What's Under the Hood Matters
The safe transportation of our students depends not only on our team members but on the reliability of the vehicles we operate. Onboard vehicle technology, safety and compliance systems, routing and scheduling programs, and fleet maintenance software are all innovations that we have invested heavily in over the years to ensure we are providing the safest service possible when transporting students.
Fleet Maintenance
Our rigorous maintenance standards are monitored in a customized fleet management software that allows our technicians to schedule maintenance, record work performed, and report on the details of each vehicle in our fleet in real time. This system ensures each vehicle remains in compliance and safe for our customers.
Routing & Scheduling
In collaboration with our transportation partners, we use the latest GPS technology to review and test drive the safest and most cost-efficient routes possible for our students. We then integrate that information into our driver scheduling systems in order to manage our workforce, allowing our team to provide coverage for home-to-school routes, extracurricular work, and charter trips.
Onboard Vehicle Technology
The impact of technology reverberates across all aspects of our business to enhance services, improve operations, and lower costs. From the innovative safety and communications equipment on our buses to cutting-edge routing systems and sophisticated cloud IT services that keep our employees connected, Leuschen Transportation remains ahead of the curve in technology and fleet innovation.
GPS Tracking Systems: Equipping vehicles with GPS not only provides the capability to locate a bus on its route at any time, but also improves routing and determining important factors such as speed, idling, and fuel usage.
Front Crossing Gates: This important piece of safety equipment not only helps student cross in front of the bus at a safe distance, but also serves as an alert to surrounding vehicles that they are required to stop, allowing for the safe passage of students loading and unloading the school bus.
Child Check-Mate Systems: It is the driver’s responsibility to check for children who may be left on the bus at the end of their routes. This system is an additional aid to the driver by providing audible and visual alerts when the bus ignition is turned off at the end of any route or activity trip.
Onboard Tablets: Our drivers utilize the latest tablet-based technology, so parents can know the status of their child’s school bus. Additionally, our operations team uses this technology to promote safety and enhance communication with all relevant stakeholders.
