Our Resume

TransPar Group was established in 1995 by school transportation professionals with more than 80 years combined experience. TransPar is a specialized consulting and management firm uniquely qualified to respond to the critical needs of school transportation providers ? partnering with school districts to maximize the efficiency of their transportation system without sacrificing safety or reliability.

TransPar is not a bus contractor. We offer only objective advice, based on proven analytical techniques and insight that school districts from coast-to-coast have found effective. TransPar serves as a proven, unbiased third party in determining the best program for a school, whether egistrar Transfer Sin-house or contractor-operated. TransPar?s end result is a more efficient transportation system for school districts to help counter the effects of shrinking budgets and a growing number of non-funded mandates.

Our principal areas of focus include:

• TracAnalysis?: We analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of your entire program, pinpointing areas of concern for immediate correction, helping to identify problems before they become serious and recommending solutions and preventative measures to keep them from recurring.
• Transportation Management Services: We manage transportation operations ? both district-owned and contracted services.
• RouteYield?: Analysis of time and capacity utilization to determine which routes are running at true capacity and which ones can do better, yielding realistic solutions to increase vehicle utilization, saving time and money.
• Routing Services: Route itineraries and maps developed, maintained and updated by our experts. Allows the district to avoid the investment in software, timing and maintenance. Assures the most efficient routes are always being operated.
• Boundary Planning Service: Our comprehensive proprietary software creates sound solutions for attendance boundary shifts within a school district. We assist with the entire process or supply various ?what if?? scenarios?you tell us.
• Transportation Triage?: Supply proven methods and experience for providing immediate aid to a school district in the midst of a transportation crisis, before attempting to assess long-term needs.
• Transportation Management Tools: Manuals for safety, maintenance, labor relations, operations, training, driver handbooks and emergency planning.
• Customized Mapping Services: Our SAILINGS? digital maps are for planning and analysis of boundaries and routes.
• Driver Recruitment, Retention and Relations: Increasing your pool of driver applicants through a customized recruiting system. Assistance in Union contract negotiations.
• Fleet Maintenance Management and Consulting: Analysis of existing safety, reliability and regulatory compliance programs and solutions for preventive maintenance, management techniques, specification development and more.
• Bus Garage Facility Consulting, Planning, Design and Construction: If you have a need for a new school bus storage/maintenance facility, or just need an overhaul of your existing facility, we have the team in place to provide you with a quality, cost-effective solution.