STATESVILLE, N.C. and
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CalAmp (Nasdaq:
CAMP), a global technology solutions pioneer transforming the
mobile connected economy, today announced that another North Carolina community has adopted its
award-winning school bus technology.
The Iredell-Statesville School District joins more than a dozen
other North Carolina school
districts by onboarding CalAmp's powerful technology to help its
schools more intelligently manage the threat of COVID-19 and
provide safer and more convenient school bus experiences.
The school district is adopting COVID-19-focused Bus Guardian,
which delivers contact tracing, hygiene verification and driver
wellness checks. The integrated software and hardware solution
allows a school administrator to create instant reports of each
student's bus ridership history, and the enhanced trip inspection
module tracks bus hygiene activities across its entire fleet.
"We are investing in contact tracing capabilities in our
buildings, so we know we need it in our buses, too. It will
continue to play a significant role in keeping students and staff
safe and keeping our schools open," said Jeffery James, school district superintendent
for Iredell-Statesville School District. "We recognize how this
technology can keep students safe and improve our transportation
efficiency."
In addition to Bus Guardian, the school district has adopted
North America's leading school bus
tracking app, Here Comes The Bus, to ensure students and
families enjoy safer and more convenient school bus
experiences.
"Safety starts the moment our students board the bus in the
morning and this investment is part of our commitment to keep
students safe well before they enter the school
building," James said.
The Here Comes The Bus app, which was developed by CalAmp's
subsidiary, Synovia Solutions, already serves more than a dozen
North Carolina school districts,
including Charlotte and
Winston-Salem.
Iredell-Statesville will outfit 244 school
buses that transport 11,000 students across more
than 500 daily routes with CalAmp's powerful fleet
tracking solution. The school district's bus fleet traveled nearly
2.5 million miles during the last school
year.
In addition to Bus Guardian and Here Comes The Bus, the school
district is investing in a number of other features and software
modules focused on improving efficiency:
- Time and Attendance - allows drivers to clock-in remotely
at their assigned buses and receive real-time updates on their
routes throughout the day
- Engine Diagnostics - captures real-time engine and vehicle
status, helping prevent costly breakdowns leading to improved
management of fleet assets and maintenance facilities
- Pre- & Post-Trip Inspections - allows drivers to
manage inspections from their in-cab tablets, minimizing paperwork
and streamlining the inspection process
"Perhaps now more than ever, schools must incorporate technology
into their plans for a return to in-class teaching to keep their
students safe and their facilities open," said Jeff Clark, senior vice president of product
management for CalAmp. "We're excited to support Iredell-Statesville schools as they strive to manage
the complex challenges associated with the pandemic to ensure
student and staff safety today and well after this period
passes."
Here Comes The Bus has more than two million users, garnered a
4.6 star rating on the Apple App Store - with more than 68,000
reviews - and recently captured the OCTANe High Tech Award for
Best Consumer Technology Innovation, GSMA's coveted 2020 Global
Mobile Award (GLOMO), an IoT Evolution Excellence Award, and an IHS
Markit Innovation Award.
Media can access Bus Guardian assets here and Here Comes The Bus
assets here.
About Iredell-Statesville School
District
Iredell-Statesville Schools is in Iredell County which is in the central section
of North Carolina. With more than
20,000 students, Iredell-Statesville Schools ranks among the 20
largest school districts in North
Carolina.
About CalAmp
CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP) is a global
technology solutions pioneer transforming the mobile connected
economy. We help reinvent businesses and improve lives around the
globe with technology solutions that streamline complex mobile IoT
deployments and bring intelligence to the edge. Our software and
subscription-based services, scalable cloud platform and
intelligent devices collect and assess business-critical data from
mobile assets and their contents. We call this The New How,
facilitating efficient decision making, optimizing mobile asset
utilization and improving road safety. CalAmp is dedicated to
improving road safety and is an active member of Together For Safer
Roads, a coalition focused on addressing the challenges of fleet
safety. Headquartered in Irvine,
California, CalAmp has been publicly traded since 1983 and
has 20 million products installed and over 1.3 million software and
services subscribers worldwide.
LoJack®, Tracker™ and Here Comes
The Bus® are CalAmp brands. For more information,
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