Who owns STA?
STA is owned by Student Transportation of America (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Our History - Student Transportation of America. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Student Transportation of America reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Travel & transport › Bus & coach
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About STA
STA is a school bus operator that its own pages say was established in 1997 and now runs more than 22,000 vehicles for about 1.25 million passengers a day across North America. The company's history page says it went private in 2018 under its management and its largest shareholder CDPQ, and records its 2022 acquisition of Pacific Western Transportation.
Ownership timeline of STA
Where STA sits in STA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in bus & coach, and who owns them
The 35 brands in bus & coach on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Egged, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| megabus | ComfortDelGro | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Derech Egged | Egged | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Huang Bus | Transport International | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bus Éireann | CIÉ | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| FlixBus | Flix | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona | FNM | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Arriva UK Bus | Arriva | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Dan | Dan | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: STA
STA is a privately held company headquartered in United States, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Student Transportation of America is a school bus contractor. Its own history page says it was founded in 1997, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2004 and NASDAQ in 2011, and became privately held in 2018. The same page says it is led by its senior management and its largest and longest-tenured shareholder, CDPQ, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Its About page reports more than 22,000 vehicles and about 1.25 million passengers daily across North America.
🇺🇸 STA and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; STA is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of STA?
The parent company of STA is Student Transportation of America, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is STA American?
Yes. STA originated in the United States in 1997 and its owner, Student Transportation of America, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is STA still owned by Student Transportation of America?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, STA is still owned by Student Transportation of America. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Our History - Student Transportation of America — Student Transportation of America, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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