Whether you plan your routes manually or you use an automated routing and scheduling software application, chances are you spend a lot of time trying to maximize the efficiency of your bus routes. The reality is, no matter how good your plan is there are always exceptions that take place in the field. The Everyday Wireless real-time bus tracking system gives you full visibility into what is actually happening on your routes after your buses have left the depot. Having access to this actual data is immensely valuable and gives you all the management tools necessary to truly optimize to your routes.

Route optimization results in a reduction in the number of route miles driven. Some of the obvious benefits of reducing your route miles include: less fuel consumed, reduced exhaust emissions, lower maintenance costs, less overtime, more on-time arrivals, etc.

"Our 1,100 buses travel more than 95,000 miles and consume roughly 18,000 gallons of fuel per school DAY. We have been able to reduce our fuel consumption by 10% resulting in more than $750,000 in annual savings."
- Steve Huckeba – Senior Administrator of Transportation Services and Operations.

The Everyday Wireless system makes it easy to see where delays occur and where route improvements can be made. Our system gives you the power to see where your buses actually are verses where they “should be.” Given access to this data you will find that in some cases there are deviations to your well thought-out plan and by improving the plan – you achieve optimization. The ability to monitor your fleet in real-time also offers you a practical way of objectively enforcing compliance among your drivers.

Most districts strive to pay a fair wage to their bus drivers, however, they also want to insure that they are getting a fair days work with competent drivers that are following all procedures and safety practices. The Everyday Wireless system can give you the tools to manage your drivers or contractors in an objective yet supportive manner helping you to improve your driver’s performance while controlling payroll costs. Utilize the Everyday Wireless system to know when your employees or contractors start in the morning and finished in the afternoon. At precisely what time did they perform their pre-trip? When did they leave to do their routes? Where did they travel before, during and after their scheduled routes? When did they return at the end of the day? Did any of your drivers take any unauthorized trips or breaks? Put accurate real-time information to work for you and reduce wasted and unauthorized hours and quickly reduce payroll costs.

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How much time is spent by dispatchers polling drivers for their location and ETA?

"I simply zoom in on the monitor and I know instantly.”
– Russ Stott – Transportation Specialist, Colorado Springs School District # 11.

By providing real-time visibility to the entire fleet, The Everyday Wireless system will help you significantly reduce the amount of time your drivers and dispatchers spend on unnecessary communication.

Many states have banned the use of cell phone handsets by bus drivers due to the significant distraction cell phones can have while driving. The Everyday Wireless iX-3’s integrated push-to-talk voice capability will eliminate the need for maintaining cellular phones on school buses.

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Administrative cost savings occur when you can make timely decisions based on accurate and timely information. It is very difficult to effectively manage an operation with only limited access to critical information. The Everyday Wireless system will put all the information you need at your finger tips. Now, instead of making key decisions based on a best-guess basis, you will have instantaneous access to accurate real-time data. With unprecedented visibility into all aspects of your operation all key members of your transportation operation will be empowered to improve. Routing can plan better routes. Dispatch can observe the entire fleet in real-time. Drivers are more accountable. Maintenance knows exactly how many miles have been driven and when to schedule routine and preventative maintenance.

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The Everyday Wireless real-time bus tracking system will help you to better optimize your bus routes, therefore improving your on-time-arrival performance. Every stakeholder in your community will be positively impacted by this, including students, parents and principals.

How much time is spent researching parent complaints and then following up on phone discussing your findings with the parent? The Everyday Wireless system allows you to work in partnership with parents in solving the many service issues that may come up each day.

"The Everyday Wireless system has significantly reduced parent and school complaints. It has eliminated the hassle of performing radio time checks with drivers. It also has eliminated the need to make return phone calls to parents. We can address their issue immediately by looking at the GPS data. Our repeat complaint calls have decreased by 99.9%!”
– Bill Bair, Director of Transportation, Colorado Springs School District # 11.

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When formulating a Return-On-Investment analysis you must concentrate on the hard dollar savings that a proposed solution will generate. In other words, a solid ROI must include the quantifiable economic benefits of the technology. However, due to the sensitive nature of pupil transportation, and the fact that precious lives are involved, it is equally important to include the less quantifiable benefits of increased safety and security. Federal statistics indicate that riding a school bus is the safest way to get children to school and back home. Our system will help make it even safer! Safety is a hard concept to attach a number to and it is difficult to talk about within an objective framework. After all, how do you quantify the reduction of just one serious accident or other major event? How do you put a price on transporting your students safely to and from school? The Everyday Wireless system enables you to insure that your drivers are operating safely and keeping to their assigned routes. Our system gives you the unprecedented ability to manage compliance with safety regulations in real-time. We can help you to greatly reduce the probability of accidents and provide a safer and more secure environment for your students.

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