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This list provides a ranking of the 40 largest school bus contractors in North America, based on fleet size reported to SBF.
Additional figures include number of students transported and number of school district contracts.
| Rank | Company | Fleet 2018 | Fleet 2017 | Loss/Gain | District Contracts | Students Transported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Student | 44,000 | 47,000 | -3,000 | 1,100 | 2,500,000 |
| Cincinnati | ||||||
| 2 | National Express LLC | 21,500 | 22,000 | -500 | 550 | 1,000,000 |
| Warrenville, Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | Student Transportation Inc. | 13,500 | 13,500 | 0 | 290 | 1,250,000 |
| Wall, New Jersey | ||||||
| 4 | North American Central School Bus | 3,004 | 2,817 | +187 | 115 | 205,000 |
| Joliet, Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Krapf School Bus | 2,644 | 1,638 | +1,006 | 49 | 210,400 |
| West Chester, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 6 | Logan Bus Co. & Affiliates | 2,550 | n/a | n/a | 12 | 55,000 |
| Ozone Park, New York | ||||||
| 7 | Cook-Illinois Corp. | 2,225 | 2,246 | -21 | 200 | 200,000 |
| Oak Brook, Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | WE Transport Inc. | 1,650 | 1,630 | +20 | 100 | 40,000 |
| Plainview, New York | ||||||
| 9 | Sharp Bus Lines Ltd. | 1,575 | 1,600 | -25 | 15 | 52,000 |
| Brantford, Ontario | ||||||
| 10 | Suffolk Transportation Service Inc. | 1,500 | 1,300 | +200 | 20 | 50,000 |
| Bay Shore, New York | ||||||
| 11 | Apple Bus Co. | 1,493 | 1,309 | +184 | 60 | 65,500 |
| Cleveland, Missouri | ||||||
| 12 | Dean Transportation Inc. | 1,475 | 1,403 | +72 | 100 | 50,000 |
| Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
| 13 | Reliant Transportation (a subsidiary of MV Transportation Inc.) | 1,468 | 1,309 | +159 | 9 | 47,600 |
| Dallas | ||||||
| 14 | Lamers Bus Lines* | 1,430 | 1,430 | 0 | 41 | 67,000 |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
| 14 | North Reading Transportation* | 1,430 | 1,430 | 0 | 50 | 73,000 |
| Methuen, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 16 | DATTCO Inc. | 1,300 | 1,364 | -64 | 20 | 100,000 |
| New Britain, Connecticut | ||||||
| 17 | The Trans Group* | 1,254 | 1,254 | 0 | 37 | 44,000 |
| Spring Valley, New York | ||||||
| 18 | Campeau Bus Lines Ltd. | 1,128 | n/a | n/a | 18 | 42,000 |
| Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec | ||||||
| 19 | Go Riteway Transportation Group | 985 | 865 | +50 | 52 | 46,000 |
| Richfield, Wisconsin | ||||||
| 20 | Huntington Coach Corp. | 975 | 828 | +147 | 28 | 27,000 |
| Huntington, New York | ||||||
| 21 | W.L. Roenigk Inc. | 891 | 898 | -7 | 25 | n/a |
| Sarver, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 22 | All-Star Transportation* | 818 | 818 | 0 | 23 | 45,000 |
| Waterbury, Connecticut | ||||||
| 23 | Sunrise Transportation | 725 | 600 | +125 | 65 | 9,000 |
| Lisle, Illinois | ||||||
| 24 | Alltown Bus Service Inc. | 660 | 645 | +15 | 15 | 23,000 |
| Skokie, Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | Royal Coach Lines Inc. | 647 | 758 | -111 | 27 | 34,500 |
| Yonkers, New York | ||||||
| 26 | Langs Bus Lines Ltd. | 645 | 486 | +159 | 4 | 26,000 |
| Strathroy, Ontario | ||||||
| 27 | Rolling V Companies* | 540 | 540 | 0 | 11 | 12,000 |
| South Fallsburg, New York | ||||||
| 28 | Kobussen Buses Ltd.* | 538 | 538 | 0 | 23 | n/a |
| Kaukauna, Wisconsin | ||||||
| 29 | Selby Transportation Corp. | 505 | 505 | 0 | 4 | 4,000 |
| Bronx, New York | ||||||
| 30 | Pennsylvania Coach Lines Inc. | 502 | 522 | -20' | 19 | 29,000 |
| Mckeesport, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 31 | Johnson School Bus Service Inc.* | 481 | 481 | 0 | 15 | 30,000 |
| West Bend, Wisconsin | ||||||
| 32 | Harlow's School Bus Service Inc. | 478 | 472 | +6 | 54 | 16,796 |
| Bismarck, North Dakota | ||||||
| 33 | Robert's Hawaii School Bus Inc.* | 470 | 470 | 0 | 22 | 22,000 |
| Honolulu | ||||||
| 34 | AA Transportation Co. Inc. | 450 | 452 | -2 | 17 | 36,000 |
| Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 35 | Holcomb Bus Service | 347 | 340 | +7 | 37 | 20,000 |
| Bellmawr, New Jersey | ||||||
| 36 | The New Britain Transportation Co. | 340 | 320 | +20 | 4 | 21,000 |
| New Britain, Connecticut | ||||||
| 37 | Boyo Transportation Services Inc. | 337 | 295 | +42 | 6 | n/a |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 38 | Butler's Bus Service Inc. | 303 | 297 | +6 | 24 | 12,240 |
| Concord, New Hampshire | ||||||
| 39 | Fullington School Bus LLC | 297 | n/a | n/a | 6 | 12,000 |
| Clearfield, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 40 | Le Groupe Gaudreault Inc. | 271 | 271 | 0 | 9 | 14,000 |
| St. Charles-Borromee, Quebec |
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