2026 SBF Contractor Fleet Operations Survey

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* 1. Your info:

Name

Title

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* 2. Your company's fleet:
(Note: For the 10 to 25 largest contractor fleets in the U.S., only the company's name will be published with fleet size, number of district contracts, and students transported. All other answers are kept private.)

Company

City

State

Total number of yellow school buses in your fleet (including spares)

Total number of other vehicles in your fleet (activity buses, cars, vans, etc.)

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* 3. How many school district contracts does your company have? Please provide whole numbers only. No ranges or percentages needed. (Note: This is NOT the number of schools served; we are looking for strictly district-level agreements.)

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* 4. How many students does your company transport daily (counting each student only once even if they ride both ways)? Please provide whole numbers only. No ranges or percentages needed.

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* 5. What type of contracting do you or your company do?

Bus Transportation

School Bus Alternative Transportation

Smaller Vehicle Alternative Transportation

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is the average annual salary for your terminal managers? Please provide whole numbers only. No dollar signs, ranges or cents needed. (Will be kept confidential.)

$_________ per year

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* 7. What is the average hourly starting pay for your school bus drivers? Please provide whole numbers only. No dollar signs, ranges or cents needed. (Will be kept confidential.)

$_________ per hour

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* 8. Are some or all of your drivers unionized?

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

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* 9. How would you rate the current impact of the school bus driver shortage on your operations?

None (0% short of drivers)

Mild (1-5% short)

Moderate (6-10% short)

Severe (11-15% short)

Desperate (16%+ short)

Don't know/Not sure

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* 10. Do you offer an app for parents to use?

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

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* 11. What fuel types are used in your school bus fleet currently?

Traditional Diesel

Biodiesel

Renewable Diesel

Gasoline

Electric

Propane

CNG

RNG

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Your info:

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* 2. Your company's fleet:(Note: For the 10 to 25 largest contractor fleets in the U.S., only the company's name will be published with fleet size, number of district contracts, and students transported. All other answers are kept private.)

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* 3. How many school district contracts does your company have? Please provide whole numbers only. No ranges or percentages needed. (Note: This is NOT the number of schools served; we are looking for strictly district-level agreements.)

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* 4. How many students does your company transport daily (counting each student only once even if they ride both ways)? Please provide whole numbers only. No ranges or percentages needed.

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* 5. What type of contracting do you or your company do?

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* 6. What is the average annual salary for your terminal managers? Please provide whole numbers only. No dollar signs, ranges or cents needed. (Will be kept confidential.)

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* 7. What is the average hourly starting pay for your school bus drivers? Please provide whole numbers only. No dollar signs, ranges or cents needed. (Will be kept confidential.)

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* 8. Are some or all of your drivers unionized?

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* 9. How would you rate the current impact of the school bus driver shortage on your operations?

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* 10. Do you offer an app for parents to use?

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* 11. What fuel types are used in your school bus fleet currently?

* 2. Your company's fleet:
(Note: For the 10 to 25 largest contractor fleets in the U.S., only the company's name will be published with fleet size, number of district contracts, and students transported. All other answers are kept private.)