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Transportation Sector Consultants builds ‘Partners Club’

TransPar Group, which manages more than 1,700 vehicles for various school districts in the U.S., joins the TSC program that offers exclusive services.

December 8, 2015
2 min to read


CHARLESTON, S.C. — TransPar Group has become a member of Transportation Sector Consultants (TSC)'s "Partners Club.”

TransPar manages more than 1,700 vehicles for various school districts in the U.S. Its clients include rural, suburban and urban districts with contracted and district-owned operations.

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"We are excited to have a company with the stature of TransPar Group join our TSC Partners Club and become a valued member," TSC President Pete Pearson said. "They have been pioneers in the school transportation consulting and management industries, working closely with school districts to enhance service levels, increase safety and reduce costs.”

Officials said that TransPar's membership in the Partners Club will provide customers with new services and programs to help lower their cost of operations and to track key performance indicators for school business officials.

"Joining the TSC Partners Club as a member and being able to take advantage of a vast suite of services is very exciting for us," said Kyle Martin, president of TransPar Group. "At TransPar, we have a very experienced management team that leverages our proprietary tools and procedures, which we have developed through our longstanding industry expertise. We see additional value with opportunities to tap into TSC's technology group and cost-saving programs for our clients.”

Under the TSC Partners Club, members can utilize exclusive services, such as the use of expert analysis in routing and scheduling to reduce vehicles; the modernization of aging fleets with financing and leasing programs; ongoing fleet and safety reviews to ensure federal and state compliance; and access to online driver training programs tailored to each member's needs. TSC can also assist in driver recruiting and staffing programs.

For more information, go to www.TSCPartners.com.

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