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

Solution & Product Updates

Feb182020 by Justin MalcolmNo Comments
Video Surveillance hardware Country of Origin and the Question of Banned Components

Video Surveillance hardware Country of Origin and the Question of Banned Components

Industry Trends, News & Events, Solution & Product Updates, Video Camera Surveillance, Video Management
With tariffs, trade wars and concerns over technology, Safe Fleet has seen an increased level of interest from customers on the topic of video technology country of origin and in particular, those products that are sourced specifically from China. Safe Fleet has been diversifying away from sourcing products from China for some time. In fact, we currently have a full suite of solution offerings delivering the full breadth of hybrid and networked video surveillance with an extensive range of cameras to cover off the complete gamut of transit requirements for customers looking to avoid Chinese suppliers. Safe Fleet develops its own suite of software solutions including video playback, video management wireless archiving, video streaming, fleet tracking, maintenance, route optimizati...
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Dec182019 by Deirdre O'BrienNo Comments
Safe Fleet Technology Showcased on Capitol Hill during National School Bus Safety Week

Safe Fleet Technology Showcased on Capitol Hill during National School Bus Safety Week

News & Events, Perimeter Safety, School Bus
More than 15 million illegal school bus passes occurred nation-wide in the 2018 school year and with these numbers came tragic consequences. In October, 2018 one Rochester, Indiana family lost three children in just one illegal passing incident. The deaths of the siblings prompted U.S. Reps Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Julia Brownley (D-Calif) to initiate the Stop for School Buses Act which aims to improve student safety by researching methods of preventing illegal passing of school buses. (more…)
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Nov282019 by Julius WalczynskiNo Comments
How to Keep Kids Safe From Illegal School Bus Passing Accidents

How to Keep Kids Safe From Illegal School Bus Passing Accidents

Expert Advice Series, For New Transportation Directors, School Bus, Stop-arm Cameras
Roads are becoming busier and distractions more complex, causing students to be more at risk than ever before. A 2019 NASDPTS survey identified 95,000 illegal passes across 39 states in a single day; that's over 17 million near misses in one school year. It's not surprising then that for 57% of the school bus transportation professionals we polled in our recent webinar: How to Keep Kids Safe from Illegal School Bus Passing Accidents, illegal passing is considered to be a serious problem with daily violations and multiple close calls per year. However, according to our second poll, only 47% said public awareness campaigns are methods they use to keep kids safe. Watch the webinar, starting at the 0:10:30 mark, for tips from both Derrick Agate, the Supervisor of Transportation at Ho
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