Parents
Knowing precisely when the bus will arrive at your stop with the WheresTheBus app means peace of mind for parents. Up-to-the-minute ETAs eliminate the morning and afternoon stress of uncertainty when the bus will arrive. If your school district tracks ridership with student IDs, parents can receive a push notification when their student boards the bus. Arrival times are available instantly with Apple or Android apps or any Internet device (smartphone, tablet, PC, iPod, etc.).
School Districts
WheresTheBus is a user-friendly school bus tracking system that solves problems without creating new ones. Cloud-based solution eliminates software and map installation and maintenance. Transportation staff can address problem routes quickly and efficiently with real world data, reporting, and statistical analysis. Transportation departments can measure, monitor, and manage what is important to operations: safety, efficiency, and customer service.
Products
Real-time bus and student location information and data are the backbone and passion of our company. When transportation, schools, and households can all access real-time cloud-based, information, phones stop ringing and people can make better, more informed, and efficient decisions.
Transportation
Know where all of your buses are in real-time, all of the time. In a few clicks, answer and address any questions and parent or school inquiries. The WheresThe Bus desktop and mobile software is the most powerful and user-friendly software in the industry. Our greatest compliment is after our first training or demo, when customers routinely tell us "anyone can use this".
Student Ridership
WheresTheBus has the most large-scale student ridership implementations in school transportation. We work with the infrastructure already in place in the school system, coming up with a coherent implementation strategy and ID technologies that work consistently across all school disciplines.
Parent App
When families can access real-time, precise bus stop arrival information, they receive accurate, personalized information immediately, allowing Transportation staff to focus on transportation, not telephones.
WheresTheBus was the first widespread parent app in the industry and remains the most advanced. The app provides real-time, precise bus stop arrival time predictions (ETA / Estimated Time of Arrival), maps, and bus stop views customized for each household.
School View
School View allows schools to access real-time location and arrival time information for all buses assigned to their school. Rather than calling Transportation inquiring about bus arrivals, school staff can focus on staging students and preparing them to efficiently board incoming buses.
Ruggedized Tablet (MDT)
Fully ruggedized (IP67) tablets are configured to do a wide range of functions including driver messaging, turn-by-turn directions, and student ridership / bus stop validation. A simple, user-friendly interface with easy, powerful, and quick access to information is our priority.
Employee Time & Attendance
WheresTheBus (WTB) Time & Attendance allows users to receive driver time punches directly from WTB Rugged Tablet logins, providing a streamlined employee experience. Actual GPS data can be used to validate time entries against ignition messages and bus depot departures and arrivals. Managers can access a user-friendly interface to view, edit, add, and delete time shifts. The Time & Attendance feature also accounts for various roles, including drivers, aids, field trips, sporting event personnel, and specific job codes. Additionally, payroll integration is seamless, as data can be exported to any payroll software program using a CSV or Excel export.
Field Trip
WheresTheBus (WTB) Field Trip module allows school users and transportation personnel to remotely submit, approve, and manage your trips in one location. Multi-tiered approvals require designated school and transportation personnel to both approve a trip before it is officially submitted and approved. Notifications are automatically sent to stakeholders as the trip progresses through the approval process and reminder emails are automatically sent the day before the trip.
About
WheresTheBus LLC provides the absolute best in industry GPS, onboard technologies, and route plan integrations. The company’s software is both powerful and user-friendly, a rare combination achieved by knowing and listening to our customers and anticipating their needs based on every click. The result is immediately apparent. In a few clicks, dispatchers and transportation employees and administrators get an immediate answer.
WheresTheBus exclusively serves the K-12 school transportation industry and has since its inception in 2012. The company was founded by industry pioneers who first introduced GPS bus tracking, a parent app, and route plan integrations to the pupil transportation industry.
Leadership and Customer Support Team
Joe Winkler
President & Founder
Frank Genovese
Chairman & CFO
Ryan Hill
Director of Software Development
Tom Rutgers
Installation Manager
Sam Arciprete
Customer Service Manager
Aaron LaBarre
Hardware Developer and Support
Integration Partners
With over 30 years experience serving school districts and school transportation providers, Busology Tech (formerly TripSpark) offers fully scalable routing solutions, GPS, and a full suite of onboard technology in a single, integrated package. Our solutions can be found in some of the largest districts in the country, as well as small charter schools and private contractors. Visit our website to learn how Busology can improve your operation’s efficiencies, increase student safety, and deliver better communication between schools, administrators, and parents.
BusPlanner is a leading all-in-one student transportation management software provider that serves transportation departments in the K-12 end-market across North America. BusPlanner allows Transportation Directors to plan school bus routes, track vehicles in real time, communicate with relevant counterparties, including parents and school bus drivers, and provides several other functionalities that streamline the job of a Transportation Director.
Onboard iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) from Tyler Technologies works with school transportation departments and integrators like WheresTheBus to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance safety through real-time visibility and automated and secure data exchange. Connectivity is made easy when you can bridge the silos of data within your operations with Tyler's easy-to-use API platform built specifically for K-12.
Contact
Please feel free to contact us via e-mail at any time.
We pride ourselves on prompt, helpful, reliable, customer service.
Email allows our organization to ensure that all customer inquiries are effectively handled.
You can reach us at:
205 Newbury St, Suite 303
Framingham, MA 01701
United States of America
