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Our three goals are always to improve safety,
operating efficiency, and
customer service. The implementation of a GPS system in conjunction with a routing system meets all of these goals at once.”
— Tommy Crosby, Marion County (Fla.) Public Schools With approximately 300 routes to oversee, implementing a
variety of changes and improvements in the district’s transporta- tion operation all at once has made it difficult to single out what each change has saved, but Crosby is confident that the return on investment was less than the 18 months initially predicted. “Our three goals are always to improve safety, operating ef-
ficiency, and customer service. Te implementation of a GPS system in conjunction with a routing system meets all of these goals at once,” added Crosby.
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benefits that are not measured specifically in dollars and cents. According to Transfinder President and CEO Antonio Civitella, a transportation director would not be able to answer inquiries or complaints from parents in real time without having the data integrated with its routing system. “If a parent complains that a bus was speeding on a street, or
that a bus was too late to pick up a student or failed to stop, the director or contractor would have immediate access to the actual facts and be able to defend a driver, or admonish one, if necessary to avoid this happening again,” said Civitella. Ron Gambini, vice president of fleet maintenance for the Trans
Group, said he sees the combination as a single resource that his safety, operations and book keeping departments use to moni- tor and audit driver performance. “It helps our business eliminate excessive idling, identify risky
driving habits, monitor on-time performance and compare hours worked to hours paid,” said Gambini. “I believe that the combina- tion of the two software systems truly leverages the power of the data that we have available to help us operate safer and more ef- ficient, thus providing our customers with quality service.” For the Trans Group, the perceived ROI gained from addition-
al control, asset location, reduced risk and complaint response increases substantially as the deployment of the two systems grows. And, from an operational perspective, the return was immediate, something shared by Dysart Unified School Dis- trict #89 Director of Transportation Bob Streeter, who was able to route his district’s 25,000 on 170 buses covering 145 square miles with only one route coordinator and one special educa- tion coordinator. “Potential lawsuits have been avoided, especially with GPS,”
said Streeter. “Our insurance carrier loves us because we are able to provide actual data without having to presume anything.” n
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