Districts across the country are facing budget cuts — sometimes drastic. Pupil transportation professionals are examining innovative ways to maintain current levels of service with significantly fewer dollars.

The routing and scheduling software currently available to school bus operations is user-friendly and designed to make the routing process as smoo...

Many students who ride America’s school buses every day are outfitted with new technology such as cell phones, MP3 players, portable video games and o...

Although still in its infancy in school transportation applications, GPS (global positioning system) technology can be used to do more than just track...

No-cost option for communication upgrade

Radios with telephone capabilities in addition to two-way function are used in an innovative comm...

Although tracking of vehicles using GPS (global positioning systems) is becoming increasingly common in commercial transportation, it’s still rarely u...

By combining GPS, wireless communications and the Internet, fleet operators can track buses in real time, while gathering reams of potentially useful data.

Fortunately, wages are not the driving force for employment. 'Making a difference' is the leading attraction, and many parents respond.

Global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming widely used, but will it satisfy the requirements of school bus operators?