Only one of the companies recommended by School Superinetendent John Fryer is based here in Jacksonville.
Many local contractors say they're upset about being left out.
All we hear from this board is money, money, money. Local companies and some from around the country are presenting their proposals to the Duval County school board, but Eyewitness News decided to investigate the one national company that could be given the largest contract. Duval County School board Superintendent John Fryer is recommending that three companies be awarded bus contracts instead of dividing transportation between 110 businesses, but only one of those three recommended companies is based in Jacksonville. First Student operates in 500 different school systems and runs 12,000 buses bringing 750,000 students to school every day. But in Providence, Rhode Island, a bus driver's strike against First Student last fall stopped transportation there for several weeks.