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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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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Texas district’s school buses get GPS, ID readers

At Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, school buses are being equipped with ID card readers to record the time and location of students’ boarding and departure.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

Pennsylvania district to use SafeStop school bus app

The app will connect the district's approximately 25,000 parents and its school officials to the vehicles transporting their students.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserApril 15, 2015

Growing GPS, Student Tracking Capabilities Offer More Security Tools

Suppliers are providing more immediate and detailed information for parents and transportation managers through apps and video; customizable alerts andvehicle parameters; planning versus actual views; and tablets on board buses.   

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2015

SafeStop brings bus, student tracking app to California

SafeStop debuted its school bus and student tracking app, SafeStop, with parents of students at Campbell Hall, a school located in North Hollywood. The app is also available in New York, Florida and South Carolina.

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