5 Tips From A Trained Transportation Coordinator

Modern advances in technology have made life easier for just about all of us, simplifying and streamlining even routine tasks.  These advances have not bypassed our school bus service industry.

Nowadays, school administrators like school district superintendents and transportation coordinators can expect more than just a yellow school bus to take students to and from school and occasional field trips.  These school districts expect bus contractors to use the latest technology to adequately manage their transportation contracts.

The Various Needs for Bus Routing Software

Bus contractors working with school districts understand the necessity to negotiate annual contracts, submit monthly invoices to school district financial offices, and sustain satisfactory service to both schools and the families.  It is understood that managing a fleet of multiple vehicles with various routes requires a high degree of hands on management.  Bus contractors could use new technology to administer their vehicle fleets and deal with safety and security concerns of school administrators and parents alike, keeping their eyes on their fleet with a monitoring system that is both reliable and secure.

School districts, especially the transportation coordinator and other administrators, can select bus contractors on the basis of the level of services that they offer to the school districts, individual schools and the parents and students. The concerns for the school transportation coordinator include a combination of tasks that boil down to keeping the schools in a position to facilitate learning.  That spans the full gamut of controlling costs, supervising operations, and the overall well-being of students while they are in the care of the district and its schools. These districts need to be able to assure school principals and parents that the bus contractors providing services to their school site offer the type of service that is dependable and consistent, optimizing the latest technology for the benefit of all.

How Bus Routing Software Makes the Difference

With all of the various concerns that stem from the school transportation coordinator to the school site principal related to contracts, current and prospective bus contractors cannot afford to overlook meeting the needs of the school districts, the individual school sites and the families of parents and students.  Experienced school bus contractors understand that annual contracts with the school district and monthly fees are the lifeblood of their business, so there is a definite need for school bus contractors to meet and exceed the needs and concerns of all others involved in order to remain viable candidates for current and future transportation contracts and potentially more school districts.

School bus routing software can definitely provide school bus contractors with an edge over the competition. School bus software can provide bus contractors with:

·         GPS tracking for fleet vehicles

·         GPS tracking for student ridership

·         Online database systems

·         Enhanced performance and accountability with the software’s monitoring system

School bus contractors can rely on bus routing software to provide reliable and secure software systems that support transportation providers. These software systems can assist the bus contractor in meeting the various needs and concerns of the transportation coordinator and superintendent of the district.

Selecting a Bus Routing Software Provider

The school bus contractor has to keep in mind the concerns of the school transportation coordinator and those of the school district administrators when selecting a school bus contractor.  They should select their software provider based on the potential provider’s ability to supply them with a flexible and dependable bus tracking software system at competitive rates.  Their selection should also include considering a company with a proven track record.

Bus contractors should expect to work with qualified staff members who truly understands the product that they sell and stand behind its consistency.  Any bus contractor seeking to engage in contract negotiations needs to consider the benefits of purchasing and utilizing a bus routing software. Such an addition can strengthen and enhance the potential for convincing a school district transportation coordinator that you are the contractor of choice.