Website Durham School Services Headquarters Warrenville Fleet 12,000 | Parent organization National Express Founded 1917 Service type School bus contractor | |
Service area United States (nationwide) Subsidiaries Murphy Bus Service, Inc., Vogel Bus Company, Inc., A & E Transport Services, Inc. | ||
Message from durham school services ceo david a duke on chattanooga tennessee bus tragedy
Durham School Services is a school bus operator providing tendered pupil transportation throughout the United States, currently operating in 32 states, primarily along the West Coast, in the southern United States, the Midwest, and parts of the Northeast. Founded in 1917, it is the leading provider in student transportation in the United States. It has been a subsidiary of National Express Group since 1999.
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- Message from durham school services ceo david a duke on chattanooga tennessee bus tragedy
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North American sister companies are Stock Transportation in Ontario, Canada and Peterman Bus in Ohio.
On November 21 2016, a school bus operated by Durham was involved in an accident which left 6 students dead in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The driver, Johnthony K. Walker was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide. The investigation revealed that though the driver was not intoxicated, he was speeding and had strayed from the assigned route. Walker had been involved in an accident two months prior, and had his drivers license suspended in 2014 for failure to show proof of insurance.