As students prepare to head back to class this fall, 13 school districts across North Carolina – from Asheville to the coast – are using new wireless technology to provide information about their school buses—improving student safety and creating real time information for parents and administrators. Synovia Solutions developed the technology so school district officials can see detailed information for each bus in their fleet and receive alerts to ensure drivers travel at safe speeds and stop at railroad crossings. Every time the bus stops and opens its doors, information is sent to school officials about the location, time and duration of the stop.
Synovia’s solution boosts bus driver productivity giving
them the ability to clock in or out right from the driver’s seat. The device also
helps reduce fuel consumption through a dashboard that highlights issues like
excessive idling. One optional component of the school bus tracker enables students
to sign in and off the bus using their student ID card providing parents
confirmation their child arrived safely to school in the morning or back home
in the afternoon.
“Parents
entrust us each day with the safety of their children, and this solution aids
in our ability to manage a fleet of 300 school buses on a daily basis with advanced
monitoring capabilities,” said Scott Denton, transportation director for Durham
Public Schools. “I now feel as if I’m riding alongside each of our drivers— morning
and afternoon.”
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