Operations north of the River Tyne were sold in a management buyout to Proudmutual, with the company becoming Northumbria Motor Services.

[2] Operations in County Durham and North Yorkshire were sold to Caldaire Holdings in a management buyout.

The name was later purchased by Graeme Scarlett, who now operates a small fleet in and around Bishop Auckland, with vehicles branded in a red and ivory livery.

In May 2007, it was announced that the company would take over Stagecoach's operations in Darlington, pending approval by the Office of Fair Trading.

[21] In March 2013, a fleet of 11 gas-powered MAN Ecocity were introduced on services 2, 11 and 12 in Darlington – an investment totalling £2.2 million.

[25] As of September 2024, the company operate from seven depots across the region: [a] Ashington, Blyth, Darlington (Faverdale), Durham (Belmont), Redcar, Stockton-on-Tees and Whitby.

It consists of an all-round aquamarine base with white diagonal stripe, featuring the company's updated logo.

[28] In August 2016, DalesBus route 830, which runs between Richmond and Ingleton via Hawes, was the subject of an episode of television series BBC Four Goes Slow entitled The Country Bus.