NEW TECHNOLOGY Readers Weigh In On
By STN Staff Technology designed to make our lives more efficient and
to connect us with friends, family and co-workers is all around us. In recent years, we have seen these advancements extend to the school bus and to products and services related to student transportation services. School Transportation News surveyed more than 7,000
readers to develop a snapshot of how they are using technol- ogy as well as what kinds of products and services they need or would like to see. Nearly 200 responded to such questions as “What are your operation’s most pressing technological chal- lenges/concerns?” and “If cost was not a factor, what technology
What are your operation’s most pressing technological challenges/concerns?
20.4% 53.9% 28.1% 31.3% 61.1% 26.9% 32.9% 27.5%26.9% 14.4% 35.3% 32.9% 41.9% 31.3% 61.1% 31.7%
options would you like to see in your fleet?” Tis survey coincided with the 19th Annual STN School Bus
EXPO Trade Show, which took place July 24 in Reno, Nev. Tere, magazine staff as well as more 500 attendees saw the latest tech- nological advances for school buses and student transportation management. Te following pages provide a look at what the industry says it needs in terms of technology alongside today’s innovative products and services that are available to the mar- ketplace to solve such challenges as routing, student tracking and school bus surveillance — especially the hot topic of motor- ists who illegally pass school buses. ■
If cost was not a factor, what technology options would you like to see in your fleet?
What are your operation’s most pressing technological challenges/concerns?
20.4% 16.2% 28.1% 8.4%
53.9% 55.7%
■ Route optimization ■ Student tracking ■ Driver distraction controls ■ Employee payroll/time clock ■ School bus maintenance/reporting ■ Protection of surveillance footage ■ Fuel tracking
What technology options do you currently have in your fleet?
3.0% 15.6% 37.7% 57.5% 41.3% 32%
■ Route optimization ■ Student tracking ■ Driver distraction controls ■ Employee payroll/time clock ■ School bus maintenance/reporting ■ Protection of surveillance footage ■ Fuel tracking
■ Multi-plex wiring ■ GPS reporting/tracking ■ GIS mapping ■ Surveillance camera/DVR systems ■ Child reminders ■ Alt fuel ■ Motion sensors/illegal boarding technology ■ Seat belt technology
Do you own/use a smartphone or tablet to increase business efficiency and productivity?
29.9% 73.7% 55% 1%
■ Multi-plex wiring ■ GPS reporting/tracking ■ GIS mapping ■ Surveillance camera/DVR systems ■ Child reminders
■ Motion sensors/illegal boarding technology ■ Seat belt technology 34 School Transportation News Magazine September 2012
■ Smartphone only ■ Smartphone and tablet ■ Tablet only ■ I use neither
12%
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