Academy Express LLC

City-funded organization

Academy Express LLC, doing business as Academy Bus, is a motorcoach and charter bus company founded in 1968 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, that describes itself as the largest privately owned transportation company in the United States. Its only New York City funder is the Department of Education, which has awarded it $45 million in contracts since 2014 for coach bus transportation, including trips for extracurricular activities. Its current $17.7 million active contract as of August 2026, "Coach buses.", is a renewal awarded without a fresh competitive bid; a prior $17 million "Coach Bus Transportation Services" contract that ended in 2023 was a competitive sealed bid. Overall, 62% of contract value ($28 million across 3 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Standardized Services
City contracts (active)
$17,701,213 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$44,830,392 · 22 since 2014, incl. expired
Paid to date
$33,948,203
Won without a fresh bid
62% of contract value · $27,599,537 · 3 contracts

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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