School Bus Fleet, October 2019
OF S MOR VISIONCONVEX WIDERFIELD OF VISIONDVXC S S S 14 SCHOOL BUS FLEET OCTOBER 2019 WWW SCHOOLBUSFLEET COMuses of their services rides for extracurricular and field trip activities are a close second Joanna McFarland the cofounder and CEO of HopSkipDrive says that these types of rides are usually completed via a carpool request Schools will request to use our carpooling feature for athletic or field trip purposes and then well consult with the district to see what works best as far as routing goes she adds Individual families can also use the carpooling feature outside of the districts partnership and set up a carpool request for their children who may atSchool transportation providers often spend copious amounts of time improving operational efficiency ensuring that all buses are up and running properly and on time while also meeting the demand for safe and reliable student transportation But what happens when a district or school needs to cut back on its transportation costs perhaps placing a limit on its school choice routes and or extracurricular trips For some pupil transporters thats where student ridesharing steps in With childrens ridesharing companies like HopSkipDrive Kango and Zum school districts are seeking to maximize the efficiency of their operations well beyond home to school transportation Here SBF spoke with the leaders of the three childrens ridesharing companies and some of the operations theyve partnered with about how the service can help accommodate a variety of trip options combat bus driver shortage and ultimately help schools save on transportation costs Flexible routes While most of the childrens ridesharing companies agree that home to school transportation is one of the more popular Childrens ridesharing companies are offering more than just home to school transportation The service also proves helpful for a variety of school trips tackling bus driver shortage and helping schools save on transportation costs By Sadiah Thompson Assistant Editor Schools Choose Ridesharing for Greater Efficiency Savings RIDESHARING BENEFITS Childrens ridesharing company Kango offers a shuttle service option that schools can use to transport up to six students for carpool rides and or after school and field trips Photo courtesy Kango
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