📣 Beach Transportation Newsletter – Latest Edition
Here at Beach Transportation, we publish three newsletters each year to keep our employees, families, and friends informed and connected. We’re excited to share our latest edition with you—full of updates, milestones, employee spotlights, and more!
📬 *Feel free to share it with colleagues, friends, and anyone who’s part of our Beach family!
Enjoy!
—The Beach Transportation Team
Information for Parents:
Note: Please submit concerns about suspicious activity, wild animals, bus stop locations and so on in writing to your school.
General reminders for winter bus safety:
Celebrate in style with Beach Transportation!
Planning a wedding, bachelor/bachelorette party, or group event? Let Beach Transportation handle the driving—so you can focus on making memories. Whether it’s getting your guests to the venue, shuttling your wedding party, or organizing travel for a group, we’ve got you covered with safe, stylish, and reliable service.
Our Services Include:
🚐 Wedding Shuttles
🥂 Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties
🎉 Group Event Travel
✨Guest Transportation to & from Venues
Montana Wedding Fair in Hamilton
Join us at the Wedding Fair in Hamilton, MT on Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, from 11 AM – 3 PM at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds! Whether you’re just starting to plan or putting the final touches in place, this is your one-stop wedding destination.Stop by our table to chat about wedding day transportation options—from shuttles for your guests to private rides for the wedding party. Let us help you keep your day running smoothly (and stylishly)!
💍Ravalli County Fairgrounds
🗓️ Sunday, 11/23/25
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
https://www.eventsbyautumn.com/weddingfairinformation
37th annual Missoula Wedding Fair
Are you planning your 2026 wedding? Don’t miss the Missoula Wedding Fair—a one-stop event for everything you need, from venues to vacation planners. Come visit the Beach Transportation booth to meet our team, ask questions, and start planning seamless travel for your big day.
From time-to-time, we rotate our fleet out with newer models. This allows our transportation company to sell our trucks, school buses and motorcoaches. Below are the current vehicles for sale:
*Please contact Carlin Cavill for questions and more information: 406-549-6121 x118 or at ccavill@beachtrans.com
Bellow are the official 2025–2026 academic calendars for Public Schools. Select the one that matches your school:
Here at Beach Transportation we are a local family-owned business. We are dedicated to our community and the safety of the most precious cargo, our children. Every year we stay involved with multiple community events to help promote the safety of our kids. We annually attend the Kids Fair, Fall Kids Fest, and Safe Kids Day. These events give us the opportunity to bring out a bus for kids to climb in, to get comfortable, and most importantly to share safety information.
Our safety director and staff help teach children safe practices all year-round. Through the year, safety demonstrations, school functions, and other presentations keep us busy! If you would like to schedule a bus safety presentation, or simply have questions about additional safety information- please reach out! You can email our safety director, HERE.
Each year, Beach Transportation is a proud community partner of the annual toy drive.
Griz for Kids help children in need get new, unwrapped toys to them during the holiday season. Our staff help promote, donate, and sort the toys after the toy drive is completed. Hundreds of toys are donated each year. Help us make 2024 a success too! Can’t make it in person to the Griz Game to drop off your toys? No worries! You can help donate to the Mountain Broadcasting Foundation directly, either online or through their provided Venmo QR Code.
For more information on the toy drive and its donations, head over to their website.
Each year, Beach continues the annual tradition of giving back. We proudly donate food to the Missoula Food Bank to help those in need of a healthy Christmas meal. We start taking donations from staff after Thanksgiving break which continues till the last Friday before Christmas. This year, our employees raised 2,472 lbs!
We are a proud supporter of many local organizations and donate to community partners throughout the year. Beach Transportation believes we can be a stronger community when we all come together to support each other. We hope to continue to support all of these wonderful efforts that make Missoula so special:
2024 Donations
2024 Donations total: $6,195
2023 Donations
2023 Donations total: $3,760.50
2022 Donations
2022 Donations total: $25,156
Non-monetary & In-kind services
Are you looking for a donation? Please use our Donation Request Form
At Beach Transportation, we genuinely love what we do, and we hope that shines through in every ride. Our drivers and school bus attendants make a lasting impact on those we serve—whether it’s a daily school route, a fun field trip, or transportation for weddings and special events. We are always touched by the thank-you cards, letters, and kind words we’ve received over the years. Your thoughtful messages mean the world to us. Whenever a letter or card comes in, we proudly share it with our team—and now, we’d like to share some of them with you too. 💛
Below are just a few of the most recent messages we’ve received from the wonderful people we serve.
“To the Beach Transportation Employees,
Whether your job is to drive a school bus or to support those who drive the buses, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Showing up reliably, navigating the roads and road conditions, getting our students to school and home safely, taking long road trips for our activities and shuttling our students around town doesn’t go unnoticed. For those of you who work behind the scenes to make sure those buses start on the cold Montana mornings or help to locate lost students or work with the parents to make sure they know their routes, your efforts are equally important. I’m not your boss or supervisor, but I am someone who recognizes your dedication and how that makes a difference in our community and I am beyond grateful for everything you do. Thank you for all of it. Our spring break is just around the corner and it is my sincere hope that you too have an opportunity to relax, spend time with friends and family, and hopefully enjoy some nice spring weather.
