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For the First Student brand in the United Kingdom, see First Student UK.
First Student, Inc. is a North American provider of school bus services. The company works with districts in 38 states and 7 Canadian provinces, carrying approximately 5 million students daily.[1] In addition to its regular routes, First Student also provides special-needs transportation, field trip services, and charter bus rentals.
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Formerly | Ryder Public Transportation Services Inc. (1985–1999) |
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Parent | EQT AB |
Founded | 1999 (through acquisition of school bus business of Ryder) |
Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Service area | United States |
Service type | School bus, charter service |
Fleet | 44,050 |
Website | www |
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With a workforce of 50,500 employees, and a fleet of 44,050 vehicles, the company's fleet of buses drives over 550,000,000 miles combined every year.[1] Formerly a division of FirstGroup, First Student was sold to EQT Infrastructure on 21 July 2021.[2]