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Financing a school and employee bus transportation acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most school and employee bus transportation acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $657K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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Ranked by funded school and employee bus transportation acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.103 loans · $64M · Indiana, PAFull record →
- 2.104 loans · $100M · Portsmouth, VAFull record →
- 3.138 loans · $276M · Sioux Falls, SDFull record →
- 4.65 loans · $52M · Lancaster, PAFull record →
- 5.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 6.57 loans · $74M · Winston-Salem, NCFull record →
10+ funded school and employee bus transportation deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Adam Transit LLC in Selinsgrove, PA — $4.6M (2025) · purchase · Fulton Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.5M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 2/25/2025
- First disbursed
- 3/7/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 202
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $512K
- Est. cash at closing
- $708K
- Monthly payment
- $59,639
- Annual debt service
- $716K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $895K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Fulton Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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- Astra Transportation Corp. in Yonkers, NY — $3.2M (2025) · purchase · Pathward National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.4M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 175 days
- Approved
- 5/15/2025
- First disbursed
- 11/6/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 135
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $358K
- Est. cash at closing
- $495K
- Monthly payment
- $42,619
- Annual debt service
- $511K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $639K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Pathward National Association · Lender record →
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- EAGLE BUSINESS HOLDINGS LLC in Charlotte, NC — $773K (2025) · purchase · Truliant FCU
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $580K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 83 days
- Approved
- 2/5/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/29/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 41
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $859K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $86K
- Est. cash at closing
- $118K
- Monthly payment
- $10,323
- Annual debt service
- $124K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $155K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Truliant FCU · Lender record →
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- Astra Transportation Corp. in Yonkers, NY — $500K (2025) · purchase · Pathward National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $250K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 175 days
- Approved
- 5/15/2025
- First disbursed
- 11/6/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 135
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $556K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $56K
- Est. cash at closing
- $74K
- Monthly payment
- $6,608
- Annual debt service
- $79K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $99K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Pathward National Association · Lender record →
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- Adam Transit LLC in Selinsgrove, PA — $250K (2025) · purchase · Fulton Bank, National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $125K (50%)
- Approved
- 2/25/2025
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 100
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $278K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $28K
- Est. cash at closing
- $37K
- Monthly payment
- $3,100
- Annual debt service
- $37K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $46K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Fulton Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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- Novas Enterprises LLC in Newton, MA — $1.0M (2022) · purchase · TowneBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $756K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 3/22/2022
- First disbursed
- 3/31/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (2/28/2026)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 29
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $112K
- Est. cash at closing
- $154K
- Monthly payment
- $11,322
- Annual debt service
- $136K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $170K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by TowneBank · Lender record →
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- Novas Enterprises LLC in Newton, MA — $35K (2022) · purchase · TowneBank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $18K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 35 days
- Approved
- 3/23/2022
- First disbursed
- 4/27/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (2/28/2026)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 29
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $39K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $4K
- Est. cash at closing
- $5K
- Monthly payment
- $393
- Annual debt service
- $5K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $6K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by TowneBank · Lender record →
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- Triple J Bus Lines L.L.C. in Claysburg, PA — $683K (2020) · purchase · First Commonwealth Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $512K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 17 days
- Approved
- 8/14/2020
- First disbursed
- 8/31/2020
- Loan status
- Paid in full (7/31/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 21
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $759K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $76K
- Est. cash at closing
- $102K
- Monthly payment
- $7,584
- Annual debt service
- $91K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $114K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by First Commonwealth Bank · Lender record →
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- Macomb Transportation LLC in Mt. Clemens, MI — $152K (2020) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.1% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $114K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 29 days
- Approved
- 11/1/2019
- First disbursed
- 11/30/2019
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $169K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $17K
- Est. cash at closing
- $23K
- Monthly payment
- $2,161
- Annual debt service
- $26K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $32K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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- Triple J Bus Lines L.L.C. in Claysburg, PA — $140K (2020) · purchase · First Commonwealth Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $70K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 8/11/2020
- First disbursed
- 8/20/2020
- Loan status
- Paid in full (7/31/2025)
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 21
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- School and Employee Bus Transportation
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $156K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $16K
- Est. cash at closing
- $20K
- Monthly payment
- $1,468
- Annual debt service
- $18K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $22K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by First Commonwealth Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to school and employee bus transportation businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a school and employee bus transportation acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. First Commonwealth Bank funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $657K typical loan
- 6 lenders fund the industry
- 29 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.