Fleet numbering, depots, transfers, and how operators organise buses.
What they mean, why they change, and how operators structure them.
Transfers, renumbering, mergers, and the difference between internal and public numbers.
What a depot allocation is, how it changes, and why it matters to route types.
Sales, leasing, cascades, repainting, and how to track vehicles accurately.
How ownership, leasing and finance can affect who runs a bus and how it is recorded.
Why buses swap operators or branding for certain contracts and how to log them.
“Gold”, “Max”, “Vantage” and other brands - what they mean and how to record them.
How big groups, local brands and legal entities fit together in fleet data.
