Bellingham Public Schools
Transportation Safety and Statistics
Transportation Safety
- Our transportation department includes a full-service shops that maintains all buses and motor pool vehicles.
- Buses are inspected twice a year by Washington State Patrol. We have over 35 years with excellent results.
- All drivers attend annual in-service training developed by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
- In addition, we provide refresher courses regularly on defensive driving, winter driving and student management.
- All drivers are required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) to participate in a random drug testing pool.
Transportation Statistics

Our Fleet
Our fleet of school buses features 74 buses with nine new buses on order

Service Statistics
We transport approximately 3,500 students daily over 93 square miles.

Distance Traveled
Last school year, we drove 903,306 miles.