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Transportation director says new fuel and routing systems cut costs and improve tracking; RFP planned for contract renewals
Summary
Transportation reported approximately $65,000 savings from a new fuel program, adoption of Transact routing and tablet trials to improve real-time tracking, and timelines for an RFP; board discussed commute times, additional bus costs and dry-run ideas for the first day of school.
Mr. Bybee, the district's transportation lead, briefed the board on summer work and new systems adopted to manage buses and trips, saying the district saved roughly $65,000 in the first full year after switching to the WEX fuel program.
Bybee described implementation of Transact routing and a field-trip module that centralizes route assignments, company contractors and trip estimates. The system imported student assignments by July 29 and lets contractors and administrators view assigned buses, estimate times and centralize trip requests. The district also trialed a Transact tablet with a passive GPS (about a 7-second delay) that allows single…
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