School Buses Open Their Doors to GPS Tracking
What GPS tracking systems work best for school buses?
The LandAirSea 8100 GPS tracking system is a real time system that incorporates the latest in GPS tracking and wireless technology. Used as a portable device operating on an internal lithium battery pack, or connected directly to the vehicle’s 12 volt power supply, the GPS tracking system 8100 accurately determines the exact location of a vehicle. Its hardware and software are designed to be used for both single unit portable applications or major fleet installations. The 8100 can be positioned to update its location from every second to up to 30 minutes and anywhere in between. The LandAirSea 8100 GPS tracking system offers three monthly payment plans to accommodate an organization’s needs and budgets.
The LandAirSea 3100 GPS tracking system includes an external GPS antenna that determines the precise location of any asset or vehicle. With many installation options available, the external antenna allows for the unit to be hidden even in areas where GPS reception is limited. With the LandAirSea 3100 GPS tracking system, there are no monthly fees.
Since “real time” systems are most widely used by companies who wish to monitor fleet vehicles and other “heavy” assets, the LandAirSea 8100 system is reputed to be ideal. Its same capabilities could easily be applied to school bus tracking, depending upon the size of each school, number of students, number of buses and average distances traveled. This can be especially comforting to parents: if their child’s bus is late, they can access its route in real time to determine where it is and approximately when it will deliver their parcel safe and sound. School administrators, on the other hand, may want to know how many stops each bus is making and for how long. From an administrative standpoint, passive GPS tracking is a more effective way to monitor the use of school transportation vehicles to determine how they are being used by drivers, and how much unnecessary mileage might be cut from their routes.
Case in point: A large suburban school district in a Midwestern state owns 160 school buses. These buses travel 7,700 miles a day, transporting 9,000 students. With each bus averaging 7 mpg (per National School Bus Council) for a 180 day school year, these buses use 198,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year. At $2.98 a gallon, the school district spends $590,040 each year in fuel costs alone. If, by employing the use of a LandAirSea GPS Tracking System, bus mileage is reduced by 10%, the school district could save nearly $60,000 – enough to put another teacher in a classroom or fund an additional program.
By analyzing bus routes on a continuing basis through the use of GPS, the district could consolidate routes, thereby eliminating five buses. The reduction of leasing costs, drivers’ salaries, and insurance and maintenance fees could save the school district hundreds of thousands of dollars over a five year period.
Increased efficiency …enhanced security…improved communication…greater cost-effectiveness.
These are good enough reasons to incorporate GPS tracking in America’s school transportation system. Once established in all school districts, time, as the saying goes, will tell.
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