 From 1 January 1948, Fylkesbilene bought the private bus operators in Ytre Namdal, and started routes from Vikna, Nærøy, Leka and Bindal via Ottersøy to Namsos.The company in Høylandet was bought to allow direct connection from Ytre Namdal via Høylandet to Grong.The same year, the company introduced a direct service between Verdalsøra and Levanger, that previously had only been served by the railway.