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School District 122 in Machesney Park, Illinois, a district of 4,500 students in grades K-12. Transportation Director Don West reported that the district had to reduce 10 routes over a two-year pe- riod. Te district used Transfinder maps that integrate with Bing. Te district can monitor the location of all buses at all times by using this mapping system. Te
district also maintained its full staff of drivers after the route reductions, there- fore eliminating any driver shortage. “By using the GPS coordinates, we are seeing the actual student addresses instead of a range of house numbers,” West said. Harlem District 122 has optimized routes by assigning more students on a bus, a result achieved by seeing exactly where
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each student lives. Jay Bruner, director of transpor- tation at Dothan City Schools in Alabama, said he uses Mototrax by AngelTrax to assist in optimizing his bus routes. Te Mototrax software provides Route Rewind, which allows the user to see what the routes looked like a year ago. Bruner can see if his routes are designed correctly, if the bus stops are too close or too far apart, and whether they are spaced correctly. Te dispatchers know when and where the bus doors open and close. “Everything we do is for the safety of the child,” he said. “I can’t imagine doing this job without this tool.” When training his 95 drivers, Bruner
stresses three priorities: Safety, profes- sionalism and efficiency. Since using Mo- totrax, he said efficiency and optimiza- tion have been achieved and the number of complaints have decreased. Use of the AngelTrax video system provides optimi- zation of bus safety, and shows what is transpiring on the school bus. Te Angel Trax system, according to Bruner, allows transparency for all parents and students and drivers. “It is cut and dry. I like to go by the book,” he said. Meanwhile, school district trans-
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portation departments using R.E.I. components in their fleet can run programs from their desks via cellular data or Wi-Fi connections. Te A.R.M.O.R. real time data video management software optimizes mo- bile surveillance that promotes safety for students and buses. Tis software maintains efficient fleet and routes, and saves both gas and money. Te real time data notifies dispatch if the bus is late, deviates from its route or if something else is wrong. Rhonda Davis, director of transportation for Lake Travis ISD in Austin, Texas, said she finds that the A.R.M.O.R. suite video system is very efficient, especially as it automatically downloads video when buses return to the yard. Davis added that the district has four cameras in each of their 83 buses. “Our district is impressed with the quality, reliability, cost efficiency and technology of the
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