School bus contractor

Private company or proprietorship providing transport services to a school
An IC Bus CE series operated by First Student

A school bus contractor is a private company or proprietorship that provides student transport services to a school district or non-public school. Of the 450,000 school buses operating in the United States, it is estimated that approximately 39% are operated by school bus contractors. In Canada (with some still operated by the school boards) and the United Kingdom, almost all school transportation is performed by contractors.

A school bus contractor may range in size from an individual driver with a single bus, to a small company serving a single school or district, to a large multi-national company with as many as 60,000 buses.[1]

Major school bus contractors currently operating in the United States and Canada include First Student, National Express, and Student Transportation Inc.

See also

  • School bus (vehicle)
  • Student transport (logistics)
  • School bus yellow
  • Frank W. Cyr, Father of the Yellow School Bus

References

  1. ^ About First Student - School Bus Transportation Services Company
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