transportation inc. business logo type public traded as nasdaq stb tsx stb industry student transport founded 1997 as student transportation of america ltd. founder denis j. gallagher headquarters 3349 route 138 wall township nj wall township area served north america california colorado connecticut florida idaho illinois maine minnesota missouri nebraska new hampshire new jersey new york pennsylvania rhode island south carolina texas vermont washington wisconsin ontario canada key people denis j. gallagher founder & ceo services school bus contractor revenue 423 million 1 number of employees 11 500 1 website ridestbus.com student transportation inc. doing business as student transportation of america sta and student transportation of canada stc is a new jersey based school bus contractor that focuses on rural and suburban areas . it is the third largest school bus transportation services provider in north america with over 11 500 vehicles that transport students in more than 225 school districts . 2 history edit student transportation of america was founded in 1997 by denis j. gallagher who is the chairman and ceo of the company . 2 with roots that can be traced to new jersey s coast cities bus service established in 1922 by gallagher s grandfather sta successfully completed an initial public offering and its income participating securities ips began trading on the toronto stock exchange in december 2004 . 2 in november 2009 the company changed its name from student transportation of america ltd. to student transportation inc. it continues to use the trade names student transportation of america and student transportation of canada . 3 student transportation has grown considerably through its a b c d acquisition bid conversion and direct to parent growth strategy . 4 5 6 among sta s customers is the los angeles unified school district which is the second largest school district in the united states . student transportation although based in new jersey is publicly traded on both the toronto stock exchange and nasdaq . references edit a b sti financial information . 6 june 2013 . a b c about . student transportation inc. shareholders approve corporate name change to student transportation inc. industry overview . student transportation inc. top 50 contractors . school bus fleet . july 2011 . p. 37 . student transportation of america school bus fleet online directory . schoolbusfleetdirectory.com . retrieved 2009 04 15 . external links edit ridestbus.com official company web site nasdaq exchange stock quote for student transportation inc. stb toronto stock exchange quote for student transportation inc. stb retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title student transportation inc. & oldid 740010105 categories companies listed on the toronto stock exchangeschool bus operatorsbus companies of the united statescompanies based in monmouth county new jerseycompanies established in 1997student transportcompanies listed on nasdaqhidden categories use dmy dates from january 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 september 2016 at 14 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view