12 o'clock and already need an adult beverage? BusBoss can bring down the stress

Out of all the jobs at a school district, few can match transportation management for pure stress. Every day, you and your staff are responsible for the safety of hundreds or thousands of children, while also having to wrangle endless complaints from parents. It's no wonder school transportation managers find themselves looking for liquid courage to keep going.

BusBoss is here to help! We are one of the industry's most respected sources for tools and assistance in running a school transportation system. Whether you need better routing software, improved data tracking, or ways of fending off angry parents, we'll lower your blood pressure - and your BAC.

Five Ways BusBoss Makes Bus Management Easier

1 - Improved Routing

Our flagship product is our BusBoss routing software package. BusBoss can work out routes for even the largest of districts with thousands of students - or more - while offering robust options for tailoring the route to your needs. You can receive a complete set of routes, built to your specifications, in just a few minutes. Then you're free to play with them and tweak them as much as you like.

BusBoss also makes it far easier to deal with mid-semester routing changes, allowing you to update the routes and student roster with a minimum of disruption to other routes.

2 - Robust Bus Tracking

If your district doesn't already have GPS tracking systems on all your buses, it's one of the best investments you can make. When your buses are tracked moment-by-moment by GPS, and it's reported to our TRIPpatrol plotting software, you get an instant at-a-glance overview of all your buses on their routes, in realtime.

The benefits this brings are huge. In the moment, you will know instantly if something has happened to the buses, such as deviating from scheduled routes. In the long term, you'll compile a wealth of data on your drivers' performance. Do they tend to speed? Do they properly stop at railroad tracks? You'll know all their habits, with hard data to back up the observations.

3 - Easier State Reporting

State reporting is another major burden for transportation systems. The reports are slow and tedious to compile, while being absolutely necessary to ensure you get all your owed state funds. Any mistakes could cost you real money.

BusBoss routing, GPS bus tracking, and DISTRICTpatrol accounting software work together to compile all the data you need in one easy-to-access dashboard. Reports are simple to put together, and you never have to worry about user error with data inputs or calculations.

4 - Streamlined Parent Management

Parent calls can be the bane of bus transportation management, interrupting your office and distracting workers from more important jobs. You really shouldn't have to waste time fielding endless "Where is the bus arriving?" calls.

An investment into parental notification apps, like our PARENTpatrol app, will take a huge burden off your office. These apps allow parents and other approved family members to securely access information about their child's bus routes, such as current location and ETA. Plus, if there's a delay, you can use the app to instantly push alerts to all affected parents keeping them updated. Your office calls will plummet.

5 - Consulting

Are you facing specific challenges that go beyond simple tech solutions? Do you know that your office needs to modernize, but you aren't sure where to start? BusBoss consulting services are here for you! We'll work with you directly to understand your needs and your plans for the future, then put together actionable roadmaps that will get you there.

So if transportation management is becoming too much of a burden, you don't need spirits to lift your spirits - just call BusBoss for help!

School Bus Tracking Benefits Everyone

Tracking is good for districts, it’s good for students, and it’s good for parents. That makes it a real win-win investment for districts. What arguments do you find compelling, when talking about bus tracking?