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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2016

Webinar to Cover Connected School Transportation

Wi-Fi for students and live on-vehicle video streaming are among the topics to be discussed in a free web seminar on Cisco’s Connected Transportation for Education.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2016

Transfinder Offers Contract Buyout Program

The company launches a program in which it proposes to buy out any school district’s contract with a competing routing software provider.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2016

District Makes Changes After Drop-Off Mishaps

A ridership drop during the Fourth of July holiday for a summer program has one student dropped off at her stop 20 minutes early and another dropped off at the wrong stop. Springfield (Mo.) Public Schools instructs drivers to maintain stop times and set routing system safeguards.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2016

Student Transportation Inc. Expands in New York with New Contract

In the $3.5 million annual pact with Lackawanna City School District, the contractor will provide transportation services, routing implementation, and 50 new vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Massachusetts District Awards 3-Year Contract to First Student

The contractor is replacing Freetown-Lakeville's current school buses with a new fleet equipped with GPS, crossing gates, and the Child Check-Mate System.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2016

REI Adds Driver Monitoring, Route Optimization

The software enhancements are designed to increase safety and provide cost savings for fleet operators, according to the supplier.

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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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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 Thomas McMahonJanuary 12, 2016

Texas transportation veteran earns director certification

Anna Hamrick of Allen Independent School District has become a Certified Director of Pupil Transportation through NAPT.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2015

Nebraska district to cut back school bus service

Omaha Public Schools is trying to simplify its busing system and cut costs by reducing the number of schools that students can apply to and still be eligible to ride the bus. The district’s transportation costs are high compared with other urban Midwestern districts.

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