command bus traces its history to pioneer bus corporation, established in 1954 by three small school bus and charter bus operators. until 1960, when it obtained a franchise for the current b100, it only operated school, charter, and racetrack buses. several express buses were implemented in 1972. command bus company was incorporated october 22, 1979 by the late mr. william cooper (1895-1985) to resume bus service following a long strike at pioneer, which went out of the express and local bus business when the strike started.