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School Bus Fleet's Top Contractors of 2023

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, and North America Central School Bus.

Wes Platt
Wes PlattFormer Executive Editor
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May 30, 2023
School Bus Fleet's Top Contractors of 2023

Once again, First Student tops the list of top contractor fleets with a fleet of 43,000 vehicles carrying about 2.5 million students.

Photo: First Student

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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, Beacon Mobility, and Cook-Illinois.







RANK

COMPANY

FLEET 2023

FLEET 2022

LOSS/GAIN

DISTRICT CONTRACTS

STUDENTS TRANSPORTED

1

First Student

43,000

43,000

0

1,100

2,500,000*

2

National Express

20,000

21,000

-1,000

550

1,200,000*

3

Student Transportation of America

16,000

15,800

200

300

1,250,000*

4

Beacon Mobility

7,000

6,500

500

500

400,000

5

North America Central School Bus

5,402

3,359

2,043

100

400,000

6

Cook-Illinois

1,800

2,223

-423

**

100,000

7

Royal Coach Lines

1,600

650

950

27

34,500

8

John T. Cyr and Sons

635



10

4,000

9

W.L. Roenigk, Inc.

550*

550*

**

15*

22,525*

10

ABC Transit

470




25,000

11

Brightbill Transportation

315*

315

**

7*

25,000*

12

NorthShore Transit Northbrook

292

N/A

N/A

10

8,900

13

Fullington School Bus

220

N/A

N/A

7

19,580

14

Keifman Busing

220

N/A

N/A

2

550

15

Star and Strand Transportation

217

85

132

10

1,200

16

Boone Transportation

120

N/A

N/A

1

9.500

17

Precious Cargo Transportation

80

N/A

N/A

7

350

18

TLC Transportation

37

N/A

N/A

2

600

19

9027-6924 Quebec Inc.

35

N/A

N/A

2

150

20

Shubat Transportation Company

30

N/A

N/A

1

500

21

Johnson's Buses Inc.

30

N/A

N/A

1

1,500

22

St. James Bus Service

25

N/A

N/A

1

600

23

C. Martin's Bus Service

22

N/A

N/A

5

7,176

24

Four Winds Day Camp

20

N/A

N/A

4

950

25

Shore Vans Inc.

19

N/A

N/A

5

**


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