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When it comes to getting students to and from school safely, nothing beats the school bus. According to the NHTSA, children who ride the bus are about 70 times safer...

Student transportation departments are under increasing pressure to do more with less. They’re expected to reduce ride times without compromising service quality...

As winter fades, transportation departments enter one of the most operationally sensitive periods of the year. Spring brings shifting bell schedules, testing days...

As 2025 comes to a close, many school districts are reviewing how their student transportation programs performed over the past year. Rising costs, staffing...

When a route is 15 minutes late, schools get flooded with calls, and miscommunication in the form of different ETAs may occur, leading to worried parents...

In 2025, student transportation across North America underwent a rapid transformation. Districts faced higher costs, driver shortages, and increased safety expectations while...

Winter fuel inefficiency rarely comes from a single issue. Longer warm-ups, cold starts, snow route detours, and stop-and-go driving all add idle time and extra miles...

No single routing decision breaks a school district. Instead, it’s the accumulation of hundreds of small choices, made under time pressure, staffing constraints...

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