Autumn Transportation

What Autumn Transportation does

Autumn Transportation is a privately held ground transportation operator founded in 2006 and headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, under co-owners Sal Marotta and Roy Marotta (Fazzina). The company runs two service lines from a single fleet of 120+ buses: contracted student transportation for Connecticut K-12 districts (including Hartford Public Schools, Wethersfield Public Schools since 2017, and CREC magnet schools), and charter ground transportation serving party, airport, and corporate clients with vehicles carrying up to 24 passengers. Operationally, the fleet is equipped with GPS tracking, video surveillance, and two-way communication systems, and is supported by an in-house maintenance facility intended to maximize vehicle uptime and control service costs. The business model is services-based and contract-driven on the school side (district RFPs, multi-year awards) and charter-driven on the commercial side, with headcount reported in the 11-50 range covering administrative and management staff while drivers are compensated at $21.77/hour per public job postings.

The competitive position rests on incumbency in regional school contracts, capital deployed across 120+ vehicles, and a multi-district footprint in the greater Hartford market that reduces dependence on any single RFP. There is no public disclosure of revenue, profitability, funding history, or M&A activity; the company appears to have grown organically since founding. No AI/ML, proprietary software platform, patents, trademarks, or industry awards are documented in the available input, positioning the technology stack as standard fleet-safety tooling rather than differentiated IP. Labor is the principal operating variable, and active bus driver hiring suggests the company is currently managing either fleet expansion or driver attrition in a constrained regional CDL labor market.

Name

Autumn Transportation

Legal name

Autumn Transportation

Website

https://autumntransportation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Autumn Transportation is a Connecticut-based student and ground transportation company operating a fleet of 120+ buses to serve school districts and charter clients across the greater Hartford region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Transportation Services

NAICS

School and Employee Bus Transportation (485410), School and Employee Bus Transportation (48541), School and Employee Bus Transportation (4854)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

School Bus Transportation Operations (Home-to-School, Field Trips, Athletics) (EDAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Routing, Scheduling & Dispatch Services (EDAEADAB), Driver Staffing, Training & Compliance (CDL, Background Checks) (EDAEADAE), School & Youth Group Charters (Non-Route) (THAIAIAD)

Keywords

• Student transportation services
• School bus services
• Charter bus services
• Party bus rentals
• Ground transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rocky Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Student Transportation Services: Providing transportation to school systems including special needs student transportation, magnet school transportation, and general student transport. Revenue is generated through contracted service agreements with school districts.
2. Ground Transportation Services: Charter and party bus services for private functions, airport transportation, and corporate transportation. Includes 24-passenger ground transportation vehicles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Autumn Transportation provides contracted student transportation to Connecticut school systems (including special needs and magnet school transport) and quote-based ground transportation for private events, corporate functions, and airport transfers. The company operates a fleet of 120+ buses supported by its own full-time maintenance facility and real-time GPS, video, and two-way communication fleet monitoring.

Product overview

Autumn Transportation operates as a ground and student transportation company with two primary service offerings: Student Transportation and Ground Transportation. The company operates a fleet of 120+ buses and has provided services since 2006. Student Transportation serves school systems including Hartford, CT and CREC magnet schools, offering both general and special needs transport. Ground Transportation includes airport/corporate transport and party bus services with 24-passenger vehicles. The company maintains its own full-time maintenance facility for fleet quality and safety compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Transportation Daily student transportation for Connecticut school systems, including general student transport, special needs student transportation for Hartford, CT, and out-of-town transport for Hartford and CREC magnet schools. Fleet of 120+ buses serving the Greater Hartford area.
• Ground Transportation Charter ground transportation for private functions, corporate events, and airport transfers, plus party bus services for special occasions and nights out, including 24-passenger vehicles. Quote-based pricing for corporate and individual clients in the Greater Hartford area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet of 120+ buses serving Greater Hartford area
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Anderson Coach & Travel: Northeast-based motorcoach and charter operator with school and group transportation services; comparable in regional charter plus student transport mix to Autumn's dual-service model.
• MTR Western: Regional school bus and student transportation contractor serving multiple U.S. districts; comparable mid-sized operator with similar mix of contracted school routes and charter/athletic trips.
• GO Riteway Transportation: Midwest-based school bus and charter transportation provider serving public school districts and private groups; similar asset-heavy regional operator profile with comparable contracted school transport.
• Rideout Transportation: Regional school and charter bus operator serving multiple districts; closely comparable in size, service mix (school + charter), and geographic concentration on a single U.S. region.
• NRT Bus: Northeast-based school transportation and charter service provider; comparable regional player offering home-to-school, special needs, and group charter services similar to Autumn's two core lines.

Regional players

• DATTCO: Connecticut/New England-based school bus and motorcoach operator founded in the 1920s; closest geographic peer to Autumn and a direct competitor for Connecticut school district contracts.
• Salem School District Transportation (CT) — EdAdvance: Regional educational service agency providing student transportation across Connecticut; competes with Autumn for Connecticut school district routes and special-needs transport contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Durham School Services: Owned by National Express and one of the largest U.S. school bus contractors; directly comparable in core school transportation offering but operates nationally rather than in a single Connecticut region.
• First Student: North America's largest school bus operator and a division of FirstGroup; provides contracted student transportation similar to Autumn's core service, but at vastly greater scale and across many states.
• Student Transportation of America (STA): Major North American student transportation contractor (acquired by Brookfield); comparable in core school bus services, though operating at significantly larger scale than Autumn's regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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