Crabtree Transportation, contractor for the Belton School District in Belton, MO., fired up their fleet and rolled out of the bus yard on the first day of the school year. Due to the addition of a new elementary school, numerous bus routes had to be altered, re-mapped, and issued to the drivers. This is no small undertaking when it comes to re-routing your entire fleet.
“Our drivers are among the best when it comes to dealing with changing routes and altering schedules.” states David Crabtree owner of Crabtree Transportation. “Our drivers have numerous routes daily, due to staggered bell times for High School and Elementary".
So how did the first day go?
"When the first day was over all of the buses were back 1.5 hours before the previous year and we had fewer problems than I have ever experienced. One of the best start-ups we have had!
Crabtree Transportation uses Bus Master Software to route and keep track of their entire fleet. One program allows you to easily route, map, access a complete student profile, student conduct, activity trips, bus maintenance, fuel usage, reportable mileage and more!