If you drive a bus for a living, there is a good chance that you will experience a breakdown at some point. If this happens unexpectedly, it's sometimes easy to panic. If you know to follow these steps, though, getting the problem taken care of shouldn't be an issue.

Make Sure Everyone Is Okay First

If you were involved in some sort of accident, or if a tire has gone flat, you may want to check with your passengers to make sure that no one is injured. If necessary, you might need to call an ambulance to come and provide medical attention for some of your passengers. Of course, no matter how important it might be to have your bus towed in a timely manner, you will probably want to call for medical attention first.

Hire a Large Vehicle Towing Service

Of course, you can't just call a regular towing company to come and haul your bus. Instead, you will need to make use of a large vehicle towing service. After all, these companies have larger trucks that can handle big buses and other large vehicles like yours. If you use one of these companies, they should send someone out who is properly equipped with a towing vehicle that can haul your bus. Make sure you let them know beforehand about the size and type of bus that you need to have towed; then, they can be sure that they send an appropriate towing vehicle for the job.

Contact Your Employer

If you don't operate your own bus company, then you will probably need to contact dispatch as soon as possible to let your employer know about what has happened. They may provide recommendations about the next steps that you should take. Plus, they will probably want to have everything properly documented.

Find Alternative Transportation for Passengers

If your bus is going to have to be towed, then you are obviously going to have to ask your passengers to get off of the bus so this can happen. Obviously, you don't want to leave your unhappy passengers stranded while you have the bus towed, so you may want to make arrangements with your own company or another bus company so that passengers will have an alternative mode of transportation.

Dealing with a bus breakdown is a big hassle when you're a bus driver, but it doesn't have to be the end of the world. By following these tips—and getting help from the right large vehicle towing service—you should be able to handle the situation well.

For more information about large vehicle towing, contact a towing company near you.