{"id":34268,"date":"2021-09-16T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingms.gofleet.com\/?p=34268"},"modified":"2021-09-28T08:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:37:50","slug":"back-to-school-brings-new-telematics-opportunities-for-bus-fleets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingms.gofleet.com\/back-to-school-brings-new-telematics-opportunities-for-bus-fleets\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Brings New Telematics Opportunities For Bus Fleets"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month marks the back-to-school season, offering students across the country a mass exodus from lockdowns and a welcome break from online learning. These new beginnings bring with them opportunities for school administrators and third-party fleet managers to revamp their bus operations using technology and telematics data to make the school year safer and more efficient. Below we\u2019ve listed some of GoFleet\u2019s product and service offerings that are available to both schools<\/a> and to the public to help keep kids safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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GPS tracking of bus operations with Bus ETA<\/span><\/h2>\n

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GoFleet\u2019s Bus ETA app marks the first step in safety and communication between parents and their child\u2019s school. Bus ETA<\/a> is an app that allows school admins to provide live location updates of arriving or departing school buses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The app also allows parents to track their child\u2019s bus to make sure it arrives\/departs on time by allowing the parent to create routes and define which students (or \u201cTravellers\u201d) are assigned to those routes. Bus ETA is updated automatically, so that parents (or \u201cGuardians\u201d) have access to real-time updates on their computers, tablets, or mobile devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bus ETA is integrated with ZenduIT ecosystem<\/a> (same functionality as ZenduCAM alerts) to create and review multiple routes, monitor multiple travellers and allow their guardians to log their information in the event of an emergency. A 2-step verification process ensures safe guardian login.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Knowing when and where a school bus will be at any given time \u2014 and having that information available on a live app \u2014 improves efficiency by reducing wait times and avoids having to wade through a field of update calls from anxious parents. Routing and dispatching can be done quickly, providing a live location for all buses employed by the school and increasing visibility between parents and the school\u2019s administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The school can import and manage guardians and travellers while creating and managing routes from the travellers addresses. Conversely, guardians can track several bus routes and travellers from one mobile app while reviewing a history of arrivals and notifications. Ultimately, knowing when and where a bus will arrive allows families to organize their day without the fear of missing a ride to school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tracking student safety with GO9 trackers<\/span><\/h2>\n

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It\u2019s all well and good to know where the bus is, but what if your child isn\u2019t on it? Thankfully, Bus ETA can merge seamlessly with ZenduIT\u2019s tracking system for a more comprehensive (and safer) solution. For example, our third-party GO9 tracker<\/a> plugs directly into the vehicle to track its routes, and a traveller tag tracks the student\u2019s mobility when used in conjunction with a GO9 + NFC reader<\/a>. Whether you\u2019re tracking your child\u2019s bus, or tracking the bus and your child, our technology gives schools and parents peace of mind while promoting safe travel to and from school.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ZenduCAM for heightened safety<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Our commercial dash cam solutions <\/a><\/span>provide a wealth of options for fleets of all sizes. Connecting a product such as ZenduCAM<\/a> to your buses gives you data sets for all kinds of cost-saving and safety-promoting initiatives, including:<\/span><\/p>\n