Eastern Bus
 Eastern Bus, also known as Eastern Shuttle and formerly Eastern Travel, is the operator of intercity bus service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia for Flixbus.[1] HistoryThe company was founded by Zheng Shui Ming in 2002. Zheng immigrated from Fujian Province in southern China in 1991 on a fishing vessel. He then bought a secondhand minibus from a friend in Queens and started driving. The company attracted cooks and dishwashers with jobs in Chinese restaurants as well as college students.[2] Eastern hired David Wong, Chinese-born but educated in the United States with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), as a part-owner and manager of its operations. Wong added a stop near Pennsylvania Station in New York.[3][4] In 2006, the company had an estimated $3 million in sales.[5] In fall 2008, Coach USA acquired Eastern.[6] In winter 2009, Coach USA purchased Today's and merged it into Eastern.[7] In August 2009, Megabus divested itself of Eastern Shuttle.[8] In May 2019, the company reached a deal with Flixbus, in which Flixbus handles all marketing and sales for the company.[9] References
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