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3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

In a perfect world, things would always go as planned when it comes to bus routing. But as a wise transportation director once told us, "A plan is great for a sunny day, but it's been raining cats and dogs on student transportation for years now."

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5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

This blog was published in 2023 and updated on May 26th, 2023 Tablets have become increasingly popular in classrooms for enhancing education, but did you know that they can also improve student transportation safety? Here are five ways that tablets

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How to Combat Bus Driver Shortages and Rising Fuel Prices

How to Combat Bus Driver Shortages and Rising Fuel Prices

School bus driver shortages and rising fuel costs are forcing districts nationwide to reevaluate their budgets. As the number of bus drivers declines across the country, transportation departments are working diligently to find solutions to this

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Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

With a new school year underway, students are back on the school bus and in the classroom. As the pandemic continues, school bell schedules are staggered, school closures occur, and bus route planning fluctuates.  

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Does Your Routing Software Help You Effectively Respond to Driver Shortages?

The impact of driver shortages was thrust into the public eye when the COVID-19 pandemic forced transportation departments to manage meal delivery, critical route changes, and even wi-fi provisions, but most transportation department employees will

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Adverse to Technology in Your District? What to Look for in a Software Provider

When considering new education technology for any department in a school district, it’s best to have a well-thought-out introduction.  New software often drives amendments to old processes and requires a significant amount of adaptation on

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Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Some say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day...” but if the 2020-2021 school year taught us anything, it is circumstances can change quickly and adapting to change requires the right tools.

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