I know that driving the bus isn’t always easy. Kids can be challenging sometimes and that creates stress. Thanks for showing up everyday, even when it can be hard. You’re often the first person and the last person that a student has contact with and you make an impression when you can connect with a child.”
With sincere respect and admiration,
Micah Hill
Superintendent, Missoula County Public Schools
This past weekend in March, we had the pleasure of transporting many local teams over to Billings for the state championship during a stormy weekend. After a fantastic victory by Big Sky Basketball team, a handmade letter arrived for their driver Tony.
The card reads: “Dear Tony, I’ve never met you, but I know you must be a very brave, dedicated and caring man! Thank you for bringing the MOST PRECIOUS CARGO home safely to us, especialy from such a long and special trip and in the worst weather this winter, and for all the trips and stops over all these days and nights! You have been more than generous with your time and hard work! It’s because of people like you that these student athletes will have the best lifelong memories. -with sincere gratitude, Holly”.
A letter arrived to us in the mail from the wonderful folks at the Missoula YMCA.
This card made us smile on July 28th from the staff at Franklin school.
The card reads: “To our friends at Beach, Thank you for all your do getting our precious cargo to/from school safely. We appreciate you!- The staff at Franklin.”
Thank you to all the teachers who help support the work we do.
This handmade card was so great as we all passed it around on November 5th from Families First.
The card reads: “Beach Transportation, thank you for making our Halloween Event so special. Families First is so luck to have your support.”
We appreciate the kind words and lovely card!
We received the a heartfelt letter the other day on October 26th 2024 from the Poverello.
The letter reads: “Thank you so much for your sponsoring Pumpkins for the Pov! The annual autumn campaign directly funds our food services, which provide hundreds of meals per day to Missoula’s most vulnerable population. Your sponsorship of $250 uplifts the work we do every day to provide food, shelter, help, and hope to all who ask.”
Thank you for all you do for the Missoula Community!
We received the most wonderful card the other day on October 25th 2024 from Opportunity Resources. The card reads: “Thank you for supporting people with disabilities!”
Thank you for the kind words and great sign!
On October 11th 2024, Beach received a letter from our community partners. Every year, we join them in their Safe Kids Fair event.
The letter reads: “Thank you for your participation in our 2024 Safe Kids Fair. Your support has once again made it possible for us to continue this vital community event providing crucial health and safety information for western Montana families. The event welcomed over 300 people, meaning 300 people are now better informed and equipped with safety information to protect their children from the leading cause of death- preventable injury. Your contribution to this event not only impacts these families but also strengthens the health and safety of our entire community. In the last year, our Coalition engaged 1,000+ individuals and community safety experts from more than 30 organizations in year-round activities including car seat checkups, educational sessions, Home Safety Kit distribution, and outreach. This collective effort continues to make a meaningful difference, helping to reduce childhood injury and death rates. We appreciate your ongoing participation at the fair!”
Thank you for the letter and for your support!
All year round, but especially during the summer, Beach Transportation takes our motor coaches all over the United States. From local trips to multi-state and week(s) long trips, our drivers try their best. We received this card from one of our tour customers complimenting our drivers.
The card reads: Dear Josh and Dusty, Thank you so much for our fine coach bus and a wonderful drive from Ft. Benton to Lochsa Lodge. We appreciate you being there for us!! Looking forward to 2025, July 24th!! Thanks again, Listening to America.”
Thank you for letting us be a part of your groups adventure!
Founding Years (1941–1958)
Beach Transportation began in 1941 when Ray Beach, a rancher near Florence, stepped up to provide school bus service for Missoula County High School. Initially passed over for the job, Ray was later called upon when the original bidder couldn’t fulfill the contract. He purchased a Novelty Jack school bus from Spokane and began transporting students, building a reputation for safety, dependability, and community care. Ray expanded the service over the years, hiring lifelong team members like Harley Keyser, who would become a crucial figure in the company’s future.
Growth and Leadership Under Bob Beach (1956–2000)
Ray’s son Bob Beach, an educator and Air Force veteran, joined the family business in the 1950s. With Harley at his side, Bob helped expand the company, adding routes and infrastructure. In 1969, they introduced their first motor coach, launching the “Beachliner” brand, which transported sports teams and community groups across the country. Under Bob’s leadership, Beach Transportation became known not only for excellence in student transportation but also for its dedication to community involvement and quality service.
Generational Legacy and Expansion (2000–Present)
Bob passed the company to his sons Greg and Scott Beach in 2000. Now joined by other family members, including their sister Diana and grandchildren, the company is truly a multi-generational enterprise. They continue to expand operations while staying true to the company’s core values. Today, Beach Transportation operates a fleet of 120 buses, travels over 1 million miles annually, and transports more than 3,500 students daily. The company has received multiple national and state honors, including the Golden Merit Award (3x), and continues to provide charter services nationwide.
Safety and Reliability: From Ray Beach’s first drive to today’s operations, safety has been paramount.
Community Engagement: Strong ties to Missoula’s schools, youth programs, and charitable causes.
Family and Teamwork: Three generations of the Beach family and countless dedicated employees have made the company what it is today.
Excellence in Service: Nationally recognized for service quality and community involvement.
Want to learn more? Read the full article from the History of Beach Transportation