Company History

Since 1932

TOT-EM Transportation got its start as Redcliff Bus Lines (RBL) in 1932, when it was founded as a taxi service between Redcliff and Medicine Hat. From there, the company expanded first as a contractor to Dominion Glass to transport workers to and from the worksite, and then as a charter service. In 1947 RBL began its proud history as a school bus operator, with routes taking students from Redcliff to Medicine Hat.

In 1968 the company took over bus operations for Cypress School Division #4, a 20-bus rural school bus service, which it operated for eight years. The Catholic School District in Medicine Hat was added in 1969.

Fifteen years later, in 1984, Tot-em Transportation began operations, with RBL creating the company to operate school buses for Medicine Hat's Public School District #76. The two companies merged in 1988.

By 1993, the company was again expanding, this time into motor coach and charter operations. It began with local charters, and grew to include coordinating transportation with large Calgary, Banff and Vancouver bus companies during the summer. By 1997, Tot-em was working directly with tour companies and had two new coaches - growing since then to a present day fleet of 44 Motor Coaches!

A New Corporate Identity

A new corporate identity... In October of 2004, the owners of Tot-em Transportation sold their interest in Tot-em Transportation to The Monarch Corporation of Medicine Hat, Alberta...

With the expansion to new regions and offices in Calgary, Vancouver and the US Pacific Northwest, there were trademark and brand conflicts with the Tot-em name and the new trade name TRAXX Coachlines was chosen as the senior company identity. The School Bus division of TRAXX remained in place with its name Tot-em intact as it was a known product and a means of identifying the stand alone School Bus Division

The Future

Our goal is to see Tot-em continue to expand and grow while maintaining a level of customer service second-to-none within Medicine Hat. Our relationship with both the Public, Separate and Fracophone School boards is important to us and we are very proud of our partnerships in Medicine Hat. We look first and foremost to our fantastic employees to provide a top notch service which is safe and reliable.