All safety-conscious parents lookout for a vehicle tracking solution that can track their child’s school bus location in real-time, and that’s where the work of tracking solution provider for the school bus becomes very important. A real-time bus tracking system provides you the live GPS location of the school bus and tells you whether your child has boarded or de-boarded the bus or not, and at what time. All this information can be accessed by parents from anywhere, That’s the whole beauty of a real-time tracking system!

School bus tracking system is a customized geolocation software that completely connects the school authorities, the school transport system, and the parents/guardians, enabling them to locate the school buses and kids at any given point of time an route to school or home, or during school trips or excursions.

A school tracking App allows parents to determine the exact location of their child and the bus in real-time. A customizable map allows parents to see where the bus is and its estimated time of arrival. Also, the application should be uniquely engineered with multiple automated features that can be customized and personalized, so notifications can be sent to let the parents/guardians know when the bus is close to their destination. It should also a record location feature of the school bus at specified intervals.

Being an Integrated Solution allows the sharing of important information between the school and the parents and consolidates all the information in one platform.

The real-time feature of a tracking system gives parents more comfort and peace of mind in ensuring the safety and security of their child while being transported to and from the school.

I have listed some of the advantages of the school bus tracking app for parents.

Most of the parents have a tight schedule in daily routine (team meetings or client meetings at set timings that cannot be changed or compromised), so they cannot afford to waste time waiting at the bus stop to drop or receive their children. A real-time GPS school bus tracking system provides the bus's exact location, which helps parents fix the time to drop and receive their child at the bus stop, thereby saving their precious time.Known routing, planning, and scheduling of bus stops help to save time, so no long waits.Kids no longer have to wait at the bus stop standing in the hot sun or freezing temperatures or pouring rain.Critical information about bus delays, bus breakdown, route deviations, unscheduled bus stops, or an emergency is quickly made available to the parents through urgent SMS alerts and notifications.Parents can access and analyze school bus routing data (historical and real-time) from multiple reports whenever they need them.With a tracking system in place, parents no longer need to call the school to check on the status of the school bus. Every parent gets real-time updates on the latest location of the school bus. This is particularly helpful during school trips and excursions. This provides service and convenience to parents like never before!The system allows parents to drop their child at the next bus stop, just in case they miss the bus.The mobile app helps parents view complete and precise school bus attendance records of their children from anywhere without having to contact the school authorities.Parents can themselves monitor any bus delays or route deviations and plan their own time accordingly. This avoids any unnecessary frustration for the parents and interference with their day jobs.Parents can make alternate pick-up arrangements for their children in case they are unable to coincide with their arrival with delayed bus arrival times. This ensures that children are not left unattended after being dropped off at the bus stop.Through their mobile app, parents can submit requests for a change in route or time of transport service for their children in case they have a change of address in the middle of the school year or some other issues.

Now let's talk about the advantages from the point of view of school authorities or school management. The school bus fleet management system allows school administrators to keep a tab on driver’s speed limits or routes and provides an option to contact the drivers on duty. This gives peace of mind to parents in ensuring the safety and security of their kids.

 Given the importance of privacy and cybersecurity in today’s age, All data is securely stored and managed through the Central Management System (CMS) by school administrators, thereby protecting it from any access or misuse by unauthorized persons. Also, a parent is unable to access other children’s data. Access to only their child is enabled through a unique Parent User password used on the tracking solution mobile app.