Contractor Profiles Standing Out


Meet 10 forward-thinking, fast-growing contractors


Written by David George | david@stnonline.com


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here are many outstanding school bus con- tractors nationwide that somehow make life much easier for every school district and partner they interact with. This fact made it


especially challenging to whittle down this month’s list to only 10 companies. Sometimes, a company’s local performance is so


dominating that there is no way to not include it. In the case of Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc., that means playing a significant role in student transportation in New York state. STS, which is headquartered in Bay Shore on Long


Island, has eight locations that fit the company’s niche well. Purchased in 1970 by the Corrado family, STS trans- ports students daily in 21 school districts, and conducts field trips and other after-hours operations. In addition, STS has agencies as clients, for which it serves school children and people with special needs. Last October, daily newspaper Newsday recognized STS as a top workplace in its annual listing. STS was


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ranked No. 3 out of 74 companies on Long Island, with its employees applauding working conditions, supervi- sory staff, benefits and pay. This was the second time that STS had made the list. STS was especially commended for having the “best training for its employees,” according to Energage, the Pennsylvania firm that conducted the research. STS has earned a reputation for its “generous salaries,


health benefits, matching retirement plan contributions among other perks, including barbecues, gifts and holiday bonuses,” reports the New York School Bus Con- tractors Association. The Newsday profile reported that STS staff members feel like family, and they receive a solid rate of pay, at $20 to $26 per hour—with benefits. Company President John J. Corrado, son of John A., said the warm culture and mutual respect among em- ployees were values handed down by his grandparents, who originally began as bus drivers in 1922. STS was later founded in 1953. John A., purchased the business in 1970, with the son assuming the leadership reins in 1995.


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