School bus fleet management solutions for safer, smarter operations.

Districts face pressure to provide well-run school bus operations. But tight budgets, aging fleets, and the imperative for student safety don’t make this easy. See how school bus fleet management software can help districts reach their goals.

Protect students, drivers, and communities

School bus fleet management hardware & software like Motive’s can prevent collisions and make liability management easier. The Motive Integrated Operations Platform provides a range of tools to increase safety around, and within, every school bus. 

See how Motive’s AI-powered safety features work: 

• Prevent collisions with real-time alerts. The Motive AI Dashcam instantly detects 15+ high-risk driving behaviors (such as cell phone use or drowsiness). Tailor safety events to meet your district’s or contract’s requirements. Drivers receive real-time in-cab alerts so they can self-correct as unsafe behavior arises. Safety managers, meanwhile, receive instant alerts that include high-definition footage, making it easy to identify unsafe driving behaviors that require post-trip coaching. 

• Reduce risk. Remotely view everything surrounding buses and other vehicles with 360° cameras for situational awareness and analysis. Address unsafe driving around buses effectively with clear video evidence of stop-arm violations. For example, in Aspen School District, Director of Transportation Reghan Mahaffey has trained her drivers to say the license plate letters and numbers aloud, and Motive AI Dashcams capture both the audio and video. Violators have been fined and some taken to court.

• Protect from liability. With Motive, it’s easier to manage liability — whether it’s video evidence to exonerate drivers from wrongful blame in collisions or audio from onboard the bus to resolve disputes fairly and protect drivers.

Build parent trust and communication

With improved school bus fleet management, you can have answers ready for parents, whether they want to know about vehicle location or details in the event of an incident. You’ll be able to: 

• Locate buses at once. Motive’s real-time tracking technology, based on GPS pings every 2-3 seconds and API updates every 15 seconds, enables quick location of buses and easy route management. This enables immediate assistance or rerouting, and allows you to share accurate ETAs with parents for peace of mind.  

• Get comprehensive visibility. Use 360° cameras to view the surroundings of each bus for fast responses and parent updates in the event of a collision.

Cut costs and maximize budgets

By improving operations with school bus fleet management software, you can lower expenses. Consider cutting costs in the following ways.

• Save through safety. Safer driving can bolster your bottom line by reducing collision-related costs and insurance rates. Top respondents surveyed report saving 63% in collision-related costs annually and 25% in reduced insurance costs, on average.

• Improve fuel efficiency. Limit fuel consumption by optimizing school bus routes and identifying wasteful driving behaviors, such as excessive idling and speeding. 
  
• Reduce downtime. Use automated maintenance reminders and connected vehicle diagnostics to keep every vehicle operational with timely and preventative maintenance.

Manage your fleet of school buses in one integrated platform

Instead of managing a variety of tools, use a single, easy-to-use platform like Motive to manage your K-12 school bus fleet. With Motive, keep students safe, build parent trust, and increase efficiency.