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J U L Y 2 0 1 4 • S C H O O L B U S F L E E T
Impact of certifed
medical examiner
requirement?
No impact:
38%
Increase in cost of
bus driver physicals:
37%
Not sure:
25%
A new regulation requires that certifed
medical examiners be used for driver
physicals. More than one-third (37%) of
respondents said this will increase the cost of
the physicals.
Bus buying continues to
grow
Same
number:
46%
No new
buses:
13%
More
buses:
23%
Fewer
buses:
18%
A large proportion (69%) of respondents are
buying more or the same number of buses for
the 2014-15 school year compared to the
previous year, which is a more than
3-percentage point increase compared to
last year's fgure, and an 11-percentage point
increase compared to 2012.
Number of contracts
stays steady
Same
number:
67%
Fewer
contracts:
5%
More
contracts:
28%
About two-thirds (67%) of respondents re-
ported having the same number of contracts
with school districts this year.