Bus Profile,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FINANCIAL,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
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
Operating revenues ($ thousands) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Intercity bus, Class I 2","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","1,070,204"
Operating expenses ($ thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Intercity bus, Class I 2","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","1,045,515"
INVENTORY,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
Number of operating companies,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Intercity bus, Class I 2",143,71,61,31,26,24,20,22,20,18,15,15,12
"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"
Number of employees4 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Intercity and rural bus,"40,500","43,400","37,900","26,100","23,600","23,800","23,800","22,200","24,400","23,800","24,700","25,100","22,890"
School bus,N,N,"79,900","111,200","125,900","131,100","132,200","136,500","141,000","146,100","146,700","147,700","174,440"
PERFORMANCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
"Vehicle-miles, all buses (millions)5","4,346","4,544","6,059","5,726","6,409","6,420","6,538","6,842","7,007","7,662","7,590","(R) 7,077","6,849"
"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) 4,165","3,946"
Interstate rural,N,339,533,567,683,711,742,794,834,971,978,(R) 951,941
Other arterial rural,N,944,991,995,"1,154","1,171","1,186","1,243","1,282","1,375","1,270","(R) 1,133","1,104"
Other rural,N,"1,266","1,511","1,882","1,893","1,972","2,005","2,072","2,135","2,321","2,241","(R) 2,081","1,901"
"Urban highwaya, total","2,014","1,995","3,024","2,283","2,679","2,566","2,605","2,733","2,756","2,995","3,101","(R) 2,912","2,903"
Interstate urban,N,277,560,455,627,580,598,647,663,752,791,(R) 775,802
Other urban,N,"1,718","2,464","1,828","2,052","1,986","2,007","2,086","2,093","2,243","2,310","(R) 2,137","2,101"
"Passenger-miles (millions), all buses5",N,N,N,"121,398","135,871","136,104","138,613","145,060","148,558","162,445","160,919","(R) 150,042","145,208"
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
"Average miles traveled per vehicle, all buses5","15,970","12,035","11,458","9,133","9,560","9,365","9,386","9,809","9,793","10,515","10,173","(R) 9,442","9,003"
"Fuel consumed (million gallons), all buses5",827,820,"1,018",895,964,968,985,"1,027","1,040","1,148","1,112","(R) 1,026",993
"Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons), all buses5","3,039","2,172","1,925","1,427","1,438","1,412","1,414","1,472","1,454","1,576","1,490","(R) 1,369","1,306"
"Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed, all buses5",5.3,5.5,6,6.4,6.6,6.6,6.6,6.7,6.7,6.7,6.8,6.9,6.9
Average revenue per passenger-mile (cents) (intercity)1,2.71,3.6,7.26,11.55,11.61,12.19,12.3,12.56,12.75,12.76,12.79,12.91,U
SAFETY,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1970,1980,1990,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
Number of fatalities6,,,,,,,,,,,,,
School bus-related,N,N,150,115,(R) 107,123,136,131,128,167,147,141,127
School bus occupants,N,N,9,11,(R) 4,13,10,(R) 10,6,10,(R) 21,18,3
Other vehicle ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Occupants,N,N,88,64,64,72,101,(R) 97,91,127,(R) 99,95,98
Nonoccupants,N,N,53,40,(R) 39,38,25,24,31,30,(R) 27,(R) 28,26
"Occupant fatalities, all buses6",N,N,46,32,21,33,21,18,38,59,22,34,45
School buses,N,N,14,13,2,12,10,8,6,8,16,16,2
Cross country buses,N,N,23,2,7,6,3,5,13,32,3,3,20
Transit buses,N,N,6,3,6,1,5,3,2,6,1,4,6
Other and unknown,N,N,3,14,6,14,3,2,17,13,2,11,17
"Fatalities in vehicular accidentsb, all buses7",N,N,390,340,286,311,367,339,329,374,355,330,343
Occupant fatality rate,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Per 90 million vehicle-miles, all buses5, 6",N,N,0.8,0.6,0.3,0.5,0.3,0.3,0.5,0.8,0.3,0.5,0.7
"Per 9,000 registered vehicles, all buses3, 6",N,N,0.9,0.5,0.3,0.5,0.3,0.3,0.5,0.8,0.3,0.5,0.6
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes),,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Per 90 million vehicle-miles, all buses5, 7",N,N,6.4,5.9,4.5,4.8,5.6,5,4.7,(R) 4.9,(R) 4.7,(R) 4.7,5
"Per 9,000 registered vehicles, all buses3, 7",N,N,7.4,5.4,4.3,4.5,5.3,4.9,4.6,(R) 5.1,(R) 4.8,(R) 4.4,4.5
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"a Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Includes all fatalities that occurred in an accident in which a bus was involved.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOTE  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
See transit profile for transit bus data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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).",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MV-10. "
"4 1960-99: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Employment, Hours and Earnings, SIC codes 413 and 415, Internet site www.bls.gov as of June 17, 2004.  2000-02: Ibid., NAICS codes 485200 and 485400, Internet site www.bls.gov as of June 17, 2004."
"5 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.  1996-2002: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1."
"6 1980-98: Ibid., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 1998, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC: October 1999), tables 74 and 93. 1999-2002: Ibid., Traffic Safety Facts 2002, DOT HS 809 615 (Washington, DC: December 2003)."
"7 Ibid., Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Query, Internet site, http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of June 2004."