Knoxville Icebears

Bus Leasing

Welcome to bus leasing options.

The Knoxville Ice Bears and Northstate Express have a tour bus that is available for lease during the off season. Whether it's local transportation in your home town or service for an away game or event, Northstate Express can provide your group with reliable and professional service that your group can count on. Our custom coach is equipped with a sleeping area and plenty of storage, making it perfect for family vacations, reunions, scouting events, and sporting events.

Below is some information and photos about the bus. For pricing and schedule availability please contact Mike Murray at (865) 525-7825 or .

This coach is a 1997 Prevost Lemirage with a Hemphill conversion.The coach was bought new from Prevost and delivered to the Hemphill brothers for conversion.It is 45' long and 102" wide.The coach has a series 60 engine and a 6 speed Allison world transmission.

This 1997 coach has a series 60 engine and a 6 speed automatic Allison world transmission.

The Prevost coach shell body, siding, frame, window glass, lights, lenses, and tires are all in good condition.

The driver area. This coach has factory driver and passenger heat and air, A 2-speed Jake Brake de-accelerating system, cruise control, intermittent wipers, remote control and heated mirrors, and tilt steering wheel. It does have independent suspension.

This coach was fully converted by the Hemphill conversion shop in 1997.It has 2 sofas and a booth with seating for 4.

Here is another view of the front lounge.This coach has all the audio visual accessories including in motion tracking satellite.

Here is a view of one of the sofas in the front lounge. These sofas are custom built here in our carpenter and upholstery shops.

This is a good view of part of the front lounge.It shows the locations of the booth and table and the galley and the overhead location of the sound and video equipment.

The galley is set up for making coffee, a built-in cooler for drinks, a full size refrigerator with freezer, and a microwave for heating snacks or meals.

There are 12 individual sleeping areas in the mid-section of the coach. Each bunk has it's own bedding.(Sheets and Comforter).There is a reading lamp and two separate heating and air vents in each bunk.

There is an L-shaped sofa in the rear lounge. It was built and upholstered for comfort and durability. There is also a solid surface table in the back lounge.

This view shows the location of the TV's and the audio equipment in the rear lounge.