Case Study: Elwood Community Schools saves time and $25,000 with Transfinder Routefinder Pro

Small District Finds Time and Cost-Savings with Routing Software

Elwood Community Schools, a small district that transports approximately 800 students daily to its three schools, was trying to manage bus routing without usable software. Transportation Coordinator Jill Cole found the district’s existing system non-intuitive and could not get it operational, so she searched online for a better option and found Transfinder.

Transfinder’s Routefinder Pro was purchased in December 2005 and was up and running within a month, with help from a Transfinder project manager for implementation, importing, and geocoding. The software helped Jill reconfigure routes twice for efficiency and savings, including one change that reduced a bus and saved $25,000, while also making it easier to import new students, assign stops, present route changes to the Board, and record mileage and field trip billing through Infofinder le.

Elwood Community Schools

Jill Cole

Transportation Coordinator