Stocker Bus Company, a family owned and operated business, has been servicing Northern NJ for over fifty years. Charles W. Stocker, it’s founder started as a substitute driver for a local school bus company, Struble’s Bus Company. He started Stocker Bus Company in 1970 with one bus and one driver servicing the local school district. He then purchased Struble’s Bus Company and proceeded to grow the company. Once Kittatinny and McKeown were established, he had found his identity in the school bus industry and purchased other companies. During his tenure, his wife, three daughters and son in law were employed at the company, but in 1988, he suffered a massive stroke and his youngest daughter and her husband were left to manage the business.

Denise purchased it from her father in 1991. At that time, there were 45 vehicles servicing six local school districts in Sussex and Warren Counties. Currently, the company has 64 vehicles servicing thirteen school districts in Sussex, Warren and Morris Counties.

She was a member, served as secretary, and served as president, of the Sussex County Contractors Association, was a trustee of the New Jersey School Bus Owners Association, and is a member of the New Jersey School Bus Contractors Association.

Denise and her office staff have taken the School Transportation Supervisors Program and received certification.

Stocker Bus Company has provided safe and courteous transportation for the entire community including, schools, churches, camps, non profit organizations and private groups for over fifty years and four generations.

Denise’s son, granddaughter and grandson in law are currently employed with the company with the direction to move the business forward.