Bus Profile,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Financial,,,,,1960,,1970,,1980,,1990,,1994,,1995,,1996,,1997,,R1998,
Expenditures ($ thousands) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,School bus,,,,"486,000",b,"1,219,000",b,"R3,833,000",b,"R8,031,000",b,"7,847,000",b,"R9,889,000",b,"R10,396,000",b,"R10,353,000",b,"10,326,000",b
Operating revenues ($ thousands) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Intercity bus, class I",,,,"463,100",c,"721,700",c,"1,397,378",c,"943,268",c,"870,354",c,"917,298",d,"911,504",d,"999,918",d,U,d
Operating expenses ($ thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Intercity bus, class I",,,,"405,400",,"639,000",,"1,318,372",,"1,026,213",,"918,522",,"899,176", ,"878,185",,"947,556",,U,
Inventory,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of operating companies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Intercity bus, class I",,,,143,,71,,61,,31,,27,,28,d,27,d,U,,U,d
Number of vehicles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,"272,129",e,"377,562",e,"528,789",e,"626,987",e,"670,423",e,"685,503",e,"694,781",e,"697,548",e,"715,540",e
Number of employees ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Intercity and rural bus,,,,"40,500",f,"43,400",f,"37,900",f,"26,100",f,"23,600",g,"23,800",g,"23,800",g,"R22,200",g,"24,400",g
,School bus,,,,N,,N,,"79,900",,"111,200",,"125,900",,"131,100",,"132,200",,"R136,500",,"141,000",
Performance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vehicle-miles (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All buses,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Rural highway,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Interstate rural,,,,N,,339,h,533,h,567,h,683,i,711,h,742,i,794,i,834,i
,Other arterial rural,,,,N,,944,,991,,995,,"1,154",,"1,134",,"1,201",,"R1,243",,"1,282",
,Other rural,,,,N,,"1,266",,"1,511",,"1,882",,"1,893",,"1,972",,"2,015",,"R2,072",,"2,135",
,All rural,,,,"2,332",h,"2,549",,"3,035",,"3,444",,"3,730",,"3,817",,"3,958",,"R4,109",,"4,251",
   Urban highwaya,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Interstate urban,,,,N,,277,,560,,455,,627,,580,,598,,647,,663,
,Other urban,,,,N,,"1,718",,"2,464",,"1,828",,"2,052",,"1,986",,"2,007",,"2,086",,"2,093",
   ,All urban,,,,"2,014",,"1,995",,"3,024",,"2,283",,"2,679",,"2,566",,"2,605",,"2,733",,"2,756",
Total rural and urban highway,,,,,"4,346", ,"4,544",,"6,059",,"5,726",,"r6,409",,"6,383",,"6,563",,"6,842",,"7,007",
Passenger-miles (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N, ,N, ,N, ,"1,213,980",,"r135,900",,"136,104",,"138,613",,"R145,060",,"148,558",
Number of revenue passengers (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Intercity bus, total",,,,"366,000",b,"401,000",b,"370,000",b,"334,000",b,"343,200",b,"366,500",b,"347,900",b,"350,600",b,"357,600",b
Average miles traveled per vehicle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,"15,970",I,"12,035",I,"11,458",I,"9,133",I,"9,560",i,"9,365",i,"9,446",i,"R9,809",i,"9,793",i
Fuel consumed (million gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,827,,820,,"1,018",,895,,r964,,968,,990,,"R1,027",,"1,040",
Average fuel consumption ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
   per vehicle (gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,"3,039",,"2,172",,"1,925",,"1,427",,"r1,438",,"1,412",,"R1,425",,"R1,472",,"1,454",
Average miles traveled per,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  gallon of fuel consumed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,5.3,,5.5,,6.0,,6.4,,r6.6,,6.6,,R6.6,,R6.7,,6.7,
Average revenue per ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,passenger-mile (cents) (intercity),,,2.71,b,3.60,b,7.26,b,11.55,b,11.61,b,12.19,b,12.30,b,R12.45,b,12.48,b
Safety,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of fatalities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,School bus-related,,,,N,,N,,150,k,115,k,105,k,123,k,136,k,131,k,128,k
,School bus ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Occupants,,,,N,,N,,9,,11,,3,,13,,10,,8,,6,
,Other vehicle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Occupants,,,,N,,N,,88,,64,,64,,72,,101,,99,,91,
,Nonoccupants,,,,N,,N,,53,,40,,38,,38,,25,,24,,31,
Occupant fatalities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,46,,32,,18,,R33,,R21,,18,,38,
,School buses,,,,N,,N,,14,,13,,2,,R12,,R10,,8,,6,
,Cross country buses,,,,N,,N,,23,,2,,7,,6,,3,,R5,,13,
,Transit buses,,,,N,,N,,6,,3,,6,,R1,,5,,3,,2,
,Other and unknown,,,,N,,N,,3,,14,,6,,14,,3,,R2,,17,
Fatalities in vehicular accidents,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,390,,340,,286,,340,,297,,343,,334,
Occupant fatality rate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
   Per 100 million vehicle-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,0.8,,0.6,,r0.3,,0.5,,0.3,,R0.3,,0.5,
"   Per 10,000 registered vehicles",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,0.9,,0.5,,0.3,,0.5,,R0.3,,R0.3,,0.5,
Vehicle involvement rate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
   Per 100 million vehicle-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,6.4,,5.9,,4.0,,5.3,,4.5,,4.4,,4.2,
"   Per 10,000 registered vehicles",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,All buses,,,,N,,N,,7.4,,5.4,,3.8,,5.0,,4.3,,4.3,,4.1,
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE: See transit profile for transit bus data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a,"Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCES: Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b,"Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation In America, 1999 (Washington, DC:  2000), p. 42, 48, 50.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c,"Interstate Commerce Commission, Annual Report of the ICC (Washington, DC:  Annual issues), Appendix F, tables 1, 6.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
d,"U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Selected Earnings Data, Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC:  Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
e,"U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
," (Washington, DC:  Annual issues), table MV-10.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
f,"U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours and Earnings, United States, ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"1909-1994 (Washington, DC:  September 1994), SIC codes 413, 415.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
g,"Ibid., Internet site www.bls.gov, as of August 18, 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
h,"U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1985 (Washington, DC:  July 1997), table VM-201.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I,"Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC:  Annual issues), table  VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
j,"Ibid., Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC:  July 1997), table  VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"Ibid., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC:  October 1999), Tables 74, 93. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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