Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey-Acquisition of Control-Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc.

In 2010, Thomas L. Hey and James A. Hey (collectively, Applicants), both noncarriers, acquired control of Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. (Minnesota Motor Bus), an interstate motor carrier of passengers, without Board authority (the Transaction). At the time, Applicants were, and still are, the individual co-owners of Southwest Coaches, Inc. d/b/a Southwest Tour and Travel (Southwest Coaches), another interstate motor carrier of passengers. On March 6, 2026, Applicants filed an application for after-the-fact Board authority for the Transaction, to rectify what they describe as an accidental oversight. The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the Transaction after the fact, and, if no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.