First Student

First Student (United States)

A First Student (USA) IC Type C school bus operates through Westbury, New York.
Parent	FirstGroup
Founded	1999 (through acquisition of school bus business of Ryder)
Headquarters	600 Vine Street, Ste. 1500 Cincinnati, OH 45202
Service area
Service type	School bus, charter service
Web site	First Student (US)

First Student is a brand used by the British transport company FirstGroup for school bus transportation in the United States. According to the company's website, it is the largest provider of school bus services in the US, with more than 62,000 buses. First Student is a sister company to First Transit.

First Student was created in 1999 when FirstGroup acquired Ryder's student transportation division. More school bus companies were subsequently acquired, and when in 2007 FirstGroup acquired Laidlaw, Laidlaw's school bus operations were merged with First Student. The brand has since been expanded into the United Kingdom, where First Student provides new pupil transportation services. One bus has toured the country on trials.^[1]

See also

• First Student Canada
• First Student UK
• Laidlaw

References

External links

• Corporate website

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