School Bus Fleet, July 2015
21 J U LY 2 0 1 5 S C H O O L B U S F L E E T 0 10 20 30 40 50 Increase in driver shortages Only 6 of respondents have no shortage of school bus drivers compared to 15 having no driver shortage in last years Contractor Survey More than a fourth 28 this year said they have a severe or desperate shortage The categories are defined as none 0 short of drivers mild 1 5 short moderate 6 10 short severe 11 15 short desperate at least 16 short School buses of respondents 1 24 11 25 49 6 50 99 6 100 299 31 300 46 Most respondents represent large school bus fleets For this survey a questionnaire was emailed to managers and executives at school bus contracting companies We received a total of 88 useable responses School bus fleet sizes Buying new buses Yes 82 No 18 More than four fifths 82 of respondents said that they are buying new school buses for the 2015 16 school year None 6 Mild 29 Moderate 37 Severe 21 Desperate 7
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