This survey is sent to directors and managers at school district transportation departments. Topics covered in this survey include starting driver pay and...

Provides a breakdown of information for each of the 50 states, including the number of K-12 public and private school students transported daily, the number...

This edition found that the average starting wage for contractors’ school bus drivers increased 42 cents to $15.57 per hour. Boosting pay was just one...

More than a third of the school bus operations surveyed have a higher percentage of passengers with special needs this year. Our survey also gives insights...

Most operators are continuing to boost fleet size, although many remain in the same spots as on last year’s list. The top five companies remain the...

SBF’s Special-Needs Survey finds that child-check devices are common, but student tracking systems aren’t. Meanwhile, many operations are...

Two of the top five contractors saw increases in their fleet numbers, and many survey respondents are planning to buy more buses. Respondents also report...

The majority of respondents report plans to buy more buses and raise starting pay for drivers again this year. Meanwhile, results indicate that the driver...

A slightly higher number of respondents reported aides on buses as well as technology such as video surveillance and child-check reminder devices this year....