Fleet Management and Surveillance Solutions for the Student Transportation and Public Transit Industries

Month: January 2015

5 Lessons Learned: Using Cameras to Capture School Bus Stop-arm Violations

School Bus, Stop-arm Cameras
Over 24 states have now introduced or have pending laws authorizing the use of video cameras on the outside of school buses to identify stop-arm violators. But rolling out a stop-arm camera program can be tricky and time-consuming. So we thought we’d share five lessons we’ve learned from working with school districts over the past five years to test and perfect the technology to help them take advantage of these new laws. (more…)

Benefits of GIS Routing for School Bus Transportation

Expert Advice Series, School Bus
With the development and increased affordability of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, transportation professionals all over the world discovered and embraced this tool for effective planning, and managing of transportation systems, that can solve complex route problems in minutes and dramatically increase efficiency. Today we asked our GIS expert, project manager Peter Klemm how GIS applications and software can help significantly optimize school bus fleet management and result in tangible savings. (more…)