School Bus Fleet, 2018 Canadian Fact Book

1 CANADIAN FACT BOOK 2018 SCHOOL BUS FLEET Cover photo courtesy of Micro Bird Shot by Erwin Harrison www schoolbusfleet com General Manager Publisher JAMES BLUE 310 533 2449 Fax 310 533 2512 Email james blue@ bobit com VP Emeritus FRANK DI GIACOMO 49 S Maple Ave Marlton NJ 08053 856 596 0999 Fax 856 596 0168 Associate Publisher MARK HOLLENBECK 3115 NE McDonald Ln McMinnville OR 97128 503 472 8200 Fax 503 472 8228 Email mark hollenbeck@ bobit com Executive Editor THOMAS McMAHON Managing Editor NICOLE SCHLOSSER Editorial Assistant MICHAELA KWOKA COLEMAN Senior Graphics Artist YUDA CHEN Senior Production Manager SARAH PAREDES Audience Development Manager BECKY FENTON For Subscription Inquiries 888 239 2455 Classified Advertising Sales DAVID AVILA 310 533 2517 Fax 310 533 2512 Email david avila@ bobit com EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Michael Dallessandro Director of Transportation Waterloo N Y Central School District Ted Finlayson Schueler President Safety Rules Syracuse New York Tim Flood Executive Vice President The Trans Group Spring Valley New York Derek Graham Pupil Transportation Consultant Cary North Carolina Pam McDonald Director of Transportation and Mechanical Services Orange Calif Unified School District Michael Shields Director of Transportation and Auxiliary Services Salem Keizer Public Schools Salem Oregon Cheryl Wolf Special Needs Transportation Consultant Lafayette Indiana BOBIT BUSINESS MEDIA Chairman 1961 2014 NAPT Hall of Fame 1999 EDWARD J BOBIT President and CEO TY BOBIT VP and Chief Operating Officer CYNDY DRUMMEY Chief Financial Officer ARMAND DEL DUCA Business Editorial Offices Bobit Business Media 3520 Challenger St Torrance CA 90503 310 533 2587 Fax 310 533 2512 Email sbf@ bobit com PRINTED IN U S A FLEET CANADIAN FACT BOOK 2018 CONTENTS FEATURES 4 6 8 10 16 20 22 CANADIAN NEWS A school bus driver strike in Quebec threatened to impact service for nearly 110000 students in May and a school bus driver in Ontario was honored for helping a student who needed an EpiPen PROVINCIAL TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS Pupil transportation statistics from Canadian provinces including number of school buses operated students transported per day and annual route mileage NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS SALES The latest school bus sales statistics from Canada and the U S CANADIAN ORGANIZATION CONTACTS A directory of key pupil transportation contacts across Canada Includes national agencies nonprofit organizations and provincial school transportation associations BUS AND CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS Contact information for school bus and chassis manufacturers SCHOOL BUS DEALER DIRECTORY Listing of Canadian dealers for school bus manufacturers SUPPLIER DIRECTORY Contact information for dozens of Canadian and U S vendors to the school bus industry COVER 8 4 Bombaert iStock image