Bus Profile
FINANCIAL | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Expenditures ($ thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
School bus1 | 486,000 | 1,219,000 | 3,833,000 | 8,031,000 | 7,847,000 | 9,889,000 | 9,082,000 | 10,353,000 | 10,326,000 | 10,340,000 | 12,104,000 | 12,624,000 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Operating revenues ($ thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercity bus, Class I2,a | 463,100 | 721,700 | 1,397,378 | 943,268 | 1,161,479 | 1,189,235 | 985,537 | 1,080,083 | 1,074,582 | 1,326,909 | 1,133,822 | 1,117,526 | 1,120,422 | 1,345,056 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Operating expenses ($ thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercity bus, Class I2,a | 405,400 | 639,000 | 1,318,372 | 1,026,213 | 1,289,834 | 1,253,537 | 941,014 | 1,022,680 | 1,016,208 | 1,313,900 | 1,078,386 | 1,080,186 | 1,092,596 | 1,321,407 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
INVENTORY | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Number of operating companies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercity bus, Class I2,a | 143 | 71 | 61 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 36 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Number of vehicles, all buses3 | 272,129 | 377,562 | 528,789 | 626,987 | 670,423 | 685,503 | 694,781 | 697,548 | 715,540 | 728,777 | 746,125 | 749,548 | 760,717 | 776,550 | 795,274 | 807,053 | 821,959 | 834,436 | 843,308 | 841,993 | 846,051 | 666,064 | 764,509 | 864,534 | 872,027 |
Number of employees4 (SIC based) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercity and rural bus transportation | 40,500 | 43,400 | 37,900 | 26,100 | 23,600 | 23,800 | 23,800 | 22,200 | 24,400 | 23,800 | 24,700 | 25,100 | 23,000 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
School buses | N | N | 79,900 | 111,200 | 125,900 | 131,100 | 132,200 | 136,500 | 141,000 | 146,100 | 146,700 | 147,700 | 148,700 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Number of employees5 (NAICS based) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interurban and rural bus transportation | 38,200 | 40,900 | 35,800 | 24,600 | 22,300 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 21,000 | 23,000 | 22,500 | 23,400 | 23,600 | 22,800 | 21,900 | (R) 20,820 | (R) 20,320 | (R) 18,440 | 18,750 | 18,420 | 18,390 | 17,720 | 17,470 | 18,130 | 18,270 | 17,150 |
School and employee bus transportation | N | N | 81,400 | 114,200 | 130,000 | 135,500 | 136,900 | 141,500 | 146,200 | 151,400 | 152,000 | 153,000 | 161,100 | 164,800 | (R) 188,120 | (R) 188,820 | (R) 185,270 | 188,900 | 196,280 | 198,420 | 200,190 | 199,370 | 199,820 | 200,780 | 205,150 |
Charter bus industry | N | N | 14,800 | 26,100 | 28,300 | 29,200 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 33,900 | 36,100 | 38,200 | 36,800 | 35,500 | 33,200 | (R) 33,670 | (R) 33,230 | (R) 32,060 | 32,040 | 33,650 | 32,950 | 31,090 | 31,100 | 30,390 | 30,110 | 30,530 |
PERFORMANCE | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Vehicle-miles, all buses (millions)6 | 4,346 | 4,544 | 6,059 | 5,727 | 6,409 | 6,420 | 6,535 | 6,842 | 7,007 | 7,662 | 7,590 | (R) 7,070 | 6,845 | (R) 6,782 | 6,801 | 6,980 | 6,783 | 14,516 | 14,823 | 14,387 | 13,770 | 13,783 | 14,755 | 15,167 | 15,999 |
Rural highway, total | 2,332 | 2,549 | 3,035 | 3,444 | 3,730 | 3,854 | 3,933 | 4,109 | 4,251 | 4,667 | 4,489 | (R) 4,158 | 3,941 | (R) 3,805 | 3,691 | 3,667 | 3,521 | 6,207 | 6,317 | 6,217 | 5,635 | 5,703 | 5,741 | 5,667 | 5,540 |
Interstate rural | N | 339 | 533 | 567 | 683 | 711 | 742 | 794 | 834 | 971 | 978 | 951 | 943 | (R) 994 | 999 | 946 | 950 | 1,810 | 2,057 | 1,603 | 1,553 | 1,670 | 1,674 | 1,513 | 1,533 |
Other arterial rural | N | 944 | 991 | 995 | 1,154 | 1,171 | 1,186 | 1,243 | 1,282 | 1,375 | 1,270 | 1,133 | 1,104 | (R) 1,001 | 992 | 973 | 959 | 2,284 | 2,141 | 2,075 | 2,034 | 1,981 | 2,036 | 2,079 | 2,022 |
