Case Study: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District achieves safer, more efficient fleet operations and six-figure annual savings with Zonar Systems

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District - Customer Case Study

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) operates about 100 school buses and 100 white-fleet vehicles serving roughly 6,500 students across dozens of campuses and more than 3 million miles a year. When Transportation Director Mark Hill arrived in 2022 there was no functioning telematics system; the district needed precision GPS, electronic routing integrated with Transfinder, and faster, verifiable inspections to improve safety, reduce manual work and cut costs.

CFBISD implemented Zonar’s smart fleet platform (Ground Traffic Control, V4 TCUs, EVIR) with Samsung tablets and Transfinder integration. The solution delivered real-time tracking, skip-stop routing that saves time and fuel, 40% reduction in paper use (with more to come), faster verified inspections, increased vehicle uptime, a drop in spare buses to five enabling disposal of older units, and roughly six-figure annual savings—plus better parent communication and a 75% hiring advantage in drivers versus nearby districts.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Mark Hill

Director of Transportation