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Jul62016 by Lori Jetha4 Comments

Enhancing Driver Visibility – Removing the Deadly Blind Spot

Commercial Vehicles, Expert Advice Series, Industry Trends, Solution & Product Updates, Transit

Every vehicle has blind spots, but transit vehicles are particularly vulnerable to blind spots due to their size and composition. On a transit bus, blind spots not only impair driver visibility but often lead to deadly (and costly) collisions. Improving driver visibility can increase the safety of passengers and pedestrians and should be an integral part of any transit system’s safety program. But what are some solutions available today that help solve the killer blind spot? Let’s examine a few that have been tried to increase driver visibility and prevent common types of collisions. (more…)

Jun152016 by Vlada TereninaNo Comments

How to Increase Route Efficiency and Improve Employee Performance

Expert Advice Series, School Bus

Ensuring drivers are following route directions and vehicle maintenance policies, and tracking whether students were picked up at their stops on time can be time-consuming. Lack of easy access to information often creates the burden of additional paperwork to track hours worked, bus inspections, student lists, and route instructions. So how can transportation departments increase efficiency of their fleet operations while helping their workforce perform better? (more…)

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…)