Safety, Reliability and Efficiency - Benefits of Fleet Tracking Solutions
School boards are under pressure to not only provide a safe, reliable transportation service to school children and their parents, but also to run as efficiently as possible in light of today’s budget restraints. A GPS/AVL tracking system can make a school bus fleet more profitable and keeps children safe.
A GPS/AVL tracking system will provide several benefits to the school bus fleet. In addition to being able to guide drivers who have gotten lost, the system will be able to track if a bus is speeding and send e-mail updates. Previously, the only way to know would be to do radar checks or rely on complaints. The system can also monitor bus driving patterns to make sure drivers operate their vehicles efficiently, eliminating unnecessary idling, observing speed limits and not taking detours.
Vehicle Tracking can also check the travel history of a school bus. This feature can be used to help determine if a bus missed its stop. Additionally, they can relay to parents the location of a bus if needed.
The tracking system also has means of relaying various kinds of diagnostic data to operators. It can notify the district’s chief mechanic if a bus battery has died and check how long a specific bus has been left idling. It can even tell if the bus has been subject to harsh braking and rapid acceleration.
