By 1925, more companies had more meaningful names, typically identifying the endpoints of the routes. While some companies continued to be named after the owners or operators. The Annual Reports of Ohio Public Utilities Commission from then listed the headquarters cities, but not the routes. Years were compiled when service began, also listed are exact start dates for the oldest companies listed in the 1923 Annual Report. Where end years are not listed, service continued into the 1930's
Name Headquarters Service Began Ended Maag Bros. Transit Co. Marion Jan. 12, 1920 Manges Bus Line Tiffin 1927 1930 Manges-Shrock & Manges Bus Line Wooster 1927 1930 Manning & Salt Elyria 1924 1925 Mansfield Coach Co. Mansfield 1928 Mansfield Mt. Gilead & Delaware Bus Line Mansfield 1926 1928 Marietta-Clarington Bus Line Marietta 1927 1928 Marion-Lima Transit Co. Kenton 1926 Frank Martz Coach Co. Wilkes-Barre PA 1929 Marysville-Kenton Bus Line Ada 1926 1927 Mason & Mason Utica 1926 1929 Maumee Valley Transportation Co. Perrysburg 1924 McCarren Bus Co. Cleveland 1929 1929 McComb & Finley Bus Line McComb 1923 1926 Ed M. McCormick Gallipolis 1924 1927 McDaniels Bus Line Washington C. H. 1927 1928 Cora McGriff Dayton 1924 1925 R. H. McGugin Ironton 1928 Medina-Cleveland Bus Line Medina 1923 1925 Merryman Bus Line Canton 1924 1929 Metcalf Bus Line Gallipolis 1927 1930 Miami Coach Line Hamilton 1927 1928 Miami Valley Transit Corp. Dayton 1927 Midland Stages Zanesville 1929 Midwest Transit Co. Cincinnati 1926 1926 Midwestern Motor Transit Toledo 1928 Peter Milhaltian Canton 1929 Miller Bus Line Canton 1924 William Miller Lorain 1923 1925 Millersburg-Glenmont Bus Line Ashland 1927 1928 Mineral Ridge-Niles Coach Line Youngstown 1927 Minerva-Canton Transit Co. Minerva Jul. 27, 1917 1928 Modern Transit Co. Leetonia Feb. 1921 Monongahela Transport Co. Fairmont WV 1927 Robert E. Moore Hamilton 1929 1930 Moose Eye Taxi Line Eagleport 1924 1927 Theodore Moray Steubenville 1927 1928 Motor Transit Columbus 1927 Mt. Vernon-Howard-Danville-Brinkhaven Bus Line Mt. Vernon 1927 Mt. Vernon-Mansfield Bus Line Mt. Vernon 1923 1926 Mt. Vernon-Marion Bus Line Mt. Vernon 1926 1930 Mt. Vernon-Newark Coach Line Mt. Vernon 1929 Mt. Victory-Marysville Bus Line Ada 1925 1927 Mt. Washington Transportation Co. Cincinnati 1924 Abner Mumaw Tiffin 1925 1930 Murphy & Barker Lancaster 1928 1930 William Murray Wooster 1928 1928 Muskingum Valley Transit Co. Zanesville 1927 Myers & Tatman Chillicothe 1926 1926 National Highway Rapid Transit Co. Zanesville 1926 1927 Ben Natole Bellevue 1923 1927 Nelsonville-Lancaster Bus Co. Lancaster 1926 1928 Nelsonville Transportation Co. Nelsonville May 1, 1922 Newark-Lancaster Bus Co. Lancaster 1927 Newark Utica & Mt. Vernon Bus Line Utica 1924 1925 New Carlisle Transportation Co. New Carlisle 1924 New London-Ashland Auto Service New London 1923 1926 New London & Norwalk Bus Line New London 1927 1928 New London-Ruggles-Savannah Bus Line New London 1926 1927 New Richmond-Cincinnati Bus Line New Richmond 1924 1927 Newton Falls-Warren Transit Co. Newton Falls 1923 1929 Nichols Bus Line Chagrin Falls 1928 1929 Nogards Bus Line Port Clinton 1924 Northeastern Ohio Transportation Co. Youngstown 1929 Northern Bus