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School Bus Fleet's Top Contractors of 2022
The top five largest school bus contractors responding to our School Bus Fleet survey this year include First Student, National Express, Student Transportation of America, Beacon Mobility in Massachusetts, and North America Central School Bus in Illinois.
May 25, 2022
First Student topped the fleets in our contractor survey with 43,000 vehicles transporting 2.5 million students.
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The top five largest school bus contractors responding to our School Bus Fleet survey this year include First Student, National Express, Student Transportation of America, and Beacon Mobility in Massachusetts, and North America Central School Bus.
RANK | COMPANY | FLEET 2022 | FLEET 2021 | LOSS/GAIN | DISTRICT CONTRACTS | STUDENTS TRANSPORTED |
1 | First Student (Cincinnati, Ohio) | 43,000 | 43,000 | 0 | 1,100 | 2500000 * |
2 | National Express (Lisle, Ill.) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 550 | 1200000 * |
3 | Student Transportation of America (Wall, N.J.) | 16,000 | 16,000 | 0 | 300 | 1250000 * |
4 | Beacon Mobility (North Reading, Mass.) | 6,500 | N/A | N/A | 170 | 250,000 |
5 | North America Central School Bus (Joliet, Ill.) | 3,359 | 3,172 | 187 | 85 | 228,000 |
6 | Cook-Illinois Corp. (Oak Brook, Ill.) | 2,223 | 2,250 | -27 | 156 | 200,000 |
7 | Huntington Coach (Huntington Station, N.Y.) | 991 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 20,000 |
8 | Royal Coach Lines (Yonkers, N.Y.) | 650 | 651 | -1 | 27 | 34,500 |
9 | W.L. Roenigk, Inc. (Sarver, Penn.) | 550 | 653 | -113 | 15 | 22,525 |
10 | Brightbill Transportation (Lebanon, Penn.) | 315 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 25,000 |
11 | Texas Rural Student Transportation (Karnes City, Texas) | 200 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 3,000 |
12 | Mlaker Student Transportation (Davidsville, Penn.) | 195 | 95 | 100 | 12 | 12,000 |
13 | Visser Bus Services (Upland, Calif.) | 132 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 450 |
14 | Thirdwave Bus Services (Richmond, B.C.) | 107 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 2,000 |
15 | Weikel Busing LLC (Selinsgrove, Penn.) | 105 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 3,200 |
16 | Safe-Way Bus Transit, Inc. (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc.) | 100 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 5,000 |
17 | Akita Enterprises, Ltd. (Lihue, Hawaii) | 94 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 6,500 |
18 | Star and Strand Transportation (Troy, N.Y.) | 85 | N/A | N/A | 10 | 1,000 |
19 | Warco, Inc. (Bloomington, Wisc.) | 67 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 3,500 |
20 | Girardat LP (Cochranton, Penn.) | 57 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 969 |
21 | Van Galder Bus Company (Janesville, Wisc.) | 49 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3,000 |
22 | Northern Express Bus Service (Berlin, Wisc.) | 40 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 1,500 |
23 | Malliette Bus Company (Antigo, Wisc.) | 35 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 950 |
24 | Bud's Bus Service (Worthington, Minn.) | 30 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3,400 |
25 | Transport Cloquet Transit (Cloquet, Minn.) | 30 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 750 |
* Latest available data
Curious about past top lists? Check out how things have changed since the Top 40 Contractor Fleets of 2018!
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