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FACT 2013

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industry data Top 50 Motorcoach Operator Survey Total Buses and 2011 2010 Company Name/Location 11 FirstGroup America/Dallas 22 Coach USA/Paramus, N.J. and Coach Canada/Peterborough,Ontario 33 Academy Express/Hoboken, N.J. 44 Pacifi c Western Group of Companies/Toronto 55 Royal Hyway Tours Inc./Seattle 67 Peter Pan Bus Lines/ Springfield, Mass. 76 Easton Coach Co./Easton, Pa. 8- Horizon Coach Lines/ Sandy Spring, Md. 9 10 10 Mears Transportation/Orlando, Fla. 9 Arrow Stage Lines/Omaha, Neb. Coaches Motorcoaches 13,375 1,775 1,642 674 506 419 330 314 260 222 212 1,172 674 426 346 310 29 212 170 170 Non- Motorcoach Buses 11,600 470 0 80 73 20 285 48 52 42 Total 40-Foot Buses and Coaches 2,062 0 326 30 225 5 3 127 26 4 Total Shorter Than 40 Ft. 1,512 1,642 67 40 73 20 27 25 26 25 Total Longer Than 40 Ft. Plus/ Minus 2010 Vans 5,897 +4,200 478 33 281 426 121 305 284 60 179 166 -75 65 +35 0 +46 68 0 +73 0 - 48 4 86 8 +18 90 -3 14 What is the best marketing method for your business? 50 41% 40 50 31% 30 40 30 20 16% 20 10 6% 0 Word of Mouth Internet Print Ads Yellow Pages, Radio and TV Other The most favored marketing methods were once again word of mouth, selected by 41% of respondents, and the Internet, chosen by nearly one-third of surveyed operators. 24 < mETRO mAGAZINE FACT BOOK 2013 6% 10 0 School Contracts Government Contracts Diversified into Limo/Paratransit To increase business, more operators secured government and school contracts in 2011 than in 2010, at nearly two-thirds of respondents, compared with 46% last year. metro-magazine.com 17% What actions have you taken to boost business? 70 60 67% 62%

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