Line Bryan 1923 Northern Transit Co. Akron 1923 1925 Norwalk Bus Co. Norwalk 1924 Norwood Bus Co. Norwood 1924 1926 Vance Nowak Toledo 1924 1926 Ohio Bus Line Cincinnati 1924 Ohio-Indiana Bus Co. Cincinnati 1924 1925 Ohio-Kentucky Stages Middletown 1929 1930 Ohio-Michigan Coach Line Blissfield MI 1924 1925 Ohio Public Service Co. Cleveland 1927 Ohio River Shore Line Co. Charleston WV 1929 Ohio Service Co. Coshocton 1924 1927 Ohio Transit Co. Lancaster 1924 1930 Ohio Valley Bus Line Ironton 1924 1929 Ohio Valley Transit Co. Pittsburgh PA 1926 Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co. Middletown 1928 Osborn-Fairfield-Dayton Bus Line Osborn 1927 Owensville-Milford-Norwood Bus Line Owensville 1924 1926 Oxford Bus Line Richmond IN 1926 1927 Oxford Richmond & Indiana Bus Co. Richmond IN 1924 1926 P. & J. Bus Line Portsmouth 1929 1930 Packer Bus Lines Defiance 1926 1928 Paulding-Ft. Wayne Bus Co. Paulding 1927 1928 Pennsylvania General Transit Co. Philadelphia PA 1929 Pennsylvania-Ohio Coach Lines Youngstown 1923 Pennsylvania-Ohio Tourist Co. Youngstown 1925 P. H. Perry Richwood Jan. 1, 1922 1927 Harold T. Phillips Mt. Vernon 1928 Philo Transportation Co. Zanesville 1926 Edward C. Pio Paulding 1924 1927 Pioneer Stages Chicago 1928 1929 Plunkett Bus Line Ripley 1927 E. E. Polen Sandyville 1929 Pollock Brothers Marietta 1926 1929 Pomeroy & Middleport Bus Co. Pomeroy 1929 Pony Express Lines Cincinnati 1929 1929 Portage Lakes Transportation Co. Akron 1924 C. C. Porter Canton 1929 Portsmouth Aberdeen & Cincinnati Bus Line Portsmouth 1924 1926 Portsmouth & Dry Run Bus Line Portsmouth 1923 1928 Portsmouth Public Service Co. Portsmouth 1926 Charles D. Pratt Madison IN 1924 1927 Prompt Service Co. New Richmond 1926 Purple Stages Wilmington DE 1928 1929 Queen City Bus Line Hamilton 1923 1925 H. H. Radekin Rockland 1925 1927 Rapid Transportation Co. Toledo 1923 1926 Wayne Rappold Tiffin 1926 1927 Red Eagle Bus Co. Newcomerstown 1923 Red Star Bus Line/H. F. Rose Newark 1923 1926 Red Star Bus Line/E. L. Wegley Piqua 1924 1926 Red Star Bus Line/S. D. Yoder Quincy 1926 1928 Red Star Transit Co./Homer Johnson Columbus 1924 1926 Red Star Transportation Co./Clarence Allen Athens 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Co./C. M. Bebout Mt. Vernon 1925 1926 Red Star Transportation Co./Porter Murphy Athens Nov. 22, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Co./Harold Pasco Cambridge 1923 Red Star Transportation Co./R. H. Ramsey Logan Dec. 18, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Co./G. W. Ward Bucyrus Jan. 1, 1922 Red Star Transportation Co./Ward & Ponziano Bucyrus 1924 1927 Red Star Transportation Line/Ezra Ackley Columbus 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/Ackley & Booth Columbus 1924 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/I. B. Baker Zanesville Aug. 15, 1921 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/C. O. Bales Newark Oct. 2, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/John Batchett Columbus May 22, 1922 1927 Red Star Transportation Line/D. W. Booth Columbus 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/E. J. Coleman Springfield 1924 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/L. S. Cullison