” (getting an “H” licence plate).

2) Obtaining a taxi badge.

3) Completing a defensive driving course.

4) Gain certification in basic first aid.

5) Obtain a certificate of good character from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

6) Re-paint the vehicles a “bright” yellow

once you meet the criteria you get issued a number, after that it's up to you to find your customers and what school you wanna work, iirc you also determine your rates. It's not overnight riches but it's steady work with some flexibility in working hours that you can use to your advantage

Note once you do this and paint the maxi "yellow", it's only purpose is to transport school children.
You cannot work taxi on the road or take private jobs.

[eliteauto]

so hadda salt during the vacation periods? wrap some vinyl on dat yellow busy busy yes, "summer camp" filed trips hadda buy groceries

[X_Factor]

nah, kids still have lessons and and those summer camps so they still work
i have heard that some even charge a retainer fee to hold spots for kids in the new term

[Sude22]

Hi good day do u all do school transportation from San Fernando to lakshmi girls and from Sando to saraswati girls hindu college in caroni Savanah road? If not do u know of anyone who does? Email me himrajiesamaroo@yahoo.com or what's app 466-9016