Bus Profile,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FINANCIAL,1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
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
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
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
INVENTORY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of operating companies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Intercity bus, Class I2,a",143,71,61,31,26,24,20,22,20,18,15,15,16,36,,,
"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",U
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
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
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","(R) 21,900","20,100","20,200","19,600"
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","(R) 164,800","166,600","168,800","169,600"
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","(R) 33,200","32,200","31,400","30,300"
PERFORMANCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Vehicle-miles, all buses (millions)6","4,346","4,544","6,059","5,726","6,409","6,420","6,538","6,842","7,007","7,662","7,590","7,077","6,845","6,783","6,801","6,646",U
"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","4,165","3,941","3,806","3,691","3,589",U
Interstate rural,N,339,533,567,683,711,742,794,834,971,978,951,943,995,999,971,U
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","1,001",992,961,U
Other rural,N,"1,266","1,511","1,882","1,893","1,972","2,005","2,072","2,135","2,321","2,241","2,081","1,894","1,810","1,700","1,658",U
"Urban highwayb, total","2,014","1,995","3,024","2,283","2,679","2,566","2,605","2,733","2,756","2,995","3,101","2,912","2,904","2,977","3,110","3,057",U
Interstate urban,N,277,560,455,627,580,598,647,663,752,791,775,803,943,986,964,U
Other urban,N,"1,718","2,464","1,828","2,052","1,986","2,007","2,086","2,093","2,243","2,310","2,137","2,101","2,033","2,124","2,093",U
"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","140,910",U
Number of revenue passengers (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Intercity bus, total1","366,000","401,000","370,000","334,000","343,200","366,500","347,900","350,600","357,600","358,900","364,600","356,900",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","9,442","8,998","8,734","8,552","8,235",U
"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",969,"1,360","1,329",U
"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","1,647",U
"Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed, all buses6",5.3,5.5,6.0,6.4,6.6,6.6,6.6,6.7,6.7,6.7,6.8,6.9,6.8,7,5.0,5.0,U
Average revenue per passenger-mile (cents) (intercity)1,2.71,3.60,7.26,11.55,11.61,12.19,12.30,12.56,12.75,12.76,12.79,12.91,U,U,U,U,U
SAFETY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of fatalities7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
School bus-related,N,N,150,115,107,123,136,131,128,167,147,141,129,138,130,134,U
School bus occupants,N,N,9,11,4,13,10,10,6,10,21,18,3,11,7,10,U
Other vehicle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Occupants,N,N,88,64,64,72,101,97,91,127,99,95,100,99,90,87,U
Nonoccupants,N,N,53,40,39,38,25,24,31,30,27,28,26,28,33,37,U
"Occupant fatalities, all buses7",N,N,46,32,21,33,21,18,38,59,22,34,45,41,42,58,27
School buses,N,N,14,13,2,12,10,8,6,8,16,16,2,7,7,8,U
Cross country buses,N,N,23,2,7,6,3,5,13,32,3,3,20,3,23,33,U
Transit buses,N,N,6,3,6,1,5,3,2,6,1,4,6,11,1,3,U
Other and unknown,N,N,3,14,6,14,3,2,17,13,2,11,17,19,10,14,U
"Fatalities in vehicular accidentsc, all buses8",N,N,390,340,286,311,367,339,329,373,(R) 357,(R) 331,(R) 331,(R) 337,(R) 315,(R) 340,331
Occupant fatality rate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Per 100 million vehicle-miles, all buses6, 7",N,N,0.8,0.6,0.3,0.5,0.3,0.3,0.5,0.8,0.3,0.5,0.7,0.6,0.6,0.9,U
"Per 10,000 registered vehicles, all buses3, 7",N,N,0.9,0.5,0.3,0.5,0.3,0.3,0.5,0.8,0.3,0.5,0.6,0.5,0.5,0.7,U
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Per 100 million vehicle-miles, all buses6, 8",N,N,6.4,5.9,4.5,4.8,5.6,5.0,4.7,4.9,3.8,3.1,5.0,4.3,4.1,4.2,U
"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,U
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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 the number of operating companies between 2002 and 2003, and as a result the large increase in operating revenues and expenses. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c Includes all fatalities that occurred in an accident in which a bus was involved.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
See transit profile for transit bus data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
" Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1 Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation In America, 19th edition (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 40, 46, and 48.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"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 as of Feb. 16, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MV-10. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"4 1960-2002: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics Survey, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/data/archived.htm as of January 2005; SIC codes: ""413 Intercity  and rural bus transportation"" and ""415 School buses.""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"5 1960-2006: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics Survey, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of October 2007; NAICS codes: ""4852 Interurban and rural bus transportation,"" ""4854 School and employee bus transportation,"" and ""4855 Charter bus industry."" ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"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.  1996-2005: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"7 1980-98: Ibid., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC: October 1999), tables 74 and 93.  1999-2005: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2005, DOT HS 809 775 (Washington, DC: January 2007).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"8 Ibid., Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Query, Internet site, http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of Dec.  2007.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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