Granville Aug. 15, 1921 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/O. B. Daniels Lancaster Mar. 27, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/Fred E. Davis Columbus Mar. 27, 1922 1927 Red Star Transportation Line/Fern Fissell Columbus 1924 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/S. A. Goble Somerset Jan. 1, 1922 1929 Red Star Transportation Line/C. O. Hammond New Lexington 1923 1929 Red Star Transportation Line/E. C. Harter Mt. Vernon Dec. 29, 1921 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/M. M. Horch Columbus May 22, 1921 1927 Red Star Transportation Line/R. G. Lair Springfield 1924 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/William McDaniels Columbus 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/S. E. Nelson Lancaster May 1, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/Chris Reitler Columbus 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/C. C. Shafer Columbus 1923 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/A. G. Shrimplin Dayton 1923 1927 Red Star Transportation Line/P. W. Slayman Cambridge Jan. 1, 1922 1926 Red Star Transportation Line/W. A. Watson New Concord 1923 1926 Red Star Way St. Clairsville 1929 Richmond-Liberty-Oxford Bus Line Richmond IN 1927 1930 Rite-Way Motor Bus Line Detroit MI 1926 1927 River Road Bus Co. Columbus 1929 Rose Bus Line Newark 1926 1929 W. E. Rowell Washington C. H. 1924 1926 Ruble & McCue Middletown 1926 1927 Robert M. Ryan Coal Grove 1929 Lloyd N. Rudy Massillon 1924 1926 St. Clairsville-Fairport Bus Line St. Clairsville 1923 1927 St. Clairsville-Lafferty Bus Co. St. Clairsville 1923 St. Clairsville-Maynard Bus Line St. Clairsville 1923 1927 Safe-Way Transit Co. Gallipolis 1927 Salem-Akron Transit Co. Alliance 1924 1928 Salisbury Transportation Co. Alliance 1926 Robert P. Sanders Darlington PA 1929 Sauer Brothers Imperial PA 1928 Sawyerwood Transportation Co. Sawyerwood May 18, 1920 1929 Scenic Transit Co. Cincinnati 1926 1926 R. M. Schindler New Riegel 1924 1925 Albert B. Schneider Canton 1924 1927 Scioto Valley Bus Co. Portsmouth 1924 1926 Sebring-Alliance Bus Line Sebring 1923 1928 Service Motor Bus Line Toledo 1923 1926 Charles Shafer Columbus 1926 1927 Sharonville Bus Line Sharonville May 24, 1919 1926 Shartle Bus Line Hamilton 1924 1926 Shelters Transportation Co. Toledo 1924 1928 Shepard Bus Co. Cleveland 1927 Sheridan Stages New Lexington 1929 J. E. Shrock Millersburg 1923 1929 Lyle R. Slater Olmstead Falls 1924 1925 Smalley Bus Line Hillsboro 1927 1929 Smith Bus Line Lambertville MI 1927 1928 William R. Smith Hamilton 1924 1926 South End Motor Coach Co. Warrensville Hts. 1927 Southern Ohio Public Service Co. Zanesville 1924 1926 Southeastern Lines Rushville IN 1929 Southland Transportation Co. Cincinnati 1926 1928 South-West Bus Line Canton 1923 1925 Southwestern Bus Co. Cleveland 1926 Spencerville-Lima Red Star Line Sebring 1924 1927 Sperin & Tracey Cincinnati 1926 1926 Springfield & South Charleston Transportation Springfield 1924 Springfield & Troy Bus Co. Columbus 1927 Springfield-Urbana-Piqua Transportation Co. Springfield 1926 1928 State Road-Hinckley Bus Line Brunswick 1924 1929 J. C. Steinbeck Gallipolis 1924 1925 Steubenville-Canton