Case Study: Auto Viação Alpha improves service and cuts costs with Optibus

How to optimize costs, passenger demand, and driver satisfaction

Auto Viação Alpha, a bus operator in Rio de Janeiro serving 18.2 million annual passenger trips, needed a better way to manage planning amid rising diesel costs, demand fluctuations, and pressure to improve service and driver conditions. The company used Optibus Planning and Scheduling, including Demand Optimization, to create more accurate, realistic operational plans and improve efficiency.

With Optibus, Auto Viação Alpha optimized vehicle allocation to match demand peaks, reduced overtime, and sped up planning from about one month to just days. During a 23% spike in diesel prices, Optibus helped Alpha avoid trip cancellations and keep operational diesel costs from rising nearly as much as they otherwise would have, while also improving passenger service and driver satisfaction.

Auto Viação Alpha

André Arantes

Director