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Lamar Lunsford called his Transfinder Client Relations representative and put it bluntly: If he didn’t have summer school routes and band trips routed within days, he’d be out of a job. “I told him plainly,” Lunsford recalled recently during an interview. “If I hadn’t gotten this done, if I hadn’t had his help and Transfinder, I wouldn’t be here talking to you right this very moment.” That was Lunsford’s introduction into the [...]

Why Your Bus Deliveries Are Late & Why You Need Operational TransparencySchool Transportation Nation podcast – Episode 123From School Transportation News / By Claudia Newton / August 9, 2022Latest electric headlines include EPA details on the Clean School Bus Program and new repower options.Dive into how economic trends affect school bus delivery issues, as well as thoughtful ways to electrify a fleet, with John McKinney, owner of bus dealer Midwest Transit Equipment.Additionally, get [...]

(STN Podcast E113) Drivers Wanted: Focus on Workplace Culture, New Tech to Retain Talent School Transportation Nation podcast – Episode 113From School Transportation News / By Claudia Newton / May 24, 2022Get a tease of STN’s June issue, including an employee-focused approach to retaining talent. Additionally, our webinar series focuses on the essential technology and funding for fleet electrification as the EPA is set to open the Clean School Bus Program.It’s Tony x2 as Tony [...]

From The Daily Gazette / By John Cropley / April 14, 2022 SCHENECTADY — The vacant former Subway shop in downtown Schenectady is proposed for demolition and replacement with a five-story office building.The two-story building at 438 State St. that formerly housed the sandwich store was acquired by Anthony Civitella, the owner of Transfinder, who built the company headquarters next door at 440 State St. a decade ago.On April 20, Civco Realty Corporation will go before the Schenectady [...]

From WTKR.com / By Antoinette DelBel / Apr 01, 2022ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. - One local school district might have found a solution to the ongoing bus driver shortage facing schools around the country.Isle of Wight County Schools (IWCS) has been using a routing software called Transfinder to consolidate bus routes.IWCS has been using the software for the past couple of years, but this school year, it’s especially helped them out after the bus driver shortage at the school district hit an [...]