School transportation software helps school administrators manage their programs for transporting students safely to and from school. Administrators use school transportation software to set up transit routes and schedules, manage drivers, track the movements of vehicles in real time, manage vehicle fleets, and notify parents about their child’s location. In addition to daily pick-up routes, school transportation software products can manage field trips and one-time changes to student schedules. These tools allow schools to ensure their transportation programs are as safe and efficient as possible.
Typically, the primary users of school transportation software are K-12 school administrators and bus contractors who use the software to plan school bus routes. Schools can use these tools to create optimized transit routes in less time, gather transportation usage data to inform decisions about their programs, and improve communication with parents. Some school transportation software products integrate with K-12 student information systems to allow for importing of student names and addresses.
To qualify for inclusion in the School Transportation category, a product must:
Be designed to manage school transportation programs
Create optimized routes and schedules
Assign students and drivers to the appropriate transit routes
