New agreement between South Carolina Department of Transportation, Tyler Technologies demonstrates the full power of integration.


Written By Ryan Gray | ryan@stnonline.com 46 School Transportation News • SEPTEMBER 2020


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iming is everything. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. The clichés are endless but no less true for the implementation of technology. In South Carolina’s case, the COVID-19 pandemic could


prove to be the secret sauce for the successful launch of new integrated transportation solutions aimed at increased efficiency and streamlined operations in the state’s 46 counties. Certainly, the current health crisis caused much anxiety this spring and summer at the South Carolina Department of Ed- ucation (SCDE), which oversees the most unique school bus operations in the nation. The agency owns and maintains all 5,400-plus school buses, nearly 95 percent of which are on routes


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