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GREAT TRIPS and GRAND TOURS by DeBOLT
DeBolt has been providing transportation since the present owner’s namesake needed a means to deliver the hay, feed, and grain from his warehouse to his customers in 1895. From those horse and wagon days, DeBolt Unlimited Travel has progressed through gasoline-powered wagons, trucks, moving vans, tractor-trailers, transit busses, and deluxe parlor coaches to supersonic aircraft.
Our philosophy at DeBolt Unlimited Travel has been to provide our customers with the best transportation service possible in a way of which we can be most proud. In spite of wars, economic disasters, and times of unprecedented social upheaval, that tradition of transportation excellence continues today.
In the Galaxy of Tour Operators, DeBOLT shines Brighter than all the others.
Only DeBolt Offers:
Groups of All Sizes
We have served Travelers from one (Prince, now King, Charles of the United Kingdom) to hundreds (Michigan State University Band) to thousands (G8 Summit at Camp David)
A Professional Family
Our DeBolt family CARES and has personally traveled to 49 States (sorry Alaska), 11 Canadian Provinces and Territories, 38 Countries, 7 of the World’s 14 largest Cities, Rivers from the Monongahela to the Amazon, and Canals from the New Hope to the Panama. Whatever your destination in the United States, Canada, or Costa Rica, we have been there and know it intimately.
125 Years of Experience
Established in 1895. We offer over 125 years of Family-owned and Family-owned Experience, Commitment, and Accountability
Trips Worth Talking About!
"Unstoppable"
2009 “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine filmed in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Producers use DeBolt to coordinate transportation for cast and crew to locations of rail lines spread out over hundreds of miles.
As 20th Century Fox prepared to film Unstoppable, they recognized the need for a transportation operation which could roll with the vagaries and challenges of filming locations in three states covering thousands of square miles. They knew they could count on DeBolt to do the job of transporting cast and crew wherever and whenever they needed to be. DeBolt had served many film productions in the past such as Oscar-winners The Deer Hunter and Silence of the Lambs. Most of the filming of Unstoppable took place outdoors away from the Sound Stage in Pittsburgh. Such filming requires the ability to respond to last-minute changes in production plans. Unstoppable producers knew DeBolt could handle constant adjustments which often would occur just hours before sunrise. DeBolt could be called upon at any time with any request and it would be met. That 24/7 responsiveness is another reason why not just those in Hollywood, but customers from around the world over the past 128 years have chosen DeBolt as their travel partner.
G8 Summit
2009 The White House Press Office chooses DeBolt to provide transportation for the G-20 Summit.
The situation was dire. The G8 Summit of world leaders was going to be hosted by the United States in Downtown Chicago. But protesters were threatening massive demonstrations against the attendees: the leaders of Canada, China, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. At the last minute The White House made the decision to shift the location of the Summit to the security of Camp David atop Catoctin Mountain in Maryland. The problem? Given the limited accommodations at Camp David, assistants, advisors, staff, and the media would have to be housed on the Valley floor and transported up the mountain. The service had to operate 24 hours a day to accommodate those countries 12 hours ahead of the US. The weekend was the busiest charter bus weekend of the year when buses had been reserved months before. The solution? Call DeBolt in Homestead, PA. On the phone a frantic Foreign Service Officer pleaded, “You’re the only one who will help us.” DeBolt sprang into action and called upon its unequaled network of transportation providers created over many decades. The Company President had served as the Chairman of the American Bus Association’s Education and Marketplace Committees. Once the Summit opened, the service operated flawlessly and DeBOLT became “The Official Transportation Operator of the G8 Summit”
One journalist half-jokingly commented to a driver, “You guys saved the world economic order.” Sure, why not? All in a day’s work for DeBolt.
The 2017 Total Eclipse
2017 DeBolt hosts travelers from all over the United States at a private viewing event for the Total Solar Eclipse in “Eclipseville, USA” – Hopkinsville, KY.
