UK US AU

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.

Make Enquiry

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.

View Coach Manager Overview

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.

View Tour Booking System Overview

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.

View Vehicle Maintenance System Overview

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.

UMA Motorcoach Expo Feb 8th - 12th 2012

Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA

It's here! The UMA Motorcoach Expo is one of the biggest and most celebrated trade exhibitions for the motorcoach and travel industry in the USA. The expo assembles top suppliers of motorcoaches, minibuses, school buses, trolleys, components, services, destinations and attractions.

Distinctive Systems is exhibiting once again and this year we have several major new areas of functionality on show for the very first time. It would be our pleasure to welcome you to booth 636.

Our Clients Say

"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


"When DATTCO set out to replace our legacy system we knew we needed two things; a software solution that offered us the versatility to do things the way our business dictates and a partner that understood our needs. We found both in Distinctive Systems."

Dennis Lyons – Vice President – DATTCO, Inc.


Latest News

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…

Read More

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,…

Read More

New Distinctive Systems Inc Appointment

Distinctive Systems Inc, our New York based subsidiary, was formed in 2009 to provide sales and support for our coach and bus industry software…

Read More
Other languages: Deutsch | Italiano
Web Design Yorkshire | Extreme Creations