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May272016 by Vlada TereninaNo Comments

Driver Recruitment and Retention Best Practices: Switzer-Carty Transportation

Customer Success Stories, Expert Advice Series, School Bus

90% of school districts and school transportation companies across North America have experienced a driver shortage. Strict industry regulations, safety concerns, low wages and sometimes even negative public perception of driving buses keep people from entering the field. At the same time, school transportation faces a high turnover rate with the best employees jumping from one company to another. Recruiting and training new drivers is more expensive than retaining existing personnel, and the lack of qualified workforce forces transportation managers to figure out how to keep their best people. And raising the salary range might not be the deal breaker here: some other factors like low employee engagement or lack of respect at work can be drawing your workforce away. So, what can be done t...

May202016 by Lori JethaNo Comments

Hybrid DVRs: Preserving Your Security Investment

Expert Advice Series, Transit, Video Camera Surveillance

Keeping up with the latest technology is hard. New mobile security products are being developed every year with more bells and whistles. It seems the only constant is change. So how does a transit agency ensure that their mobile surveillance system is up to date while keeping budgets in check? One cost-effective solution to consider is a hybrid digital video recorder (DVR). (more…)

May182016 by Lori JethaNo Comments

Planning Ahead for Technology Change – Part 2

Expert Advice Series, Transit, Video Camera Surveillance, Wireless networks

Four Ways to Increase the Life of Your Video System In the first part of our blog article “Planning Ahead for Technology Change”, we discussed reasons and timing for the upgrade of your video surveillance system. When your equipment is relatively new or you don’t have budget for an upgrade, there are a few strategies you can use to extend the life of your existing system. (more…)

May132016 by Lori JethaNo Comments

Planning Ahead for Technology Change – Part 1

Expert Advice Series, Transit, Video Camera Surveillance

In a discussion about the success of the state-wide video implementation, Ben Garrison, Project Manager at the North Carolina Department of Transportation, once said: “When people board our buses they have an expectation of safety… having video surveillance is a pro-active approach to ensure safety down the road.” By implementing surveillance solutions on their fleets, transit agencies tremendously improve the quality of their services and the security of their passengers and drivers. But what if technology implemented years ago fails? Or what if your security team requires much more capabilities today than they did in the past to resolve issues? (more…)