Tyler Technologies and First Student Unveil Advanced Tablet Technology to Improve Student Transportation
September 03 2019 - 09:17AM
Business Wire
Pilot program under way with seven school
districts to improve operations and accountability
Tyler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today a
partnership and pilot program with First Student, North America’s
leading provider of school transportation, to equip its school
buses with a custom version of Tyler’s industry-leading tablet
software, Tyler Drive™.
First Student runs the fourth largest fleet in North America,
with 42,000 buses serving 1,100 school districts. When the
organization recognized a need for an in-vehicle tablet solution,
it knew it required a technology that could scale to a large
customer base and one that would address its operational,
reporting, and data analytics needs.
“At First Student, our bus drivers drive more miles in a day
than most school districts drive in a year, so we needed a strong
partner that could help us develop a solution to address our unique
needs,” said Dean Suhre, senior vice president of performance
improvement for First Student. “We believe Tyler’s level of
innovation matches our own, and we’re excited about the pilot
program we’ve launched to enhance our day-to-day operations.”
Through this partnership, First Student has built a platform
that can receive data from any major source and transform it into a
common data set. Tyler has developed the technology that can pull
that data into a custom tablet, powered by Tyler Drive software, so
that First Student can provide a consistent experience for their
drivers, regardless of where the route data is coming from. The
integration between the tablet and First Student’s back-end system
means that everything – routes, drivers, vehicles, GPS, and payroll
– is connected. This custom solution is currently deployed in seven
pilot sites across the country, and First Student expects that this
technology will be installed in most of its buses in the next two
years.
At one of the seven districts that piloted the tablet, First
Student location manager Michelle Taber said she likes the
elimination of paper route sheets. “The number one benefit is the
audible directions which give drivers the tools they need to
provide safer service to our students,” she observed.
To increase safety for drivers and students, the tablet includes
a unique feature called Motion Lock, which prevents the driver from
interacting with the tablet while the bus is in motion. As part of
the rollout to these pilot sites, and eventually to other First
Student districts, Tyler and First Student will conduct uniform
training and onboarding to get drivers familiar with the tablet
technology.
“In-vehicle solutions like Tyler Drive are the school bus
industry’s answer to the expectations that today’s parents and
transportation staff have for transparency and convenience,” said
Ted Thien, vice president and general manager of Tyler’s school
transportation group. “We’re proud to partner with First Student to
make this in-vehicle tablet part of the daily experience of pupil
transportation and to continue leading the transformation of the
pupil transportation industry.”
Tyler is the largest provider of school transportation
management solutions in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 2,000
clients using its Versatrans®, Traversa®, and Tyler Drive
solutions.
About Tyler Technologies,
Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) is the largest and most
established provider of integrated software and technology services
focused on the public sector. Tyler’s end-to-end solutions empower
local, state, and federal government entities to operate more
efficiently and connect more transparently with their constituents
and with each other. By connecting data and processes across
disparate systems, Tyler’s solutions are transforming how clients
gain actionable insights that solve problems in their communities.
Tyler has more than 21,000 successful installations across 10,000
sites, with clients in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean,
Australia, and other international locations. A financially strong
company, Tyler has achieved double-digit revenue growth every
quarter since 2012. It was also named to Forbes’ “Best Midsize
Employers” list in 2018 and recognized twice on its “Most
Innovative Growth Companies” list. More information about Tyler
Technologies, headquartered in Plano, Texas, can be found at
tylertech.com.
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