Dedicated to the safe and efficient transportation of Maryland’s most precious cargo.

Serving Maryland’s Student Transportation Community for Over 75 years.

Maryland School Bus Contractors Association (MSBCA) was formed in 1949. Today’s MSBCA is comprised of over 450 School Bus Contractor Members, representing more than 3,500 school buses in 21 of Maryland’s 24 school jurisdictions. MSBCA drivers covering over 53 million miles annually across the great State of Maryland. We are partnered with the best Industry Members from across the State and country. As an organization, we promote the safe and efficient transportation of all school students throughout the State and consider it a privilege to do so.

President’s Letter – SUMMER EDITION 2026

Summer Greetings to our fellow School Bus Contractors!

We hope you’re enjoying your summer, staying cool and enjoying some well deserved time off. As we prepare the buses and our team for a new school year, I want to just connect on a few items.

SAVE THE DATE: The MSBCA 78th Annual Convention will take place on October 16-17, 2026 at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland in Hanover. This is a new venue for us. It will offer much more space to grow our fabulous Trade Show and Reception, allowing for more Associate Members to showcase their services to our industry. This is also a great family friendly location at Arundel Mills Mall. There is so much to do my head is spinning. Plus there is rumor to stay over an extra night on Saturday where some of us are planning to go to Medieval Times. Watch for emails coming to an inbox near you in August and September with more details.

A nice crowd of fellow contractors came out for our Quarterly Meeting at Pirates Cove Restaurant in Galesville (Anne Arundel County) on Saturday, May 27. There were some really good discussions as many counties were in the process of negotiating new contracts with various school districts. Marty shared the latest membership dues numbers. I want to congratulate Garrett Co. having 108.6% of their member dues submitted. St. Mary’s Co was second with 97.1%, Carroll Co. with 91.9% and good old Harford Co. with 83.7% of our members paying their state dues. There are some counties out there that Marty will be calling on you this summer. We need to all connect with our fellow contractors to make sure they understand the value of their state membership and how it keeps us thriving and moving forward, especially when it comes to Annapolis and our elected officials. We are strongest together.

Enjoy your Summer and let us know if we are do anything to help.

Steve Nelson, President