DeCamp Bus Lines Raising Rates

DeCamp Bus Lines has announced that it will raise intrastate rates—or rates on travel within New Jersey—starting May 28, 2012.

A commuter contacted Montclair Patch to say that the rate increase—or "cambio de tarifa"—was announced on a sign written in Spanish posted on his DeCamp bus early Monday.

When contacted, a DeCamp dispatcher said that the fare increases impact those traveling on the #32 and #44 routes.

The one zone cost will go from $1.05 to $1.10; the two zone cost will go from $1.10 to $1.15; and the three zone cost will go from $1.15 to $1.20.

The dispatcher wasn't sure why there was only a sign in Spanish on the bus.

The commuter who contacted Montclair Patch said "it's hard to believe that in 2012 this is the company's primary means of communication with customers."

A check of the DeCamp website revealed nothing about the rate hike; the most recent press release on the site is dated June 8, 2008.