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Distinctive Systems is the leading supplier of software to the coaching industry. Established for nearly 30 years, we have over 600 operators using one or more of our latest Microsoft SQL Server

based systems. Our main systems are our Coach Manager Charter and Contract Booking System, our Tour Booking System and our Vehicle Maintenance System.

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Coach Manager is a start to finish solution for the management of charter and contract work specially designed for coach, school bus, minibus and limousine operators. The software offers secure

handling of bookings, easy and efficient allocation of vehicles and drivers, client confirmations, driver work tickets, invoicing and a built-in AR with extensive financial reporting facilities.

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Our Tour Booking System is a complete management solution for individual passenger reservations on extended tours, day trips and express services. In addition to being a powerful back office system,

TBS incorporates a fully automated data driven website for handling online reservations from travel agents and direct clients, with real-time payment processing and automatic emailing of invoices.

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Our Vehicle Maintenance System is a workshop management package designed for coach, bus and truck operators. The software handles defect reporting, inspection planning, scheduled and unscheduled

maintenance activities, job card printing and history recording. VMS streamlines the whole process and will help ensure records always meet the required standard.

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Distinctive Systems

  • Industry leading supplier
  • Long established company
  • Large client base
  • Microsoft SQL Server based

Coach Manager

  • Charters and contracts
  • Client confirmations and invoices
  • Vehicle and driver scheduling
  • Driver work tickets

Tour Booking System

  • Tours and sightseeing trips
  • Data driven website
  • Back office and online bookings
  • Automatic emailing of invoices

Vehicle Maintenance System

  • Workshop management
  • Inspection planning
  • Defect reporting
  • Maintenance activity management
Software systems for coach based private hire and contract bookings, tours, day excursions and vehicle maintenance.

Major New Coach Manager Enhancements Released

Distinctive Systems is pleased to announce the release of a major new version of our Coach Manager charter and contract booking system incorporating the most significant enhancements to be added to the system since launch.

Topping the enhancement list is the introduction of a new Gross Payroll module. The module has been eagerly anticipated by clients since we introduced new functionality for gathering vehicle and driver actual mileages and duty times just over a year ago. Intended to form the basis of our planned payroll functionality from the outset; the finished result provides operators with the most powerful specialized payroll solution ever to be made available to the North American motorcoach industry.

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Our Clients Say

"I want to thank you for the expert and patient help you provided today in getting Philadelphia Trolley Works database moved to their new server.  Several of my clients have specialized vertical industry application vendors, but none of them deliver the level and quality of support you consistently do."

Philadelphia Trolley Works - Jeff (SOHO Connexion, LLC - Computer Networking Services)


"Coach Manager is our central resource for sales, fleet allocation and customer billing. Distinctive Systems has been an outstanding business partner for Peter Pan and Coach Manager has increased our ability to utilize all company assets more effectively."

Steve Manning – IT Director – Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.


"Five years ago I set out to find the best motorcoach charter software available, and with Coach Manager, we are quite proud to say that we use the best charter software in the world."

Ray Land – President – Fabulous Coach Lines


Latest News

Coach Manager Gross Payroll

Distinctive Systems is pleased to announce the release of a major new version of our Coach Manager charter and contract booking system incorporating the…

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ABA Appointment for DSI President

On January 24, 2012 it was mutually agreed upon that Don Greenglass, President of Distinctive Systems Inc (DSI), will serve on the American Bus…

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Latest Brochure

Our latest brochure, incorporating details of our new rental option, is now available online. It includes overviews, key features and screenshots of Coach Manager,…

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