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School Bus Fleet BlogMarch 22, 2016

Why Student GPS Tracking Is in Demand

As statistics show, school buses are the safest way for children to get to school. But for parents, knowing that their kids are on the right bus is just as important.

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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2016

Beyond Compliance: Rewarding Safety Programs

Several voluntary safety program best practices would be worthy of inclusion in a beyond compliance program. NSTA encourages FMCSA to utilize the performance metrics of preventable accidents, non-preventable accidents and Department of Transportation reportable crashes when measuring all programs.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

Indiana district pilots school bus tracking app

Indianapolis Public Schools is using Here Comes the Bus, which lets parents track their child’s bus, on a few buses before rolling it out district-wide. A few other districts in the state piloted the app last year.

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ProductsFebruary 1, 2016

Customizable dashboard

Viewfinder is designed to help school transportation operators easily monitor day-to-day operations, providing access to updates on trips, field trips, vehicles, students and staff from any device, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Iris scanners tested on special-needs school buses

A school transportation agency in California concludes a trial test of biometric iris scanners to track students as they board and exit buses.

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NewsDecember 17, 2015

Top 5 most-viewed news of 2015

News stories that attracted the most traffic on Schoolbusfleet.com this year covered such topics as student tracking, school bus passing and a new stop-arm extender.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 12, 2015

Transfinder launches new software at NAPT

The company demonstrates Viewfinder, which can monitor day-to-day operations, providing access to updates on trips, vehicles, students and staff from any device.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 11, 2015

Thomas Built Buses launches new technology platform

BusWise for the C2 school bus will integrate Zonar’s tracking and operations solutions to provide real-time info. Features include Mobileye collision warning and a 360-degree camera system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

Indiana district piloting school bus tracking app

The Tippecanoe School Corp. is offering Synovia’s Here Comes the Bus website and app to parents of students at three of its schools and will soon offer it to the remaining schools.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 30, 2015

Don't Leave Money on the Table: Using Software for Medicaid Reimbursement

Software programs automate reporting, making it easier, faster and less costly, suppliers say. Districts have been able to save days’ worth of staff time and have more, reliable data with which to recoup much-needed funds.

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