Operational Differences and Similarities Among the Motorcoach, School Bus, and Trucking Industries (2005) / Chapter Skim
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MCMIS includes intrastate carriers for selected states as well, although coverage for intrastate carriers is incomplete on a national scale. For this study, motorcoach companies in MCMIS were defined as firms operating a greater number of buses than trucks, as well as operating a greater number of motorcoaches than school buses within their bus operations.
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Transit bus operated by AC Transit. Motorcoach Number of Firms Coaches Owned Coaches Owned/Operated Fleet Size All For Hire All For Hire All For Hire 1,000+ 6 5 13,718 12,154 17,425 15,861 500-999 2 2 1,295 1,295 1,383 1,383 100-499 83 74 10,627 9,726 12,684 11,683 50-99 131 116 7,293 6,573 8,808 7,816 25-49 283 250 7,876 6,916 9,641 8,458 10-24 647 573 8,186 7,261 9,747 8,616 6-9 598 512 3,591 3,117 4,343 3,717 2-5 2,452 1,870 5,854 4,845 7,198 5,655 1 4,366 2,425 3,362 2,249 4,366 2,425 Total 8,568 5,827 61,802 54,136 75,595 65,614 Note: This table excludes 82 firms with equal-sized school bus and motorcoach operations, 595 firms with equal-sized school bus and trucking operations, and 2,157 bus firms that did not specify the type of vehicles they operated.
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Number of Motorcoach Firms Region All For Hire West 1,641 987 Midwest 1,522 1,121 South 3,189 2,035 Northeast 1,874 1,392 Canada 318 277 Mexico 22 15 Other 2 0 Note: This table excludes 82 firms with equal-sized school bus and motorcoach operations, 595 firms with equal-sized school bus and trucking operations, and 2,157 bus firms that did not specify the type of vehicles they operated. Source: FMCSA MCMIS, 2000.
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Factors Affecting Profitability The American Bus Association's "2001 Industry Survey," representing responses from 161 motorcoach firms, cites five of the most "pressing concerns, issues, challenges, and problems facing motorcoach companies." Listed in order of most-to-least cited, they are as follows: Northeast – 22% West – 19% Midwest – 18% South – 37% Canada – 4% Mexico – 0.26% Other – 0.02% Note: Total of 8,568 firms. This chart excludes 82 firms with equal-sized school bus and motorcoach operations, 595 firms with equal-sized school bus and trucking operations, and 2,157 bus firms that did not specify the type of vehicles they operated.
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Year Motorcoach Fatalities Occupant Fatalities Transit Bus/ Motorcoach Injuries Transit Bus/ Motorcoach Crashes 1991 46 Further analysis required Further analysis required Further analysis required 1992 45 Further analysis required Further analysis required Further analysis required 1993 35 Further analysis required Further analysis required Further analysis required 1994 25 Further analysis required Further analysis required Further analysis required 1995 30 Further analysis required Further analysis required Further analysis required 1996 43 3 19,000 31,301 1997 46 4 9,000 25,901 1998 50 13 14,000 25,629 1999 66 32 13,000 33,244 2000 48 3 Further analysis required 27,935 2001 46 3 Further analysis required Further analysis required 2002 53 20 Further analysis required Further analysis required Source: NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts; University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Bus Accidents in the United States, 1995 to 1999. TABLE 5 Motorcoach fatalities, transit bus/motorcoach injuries, and transit bus/motorcoach crashes, 1991 through 2002 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Fatalities Source: NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts.
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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Motor Carrier Financial and Operating Statistics. TABLE 6 Top 12 motorcoach companies by operating revenue, 2001
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; • Submit to random drug and alcohol testing; • Have no criminal record involving drunk driving, drug use, or hit-and-run driving; • Speak English well enough to read road signs; • Pass an FMCSA written exam; and • Be courteous, even-tempered, and have strong customer service skills. Driver Compensation According to the American Bus Association in their Destinations magazine "2001 Industry Survey" of 161 motorcoach companies, motorcoach drivers are paid an average of $10.91 per hour, or $0.32 per mile.
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Source: United Motorcoach Association, 2000 UMA Benchmarking and Operating Ratios Study. Figure 11.
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Mailings were sent to approximately 2,900 companies based on lists from industry associations and the last list prepared by the Interstate Commerce Commission in June 1987. Information on the known companies was obtained from the Bus Industry Directory and the American Bus Association.
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However, these figures can be estimated by subtracting the school bus statistics obtained from NHTSA's Traffic Safety Facts from the total bus figure in the University of Michigan study. The report can be ordered from the American Bus Association.
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