About Us

CST of Jacksonville, LLC, was organized on August 17, 1998,

by Charles M. Everett, the father of the present managing member,

Matthew A. Everett. The company was formed for the exclusive

purpose of providing educational transportation services. The initials

in the company name shorten “Crescent School Transportation of

Jacksonville, LLC.”

Even though the present company is more than twenty years

old, its roots are found in Crescent Stages, a transportation company

founded in Anniston in 1931. Crescent Stages, and its assorted

subsidiaries Crescent Motors, Inc. and Crescent Transit, Inc.,

provided long line, regional, educational, and municipal bus service

under the capable leadership of Mr. Pres Adams

In 1968, Crescent Stages and Crescent Motors were merged into

Crescent Transit. Crescent Transit continued to provide city bus

service in Anniston until 1977, when Anniston ceased providing

municipal bus service.

At almost the same time, Charles M. Everett sold his

International Harvester dealership and became an investor and

eventually sole shareholder of the Crescent companies.

As municipal bus service tailed of in the 1970’s, Crescent, as

led by Charles Everett began leasing buses to Anniston City Schools

and providing it with drivers. In the 1980’s, Jacksonville City Schools

became Crescent’s customer, a relationship Crescent, and now CST,

have long valued.

CST’S SAFETY PROGRAM

One constant though out the history of the company and its

predecessors is an unblinking focus on the safety of our passengers,

employees, and the public. Our safety program includes daily

updates, weekly reviews, monthly meetings, and bi-annual

training/recertification.  At the heart of CST’s safety program is 

driver certification, re-certification, and continuing safety education. 

All of our drivers (and most of our employees) are state certified 

school bus drivers.  At the start of each day, we check the weather, 

identify new traffic hazards and assist our drivers with their

pre-trip routines, as needed. Drivers arrive at the depot in time to

perform the state-mandated pre-trip inspection. Drivers start their 

buses twenty minutes before the start of each route. They do a 

walk around inspection of the bus, check the glass, check the gauges

and the cabin.  

Safety begins in the shop. Every day, our certified mechanics

inspect, maintain, and repair our buses to keep them running safely

and reliably.