Other rural | N | 1,266 | 1,511 | 1,882 | 1,893 | 1,972 | 2,005 | 2,072 | 2,135 | 2,321 | 2,241 | (R) 2,074 | 1,894 | (R) 1,809 | 1,700 | 1,748 | 1,612 | 2,113 | 2,119 | 2,540 | 2,048 | 2,052 | 2,031 | 2,075 | 1,986 |
Urban highwayb, total | 2,014 | 1,995 | 3,024 | 2,283 | 2,679 | 2,566 | 2,602 | 2,733 | 2,756 | 2,995 | 3,101 | (R) 2,911 | 2,904 | (R) 2,977 | 3,110 | 3,313 | 3,263 | 8,308 | 8,506 | 8,170 | 8,135 | 8,079 | 9,013 | 9,500 | 10,458 |
Interstate urban | N | 277 | 560 | 455 | 627 | 580 | 599 | 647 | 663 | 752 | 791 | (R) 775 | 803 | (R) 943 | 986 | 1,062 | 1,024 | 2,089 | 2,131 | 2,171 | 2,011 | 2,112 | 2,359 | 2,144 | 2,373 |
Other urban | N | 1,718 | 2,464 | 1,828 | 2,052 | 1,986 | 2,003 | 2,086 | 2,093 | 2,243 | 2,310 | (R) 2,136 | 2,101 | (R) 2,034 | 2,124 | 2,251 | 2,239 | 6,219 | 6,376 | 5,999 | 6,123 | 5,967 | 6,654 | 7,356 | 8,085 |
Passenger-miles (millions), all buses6 | N | N | N | 121,398 | 135,871 | 136,104 | 138,613 | 145,060 | 148,558 | 162,445 | 160,919 | 150,042 | 145,124 | 143,801 | 144,188 | 147,992 | 143,816 | 307,753 | 314,278 | 305,014 | 291,914 | 292,192 | 312,797 | 321,544 | 339,177 |
Number of revenue passengers (thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intercity bus, total1,c | 366,000 | 401,000 | 370,000 | 334,000 | 343,200 | 366,500 | 347,900 | 350,600 | 357,600 | 358,900 | 364,600 | 356,900 | 585,600 | 547,500 | 534,000 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Average miles traveled per vehicle, all buses6 | 15,970 | 12,035 | 11,458 | 9,133 | 9,560 | 9,365 | 9,386 | 9,809 | 9,793 | 10,515 | 10,173 | (R) 9,432 | 8,998 | (R) 8,733 | 8,552 | 8,649 | 8,253 | 17,396 | 17,578 | 17,087 | 16,275 | 20,693 | 19,299 | 17,543 | 18,347 |
Fuel consumed (million gallons), all buses6 | 827 | 820 | 1,018 | 895 | 964 | 968 | 985 | 1,027 | 1,040 | 1,148 | 1,112 | 1,026 | 1,000 | (R) 969 | 1,360 | (R) 1,120 | 1,148 | 2,022 | 2,057 | 1,987 | 1,921 | 1,933 | 2,059 | 2,117 | 2,233 |
Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons), all buses6 | 3,039 | 2,172 | 1,925 | 1,427 | 1,438 | 1,412 | 1,414 | 1,472 | 1,454 | 1,576 | 1,490 | 1,369 | 1,314 | 1,248 | 1,710 | 1,388 | 1,397 | 2,423 | 2,439 | 2,360 | 2,271 | 2,902 | 2,694 | 2,448 | 2,561 |
Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed, all buses6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Average revenue per passenger-mile (cents) (intercity)1,d | 2.71 | 3.60 | 7.26 | 9.31 | 11.61 | 12.19 | 12.30 | 12.56 | 12.75 | 12.76 | 12.79 | 12.91 | 9.72 | 10.43 | 11.12 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
SAFETY | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Number of fatalities7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
School bus-related | N | N | 150 | 115 | 104 | 121 | 136 | 128 | 126 | 164 | 143 | 141 | 127 | 138 | 130 | 134 | 150 | 141 | 153 | 118 | 129 | 123 | 131 | 130 | 120 |
School bus occupants | N | N | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Other vehicle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupants | N | N | 88 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 101 | 95 | 90 | 126 | 98 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 90 | 87 | 119 | 112 | 105 | 91 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 77 |
Nonoccupants | N | N | 53 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 32 |
Occupant fatalities, all buses7 | N | N | 46 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 36 | 58 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 27 | 37 | 67 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 39 | 48 | 44 |
School buses | N | N | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Cross country buses | N | N | 23 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Transit buses | N | N | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Other and unknown | N | N | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 12 |
