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Transportation Automation. Pete A. Gonzalez Jr. Route Coordinator Pharr – San Juan - Alamo ISD. Been in the Transportation Business since October 1985. Started at Weslaco ISD as a school bus driver. Worked with Laidlaw Transit for a year in Weslaco as Dispatcher.
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Transportation Automation Pete A. Gonzalez Jr. Route Coordinator Pharr – San Juan - Alamo ISD.
Been in the Transportation Business since October 1985. • Started at Weslaco ISD as a school bus driver. • Worked with Laidlaw Transit for a year in Weslaco as Dispatcher. • Moved to Pharr-San Juan – Alamo in March 1999
Transportation AutomationRouting Software • District Purchased Routing Software in March 2007 • Started working on Software April 2007 • Map installed was outdated – map information was obtained from County • Started updating map June 2007 • Depart hired a Data Entry Clerk to assist with Software Jan. 2008.
Transportation AutomationRouting Software • Feb. 2008 training was given on setting up and how to operate the software. • March 2008 to June 2008 went out in the field street by street, block by block, updating street names and house numbers. • June 2008 student import was done. Out of 28,000 plus students an estimated 24,000 were unlocated. • Student addresses information had errors or incorrect • Started working to correcting the problem with Admin. and school campuses.
Transportation AutomationRouting Software • June 2008 started creating school bus routes. • Launched routing software August 2008 for the first time. • Made adjustments as needed to the software. • As to date adjustments are still done.
Transportation AutomationRouting Software - Benefits • More control of your school bus routes • More efficient school bus routes • Know where to the student locations are to build more efficient routes. • The ability to produce turn by turn route descriptions for state reporting. • The ability to produce school bus count rosters.
Transportation AutomationRouting Software – Benefits cont. • The ability to print out an area map or a route description of a bus route for your drivers.