School Transportation News Magazine | Buyer’s Guide 2016


DATA, STATISTICS AND TRENDS


2014-2015 Total Bus Production By Body Type/Segment


Type A: 8,216 Type C: 28,640 Type D: 4,344


MFSAB: 1,585 White Buses: 6,330


Total: 49,115 0 0 10000 10000 20000 20000 30000 30000 40000 40000 50000 50000


*Reported by OEMs as of 12/4/2015. Data reflects only factory production numbers and not actual sales.


Projected School Bus Orders for the 2015-2016 School Year


Type A: 7,000 Type C: 25,800 Type D: 3,790 MFSAB: 900 0 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 *Averages taken from OEM responses.


From 305 Responses to a Reader Survey How many buses are in your fleet?


2016 Alternative-Fuel School Bus Options by OEM


5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 (Propane & CNG Mid-Year)


Blue Bird ▪Vision


▪Micro Bird (Propane)


▪All American Rear-Engine (CNG)


▪NexBus (CNG & Propane)


Collins


Thomas Built Buses


▪Saf-T-Liner C2 (CNG & Propane)


▪Saf-T-Liner HDX (Propane)


Lion Bus


▪eLion (Electric)


Projected School Bus Orders for the 2015-2016 School Year


TYPE A TYPE C TYPE D MFSAB


*Averages taken from OEM responses. 7,000


25,800 3,790 900


2014-2015 Total Bus Production By Body Type


TYPE A TYPE C TYPE D MFSAB


WHITE BUSSES 8,216


28,640 4,344 1,585 6,330


*Reported by OEMs as of 12/4/2015. Data reflects only factory production numbers and not actual sales.


▪CE Series (Propane)


IC BUS


Trans Tech ▪SSTe (Electric)


On average, what is the typical life cycle/ age of your buses?


Do you consider eventual resale value when purchasing new buses?


12


More than 500—6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%


YES 0% 10% 20% 30%


15+ YEARS—49% 40%


NO 50%


1-50—61% 51-100—16%


101-150—6% 151-250—8%


251-500—3%


5 YEARS —2% 8 YEARS—9%


10 YEARS—14% 12 YEARS —26%


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