Case Study: RSU 44 saves $30,000 a year with Transfinder school bus routing software

RSU 44 saves $30,000 a year with Transfinder

RSU 44, a small rural school district in Bethel, Maine, faced challenges managing its school transportation with a manual, paper-based routing and field trip system. This inefficient process was straining their minimally staffed office. When the state of Maine initiated a program offering Transfinder software, Transportation Director Ron Deegan saw an opportunity to modernize operations and address immediate pressures like driver retirements and potential school closures.

Transfinder provided its suite of solutions, including Routefinder Pro, Infofinder i, and Servicefinder, as a hosted solution through the state program. This allowed RSU 44 to efficiently redesign routes to cover driver retirements, saving $30,000 annually, and to model scenarios for school consolidation with precise data. Transfinder's software and support enabled a nearly paperless operation, seamless field trip approvals, and easy access to bus information for parents, all without district hardware costs.

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