Thomas Williams

FirstGroup America

Transporting 4.5 million passengers per day throughout the United States and Canada, FirstGroup America is the largest provider of surface transportation services in North America. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, FirstGroup America provides busing and maintenance services to municipalities, school districts and the general public in the U.S. and Canada. In 2008, the company was awarded the National Safety Council's highest award for safety. FirstGroup America is the largest provider of student transportation and the largest private sector provider of transit management and contracting services in the U.S. and Canada. FirstGroup America operates five successful business units: First Student - Transports 4 million children each day to and from school. First Transit – Carries 160 million passengers every year more than 260 million annual fleet miles. First Vehicle Services – Provides maintenance support for more than 50,000 vehicles. First Canada – Operates 11,100 school and transit buses throughout nine Canadian provinces. Greyhound – Carries 22 million passengers each year, covering 6.2 billion passenger miles. Today, the company has more than 96,000 employees throughout the United States and Canada and total revenues of $4.8 billion. FirstGroup America operates in 49 states and 11 Canadian provinces.