Case Study: Scottsdale Unified School District achieves verified inspections and safer, more reliable school bus operations with Zonar Systems

This school bus fleet went from unreliable inspections to verified peace of mind

Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) operates 200 school buses across a 121-square-mile district in the Phoenix area, serving more than 6,000 students and logging nearly 2,800 miles daily. Facing extreme heat and frequent pencil-whipped, paper-based inspections, the district wrestled with overlooked maintenance, delayed work orders, limited visibility into bus locations and ridership, and connectivity problems with tablet mounts — all of which increased safety and reliability risks for riders.

SUSD deployed Zonar’s fleet suite — EVIR inspections, V4 telematics, Ground Traffic Control, Z Pass ridership tracking, Zonar tablets and RAM mounts — to digitize inspections, capture timestamped results and defect photos, and stream vehicle and ridership data in real time. The result: verifiable, faster inspections and repairs, fewer roadside breakdowns, geofencing and GPS-based accountability that exonerates drivers, improved parent confidence and fewer calls, and reliable tablet connectivity backed by 24/7 support.

Scottsdale Unified School District

David Jacobson

Director of Transportation