Routing | Seon Blog

Feb222019 by Julius WalczynskiNo Comments

3 Free Tools (And One Low-Cost One) Small School Districts Should Consider to Manage Bus Fleets

Expert Advice Series, For New Transportation Directors, Routing, School Bus, Solution & Product Updates

We love talking with transportation staff at small school districts. Sometimes our calls with Transportation Directors get interrupted because of the many hats these Directors wear. A recent example: the Transportation Director had to end a call to start a troublesome lawnmower. At another district, we discussed routing plans that were represented on a lovely, big map on the wall with pins and strings. These interesting scenarios, however, illustrate that small school district staff have to make do with small budgets, often outdated or hand-me-down technology. At the same time, they are facing the same new fleet management pressures and expectations that bigger districts face. (more…)

A New Approach to tackling School Bus Route Operations

Industry Trends, Routing, School Bus

The safety of students and drivers underscores every step a school bus transportation department makes. What happens outside the bus is just as important as what happens inside — often more so as the majority of fatalities and injuries happen outside the bus. How does Route Operations Planning factor into the equation? And could better, more efficient route operations lead to increased student and driver safety? (more…)

Moving from Paper to Digital with School Bus Route Planning Software

Industry Trends, Routing, School Bus

5 Easy Steps to get School Bus Route Management off your Walls During a weekend with my young nephews, I was surprised to learn that they didn’t know how to hand write in cursive. When I asked why, they answered that they type out their homework on computers, and only remembered how to write their names in cursive. Schools and districts across North America are moving toward a digital learning and management environment, but what about our school transportation departments? Why is the management of bus fleets and digitization of school routes still behind the curve for some districts? (more…)