Transportation Co. Steubenville 1923 1929 A. C. Stinson Coshocton Sep. 12, 1921 1927 Clifton G. Stream Mt. Vernon 1924 1925 Sugarcreek & New Philadephia Bus Line Sugarcreek 1924 1928 Sugarcreek-Roswell Bus Line Sugarcreek 1923 1925 Sunny South Lines Detroit 1928 1929 Sylvania Buses Sylvania 1925 1928 Sylvania-West Toledo Bus Line Toledo 1923 1925 Errett R. Tanner Trimble 1924 1925 Taylor's Bus Lorain May 13, 1922 1926 Leon E. Temple Tecumseh MI 1924 1925 W. D. Thomas (Cambridge & Marietta Bus) Cambridge 1924 Tiffin-Bellevue-Sandusky Bus Line Bellevue 1927 1929 Tiffin-Bucyrus Bus Tiffin 1923 1926 Tiffin-Ft. Wayne Bus Line Defiance 1927 1928 Tiffin Green Springs & Clyde Bus Line Tiffin 1923 1930 Tiffin-Port Clinton Bus Line (Charles Stenson) Port Clinton Oct. 24, 1917 Tiffin-Upper Sandusky Bus Line Tiffin 1927 Tirey & Brown Bus Line Middletown 1923 1925 Toledo-Ft. Wayne Bus Line Defiance 1926 Toledo-Michigan Bus Line Tecumseh MI 1926 1926 Toledo-Morenci Coach Line Lyons 1927 1929 Toledo Motor Bus Co. Toledo 1923 1926 Toledo-Northwestern Transportation Co. Toledo 1924 1927 Toledo Silica & Richfield Bus Line Toledo 1924 1926 Tri-State Transit Co. Huntington WV 1928 1930 Twin Valley Bus Co. Germantown 1928 Union Motor Transit Steubenville 1927 United Motor Stage Co. Crooksville 1924 Valley Bus Co. Reading 1923 Valley Public Service Co. Columbus 1928 Versailles-Greenville-Sidney Bus Versailles 1927 Vevay-Cincinnati Bus Co. Rising Sun IN 1928 Everett Waddell Washington C. H. Nov. 1, 1921 1926 G. W. Ward Bucyrus 1926 1927 Warren-Orwell Coach Line Warren 1928 1930 Warren-Salem Coach Line Warren 1924 1928 Warren-Sharon Coach Co. Warren 1929 1929 Washington C. H.-Circleville Bus Line Washington C. H. 1923 1926 Washington C. H.-Frankfort-Chillicothe Bus Washington C. H. 1924 1930 Glenn H. Watterson Darlington PA 1924 E. L. Weeks Coshocton 1924 1926 West End Traction Co. Youngstown 1924 1926 West Ridge Transportation Co. Girard PA 1923 Westova Transit Co. Huntington WV 1924 1925 Wheeling St. Clairsville & Cambridge Transp. St. Clairsville Sep. 1, 1922 White Coach Transit Canton 1923 White Flag Coach Line Defiance 1925 1926 White Star Bus Line Steubenville 1926 White Star Transportation Co. Portsmouth 1924 1926 Williamsburg & Cincinnati Bus Line Williamsburg 1923 1927 W. T. Wilson New Lexington Jan. 1, 1922 1925 Wilmington-Frankfort-Chillicothe Bus Line Washington C. H. 1928 1930 Wilmington-Hillsboro Bus Line Wilmington 1927 1928 Wilmington-Xenia Bus Line Wilmington 1923 Winchester-Williamsburg-Cincinnati Bus Williamsburg 1927 Winfree Bus Line Detroit 1929 1930 Withamsville Bus Co. Amelia Nov. 1, 1918 Wolverine Bus Line Temperance MI 1924 1925 Wooster & Cleveland Transportation Co. Wooster 1924 1926 Wooster-Mansfield Transit Co. Wooster 1924 1926 Yelloway Pioneer Stages Chicago 1928 1929 S. D. Yoder Quincy 1924 1926 Youngstown Municipal Railway Co. Youngstown 1923 Youngstown Suburban Transportation Co. Youngstown 1923 1930 Z. C. & W. Transportation Co. Zanesville 1927 1930 Zane Transit Co. Zanesville 1926 Zanesville-Columbus Red Star Co. Columbus 1926 Lewis Zeno Akron 1926 1927 Name Headquarters Service Began EndedThe "Red Star" system apparently was an association of numerous individual operators.