School bus contractor

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 buses 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.

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

Since the sizes and weights of small school buses are closer to those of passenger cars and trucks, seat belts in those vehicles are necessary to provide occupant protection.” Some states have passed legislation requiring school buses to have seatbelts in them.

See also

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

References

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