Latest ABC Sprinter Routes: Owerri to Kaduna 6.30 am Daily  N6,500 Return Ticket N12, 600, Kaduna to Owerri 6.30 am Daily N6,000 Return Ticket N11, 600, Onitsha to Kaduna 8.45 am Daily N6,100 Return Ticket N9,800, Awka to Kaduna 7am Daily N6,100 Return Ticket N11,800.                                                                              Travel in comfort & safety on the ABC Premium Service from Port Harcourt to Lagos & Abuja with our ultramodern G7 Coaches  everyday by 7am @ N4,110 only. Hurry now and buy your tickets !!!                                                                ABC Coach West Africa now offers attractive return fare on its Lagos to Accra and Accra to Lagos route.            Lagos to Accra N13, 800      Accra to Lagos GHC142           Effective date: May 10, 2011.                                                           Travel with ABC Sprinter Buses from Lagos to Jos (N7,000 Return Ticket N13,600), Jos to Lagos(N7,000 Return Ticket N13,600), Ibadan to Jos (N6,200 Return Ticket N13,000), Jos to Ibadan (N7,000 Return Ticket N13, 600) & Akwanga to Lagos (N4,800 Return Ticket N9,200).                                                                     Sleeper Service: Lagos to Owerri/Port Harcourt (5pm) Daily (N4,100),  Port Harcourt/Owerri to Lagos (5pmDaily (N4,110).                                                   To book by SMS,  text:  Travel ABC Origin Destination Date Month  Year  Name to 32811                                                                                Book your ticket to Warri, Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna from ABC Transport Ticketing Outlet @ opposite Deltaline Workshop close to Ezenei  Junction, Asaba, Delta State.                Cargo services also available.                                                                       Use ABC Haulage for Transportation of General    Goods.              Travel daily to Accra, Lome and Cotonou  from Lagos with ABC Coach West Africa.                For booking , please call: 08053001000.                                                                        ABC Sprinter Service Operations now ply from Onitsha to Jos, Awka to Jos, Enugu to Jos, 9th Mile (Enugu) to Jos, Jos to Onitsha & Akwanga to Onitsha.                                       

OUR HISTORY

Associated Bus Company Plc, operators of ABC Transport commenced operations in road passenger transport on February 13, 1993 as an off-shoot of Rapido Ventures Limited in Owerri with an authorized share capital of N1, 000,000.  The authorized and paid up share capitals have since been increased to N800million. Fashioned with a view to running a modern road transportation system in Nigeria with international standards, the company is ably managed by a team of time-tested professionals with excellent track records in their chosen fields. Supporting the management team is a Board of Directors composed of men of integrity whose diverse backgrounds serve as a rich resources base for the company’s policy formulation and overall business perspective. Its services are specifically designed for discerning travelers. The operations in Nigeria is carried out in modern terminals, with comfortable lounges in various cities like Lagos (Jibowu, Oshodi, Amuwo-Odofin) Aba, Owerri, PH, Abuja, Enugu, Onitsha, Umuahia, Kaduna, Mbaise and Jos. ABC buses are dubbed with the company’s trademark – the Reindeer. 

OWNERSHIP
ABC Transport is a diversified Company in terms of ownership and investments. The company went through a successful initial public offer in September 2006, thereby converting the company to a public limited liability company, with over 18,000 shareholders and listing.

INVESTMENTS

CITY TRANSIT INN (100% OWNED)

City Transit Inn is a budget 42-room hotel next to the ABC Transport’s modern terminal at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and offers affordable accommodation and features air-conditioned rooms with hot and cold showers, TV with multiple satellite channels, home video and local stations.

ABC EXPRESS COURIER LTD (ABEX) (35% SHAREHOLDING)

ABC Express Courier, otherwise known as ABEX Express Parcel Services, was incorporated in Nigeria in 1997 and licensed by the Nigerian Postal Service – NIPOST. ABEX specializes in the rapid documents/ parcels delivery nationwide and internationally, with a network spanning across Nigeria. ABEX comprises dynamic, experienced and professionally qualified personnel and employs over 250 staff. Associated Bus Company Plc has 35% shareholding in ABEX Express Courier Ltd.

TERMINALS

Major –

            Abuja, Amuwo-Odofin, Jibowu, Port Harcourt and Owerri

Minor –

Aba, Enugu, Onitsha, Ibadan, Umuahia, Bolade/Oshodi and Jos

Transit (Nigeria) –

              Mbaise, Benin,  Lokoja, Gwagwalada,Kaduna, Warri, Uyo, Calabar, Awka and Akwanga.

 

International –

             75, Nsawam Road, R5 Bus Stop (caprice)                                                          Opposite Priceway Hotel, Avenor, Accra, Ghana

Transit (agencies) –

            Lome, Cotonou

WORKSHOPS
Fully equipped maintenance unit for servicing and repairs of vehicles located in:

Owerri

Amuwo-Odofin

Abuja

TRAFFIC ROOM
All ABC transport terminals are equipped with UHF radio, manned 24 hours. This room is for communication, and monitoring of passenger/cargo traffic, and speed control, and is coordinated from a Hub (in Owerri), which is equipped with GPS tracking facilities.

TRAFFIC & SAFETY
Is a unit under operations and is responsible for monitoring and ensuring safe driving, and adherence to safety standard. They embark on regular patrol along the operated routes.

MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT
ABC Transport, as a customer-focused company, greatly relies on a synergy of highly creative, diligent and ambition-driven personnel. It is the policy of the company to invest in manpower development.

STAFF STRENGTH
The company employs over 1,000 permanent and non-permanent staff drawn from various tribes and tongues, and recruited with the highest consideration of merit, qualification and experience.

TRAINING
ABC recognises human asset as a significant variable in its overall service delivery and productivity, thus resources are purposefully channeled towards manpower training/development. It especially recognizes drivers as the key to its success, and thus, driver’s training is given top priority.

DRIVERS TRAINING ACADEMY (DTA)
The DTA is involved with training, testing, evaluation and certification of coach drivers for ABC Transport and the larger society. Accredited by the FRSC, the Drivers Training Academy seeks to lay emphasis on good and safe driving practices, create awareness of the prevailing road traffic laws, rules and regulations and to train drivers to avoid dangerous chances, and mastery of vehicles. The Academy is equipped with technically qualified and experienced instructors who understand modern training and presentation techniques.