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Transportation director: new fuel system, stronger DOT inspection results expected to reduce costs
Summary
Director of transportation Danielle Escona showed board members the district’s new app‑enabled fuel tanks and said improved pre‑inspection practices produced higher DOT inspection scores compared with prior years; she said savings will appear next budget year.
Danielle Escona, the district’s director of transportation, briefed the board on recent operational upgrades intended to reduce costs and improve fleet reliability.
Escona said the district installed on‑site fuel tanks with a cloud‑connected app that requires driver PINs, records gallons dispensed and produces automated reports. She said the system reduces staff time spent procuring fuel and that the district’s fuel costs are lower than local towns, forecasting savings to be visible in next fiscal reporting.
Escona also summarized Department of Transportation inspections, describing three kinds of reviews required by the state each year: documentation (driver files and physicals), random bus inspections and a full fleet inspection. She said the district’s pre‑inspection process and maintenance checklist boosted compliance; she reported a fleet inspection score in the 90% range and noted prior years’ scores were in the 60s and 70s.
Why it matters: transportation is a significant operations cost and compliance with state inspections is required for student transportation. Escona said the cloud system will allow real‑time monitoring of fuel levels and per‑transaction reporting.
Board direction: Escona said she will return with quantified savings once a full fiscal year of data is available.