The 2017 total Eclipse of the Sun presented a unique challenge to DeBolt Tour Planners. For one of the few times in recorded history, the path of totality stretched across the width of the United States from Coast to Coast. First contact – Oregon Coast. Last contact – Atlantic Coast in South Carolina. But where would be the absolute BEST place in the USA to see it? Where would totality be the longest and what location had the best chance of crystal clear skies? So began a nationwide search from the DeBolt offices in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Astronomers, meteorologists, maps, charts, and volumes of weather history were all consulted. DeBolt even met with the head of NASA’s meteorological team in Washington, DC. The conclusion: Hopkinsville, Kentucky – Eclipseville, USA. After word of the Tour hit the social media, the Tour sold out in three days. Eclipse chasers from all over the country joined DeBolt for this celestial event on a private field outside the local high school. All possible due to diligence, creativity, and resourcefulness of YOUR team at DeBolt.
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Fun DeBolt History - Famous since 1895
We have always felt that businesses had an obligation not just to their customers, but to their communities as well. In this regard, we pride ourselves on some of our achievements:
2017 DeBolt hosts travelers from all over the United States at a private viewing event for the Total Solar Eclipse in “Eclipseville, USA” – Hopkinsville, KY. Weather: Perfect The View: Beyond Words
2012 The United States Department of State selects DeBolt as the Official Transportation Provider in support of the historic 2012 G8 Summit at Camp David
2011 “Batman – The Dark Knight Rises” with Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, and Marion Cottillard added to the list of films partnering with DeBolt.
2010 DeBolt serves as motorcoach consultant to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Restoring Sanity Rally in Washington, DC.
2010 DeBolt provides transportation for the cast of “Abduction” starring Taylor Lautner
2009 “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine filmed in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Producers use DeBolt to coordinate transportation for cast and crew to locations of rail lines spread out over hundreds of miles.
2009 The White House Press Office chooses DeBolt to provide transportation for the G-20 Summit.
2008 DeBolt chosen as Official Transportation Coordinator for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
2004 Gothic band “Good Charlotte” performs “live” on DeBolt Unlimited motorcoach #882.
2003 DeBolt Unlimited motorcoach appears on nationwide TV special with Aerosmith and Britney Spears.
2002 DeBolt provides transportation for two United States “presidents within two weeks: President George W. Bush during his visit with the Quecreek miners and “President” Jed Bartlet during the filming of “The West Wings” season premiere episode. The opening scene presents DeBolt Unlimited motorcoaches to over 10 million viewers nationwide.
2002 Amidst increased security after 9/11, United States Secret Service employs DeBolt motorcoaches to form a protective barrier for President George W. Bush
2000 In one of the closest presidential elections in history, DeBolt provides transportation services for the campaigns of both Al Gore and George Bush.
1999 Dallas Stars NHL Hockey Team chooses DEBOLT UNLIMITED for transportation during the „98-99 season. Four months later they win their first Stanley Cup.
1998 DEBOLT UNLIMITED “500” motorcoach appears in the NBC mini-series “The Temptations”. Program scores highest ratings of the season.
1992 American Chemical Society chooses DeBolt as official carrier of the 24th International Chemistry Olympiad.
1992 DeBolt named exclusive partner for the “Phantom Educational Programme” in Toronto, Ontario from points in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
1991 DeBolt utilized for the filming of Oscar-winning “Silence of the Lambs”.
1991 171st Air Refueling Wing Air National Guard presents DeBolt Transportation with a citation for Family Support during Operation Desert Storm
1988 DeBolt chosen to provide guide service to His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales during his historic visit to Pittsburgh.
1987 DeBolt president chosen to chair American Bus Association National Marketplace.
1982 The Interstate Commerce Commission issues its historic first nationwide charter and tour authority. The recipient is DeBolt.
1981 DeBolt installs the first motorcoach-mounted electronic sign in the United States.
1976 DeBolt transports the University of Pittsburgh football team during a National Championship and Heisman Trophy season.
1940 Pennsylvania Turnpike opens. Somerset Bus Company is one of the first two bus companies licensed to operate on the Turnpike. Somerset is later acquired by DeBolt.
1914 First truck – a Republic – acquired by DeBolt. 1895 George S. T. DeBolt begins first transportation service with a horse and wagon
1895 George S. T. DeBolt begins first transportation service with a horse and wagon.
1892 George S.T. DeBolt among the leaders of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers standing against the Carnegie and Frick Pinkerton Strikebreakers at the legendary Battle of Homestead.
1749 First DeBolts cross the Appalachians to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains.
