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Andrew Grasty, assistant transportation director for Centerville City Schools near Dayton, Ohio, reviews planned routes for the new school year and tracks all 122 buses in the fleet.
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ic’s standpoint and we can wirelessly download the video in our office.” Grasty continued, noting
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know where the buses are. They also have the ability to run actual versus scheduled time and location as well. We can make sure the buses are making their scheduled stops, to make sure that all students are transported as scheduled.” Grasty acknowledged that Centerville
uses Transfinder as its routing software, and he praised the product. “We absolutely love Transfinder,” Grasty commented. “It is a forward-thinking company that has top- notch customer service and the interests of the customer in mind.” Grasty has observed that the company’s
software is intuitive. “Our router can see all of the routes for a school building, so she can make sure the scheduling of the buses is being done in the most efficient way possible.”
Other technologies for Centerville in-
clude surveillance cameras. “We use REI for the cameras inside our buses,” Grasty informed STN. “They have great resolution. They’re easy to install from our mechan-
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that for fleet maintenance, they use a software called Fleet, which is made by Trapeze. That app helps ensures that their mainte- nance crew is performing preventive maintenance on the buses, as required by the manufacturer. “Our mechanics use the Cummins software and the Allison transmission soft- ware to diagnose and repair the engines and transmis- sions,” he said, adding that the acquisition of the tech- nology was for safety and efficiency. “We felt the need to have
GPS on our buses, so we would know at all times where they are on the routes and have the ability to respond in times of need,” Grasty stressed. “With 122 yellow buses on the road every day, you must know where your assets are.” ●
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