Fatalities in vehicular accidentse, all buses8 | N | N | (R) 329 | (R) 286 | (R) 256 | (R) 271 | (R) 324 | (R) 295 | (R) 288 | (R) 313 | (R) 323 | (R) 289 | (R) 274 | (R) 288 | (R) 276 | (R) 278 | (R) 303 | 280 | 251 | 221 | 247 | 243 | 252 | 282 | 233 |
Occupant fatality rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per 100 million vehicle-miles, all buses6,7 | N | N | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (R) 0.5 | 0.7 | (R) 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Per 10,000 registered vehicles, all buses3,7 | N | N | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per 100 million vehicle-miles, all buses6,8 | N | N | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (R) 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Per 10,000 registered vehicles, all buses3,8 | N | N | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (R) 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a In 2003, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration implemented a program to improve reporting by Class I intercity bus carriers. This accounts for the large increase in Number of operating companies between 2002 and 2003, and as a result the large increase in Operating revenues and Operating expenses. For all years, New Jersey Transit has been excluded from the totals because of its status as a publicly run carrier.
b Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.
c Number of revenue passengers data for 1960 to 1980 are for both regular route and charter buses of all classes. 1990 to 2001 data are for regular route and charter Class I Carriers only. For 2002 to 2004, this category includes charter, tour, sightseeing, airport shuttle, contract and private commuters, and scheduled services.
d Average revenue per passenger mile data for 2002 to 2004 is Greyhound Lines passenger service revenue per passenger-mile.
e Includes all fatalities that occurred in an accident in which a bus was involved.
NOTE
See transit profile for transit bus data.
SOURCES
1 1960-99: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation In America, with Historical Compendium (Washington, DC: 2001).
2000-01: Ibid., Transportation in America, 19th Edition (Washington, DC: 2002)
2 1960-95: Interstate Commerce Commission, Annual Report of the ICC (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), Appendix F, tables 1 and 6.
1996-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Selected Earnings Data, Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, personal communication, Feb. 16, 2005.
3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table MV-10, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/ as of May 6, 2016.
4 1960-2002: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics Survey, SIC codes: "413 Intercity and rural bus transportation" and "415 School buses," available at http://www.bls.gov/data/archived.htm as of January 2005.
5 1960-2014: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics Survey, NAICS codes: "4852 Interurban and rural bus transportation," "4854 School and employee bus transportation," and "4855 Charter bus industry," available at http://www.bls.gov/ces/data.htm as of Sept. 21, 2016.
6 1960-95: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of July 16, 2010.
1996-2014: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/ as of May 6, 2016.
7 U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), tables 75 and 95 and similar tables in previous issues, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cats/listpublications.aspx?Id=E&ShowBy=DocType as of July 2016.
8 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts, table 25, available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-public-reports.aspx as of Sept. 21, 2016.