Dolomiti Bus

The company was founded around 1914 with the founding of the Buzzatti company, renamed Buzzatti Giovanni e F.lli S.p.A. in 1956, to manage bus services in the province of Belluno. In 1982, it changed its name to Dolomiti Bus, and in the following years it began to incorporate numerous public transport companies, including: Zasio S.r.l. (municipalities on the left bank of the Piave River), SAAB F.lli Da Rolt S.r.l. (Alpago), and Automobilistica Cadore S.r.l. (Cadore, Comelico, Valle d'Ampezzo, and Longaronese) in 1984, Belluno Bus S.p.A. (manager of urban transport in Belluno) in 1987, Conz S.r.l. (Seren del Grappa) in 1989, and a branch of Andreella S.n.c. (Ponte nelle Alpi) in 1995.

On 15 April 1999, the company increased its share capital to 7,568,760,000 lire, consisting of the province (83.47%) and the municipality (16.53%) of Belluno. At the same time, the company held a 49% stake in Mobel S.r.l. (operator of the paid parking lots in Belluno and of the escalator between the Lambioi parking lot and the historic centre) as well as smaller stakes in Società Turismo Belluno and Nuovi Impianti Sportivi (NIS).

In 2000, the share capital was increased again, to 6,266,173.50 euros, and a partial privatization of the company began with a public tender which rewarded the operators Autoguidovie (26.07%) and Autolinee dell'Emilia (13.43%). Subsequently, in 2005, Autoguidovie purchased the share of Autolinee dell'Emilia, reaching 39.5%, and in 2008, Transdev Italia (a company of the French group Transdev) purchased the share of Autoguidovie; in 2011, Transdev Italia was transferred entirely to RATP Dev (of the French group RATP) while in 2013 the province of Belluno acquired the share held by the municipality.

Between 2013 and 2014 RATP Dev sold its shares in Dolomiti Bus to the entrepreneur Federico Mattioli for 6.2 million euros, who also distributed them through two of his companies (Veneta Bus and La Linea, both with a 5% share each). Subsequently, Mattioli put 24.5% of the company's shares up for sale, which, after an initial interest from ATV, were purchased again by Autoguidovie. In 2021, a further increase in share capital to 8,935,962.50 euros was approved, which brought Autoguidovie to the majority (50.65%).