It could be a few tough days for parents expecting buses to take their children to school in Delaware in the Fall.
Among the problems facing the contractors is a shortage of bus drivers as well as increasing costs.
David Sutton runs the Sutton Bus Company in Stanton.
He told the Wilmington News Journal that many of the bus driving jobs are part-time and include some extensive requirements.
These range from a commercial driver's license and background check to a drug test and fingerprinting.
The pay for school bus drivers is anywhere from $14 to $16 an hour.
Over the years the contractors have been pushing the state to provide more money for school transportation.
But with tough budgetary times Delaware state lawmakers have been reluctant to alter the formula for compensation.
There were around 16-hundred school buses on the road last year.
The News Journal reports more than 70 percent were provided by contractors.
