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Bell Ceremony at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. He praised his managers and staff for their contributions to the company’s success. “Our management team is the best in the business, and we not only know where to go for business, but where not to go,” he said. “We have the best drivers, dispatchers, mechanics and support staff in the industry. Our people are our competitive advantage.” Technology has also played a major role in the company’s
growth, especially during the past year. “Cloud desktop solutions in our corporate and local offices keep colleagues better connect- ed,” Gallagher explained. “We have GPS in the vast majority of our vehicles and state-of-the-art maintenance in all our locations to track our fleet KPI’s and enhance our operation’s efficiency.” Gallagher said requests for the company’s SafeStop bus and
student tracking app continue to appear in RFPs, as parents increasingly want accurate information on bus arrivals. He said school officials like the SafeStop app for its analytics feature. “SafeStop Analytics and the key performance indicators it pro- vides have reduced late arrivals, removed unnecessary bus stops and helped administrators know what percentage of their fleet is running on time while also showing which vehicles are not,” he explained. “This information allows for fixes to be made to routes and improvements to the overall transportation system.” 7700 STN July Print Ad-FINAL.pdf 1
5/24/17 8:52 AM Gallagher added the use video and audio in buses continues to
increase for safety reasons. STI also gets involved with the communities it serves and has
sponsored fundraisers for a host of charitable causes, including ju- venile diabetes. Its signature fundraiser is the annual Denis, Denny and Mark’s Pro-Am Jam, a celebrity music and golf event led by Gallagher and friends, which have included NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin as well as Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan of the music group Hootie & the Blowfish. The event, in its sixth year, has raised millions of dollars for charities. In pondering the future, Gallagher said the industry must find
ways to solve ongoing issues such as budget constraints, driver shortages, passenger safety, training, inefficiencies in rout- ing-scheduling, bell time studies, overreaching regulations fleet technologies and alternative fuels. He said safety will remain the top priority at STI and the com-
pany will continue to build on its momentum in alternative fuels. “We have been leaders when it comes to alternative fuel vehicles and we’ll continue to push this in markets where parents, school officials and the community are embracing less carbon monoxide in and around their schools,” he said. “Moving forward, we will be strategic in our growth and continue to invest in new equipment, new technology, our people and our communities.” ●
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