Our Partners
IN EXCELLENCE
Transfinder
Transfinder Corporation was founded in 1988. Based in Schenectady, New York, Transfinder is a leader in logistics software that provides intelligent solutions to school districts. Through routing, scheduling, and fleet maintenance solutions, they provide optimal transportation logistics built upon Esri’s industry-leading mapping and geographic information system (GIS) technology to deliver superior location intelligence and logistics management solutions.
School Bus Logistics partners with Transfinder because of their high-quality products and customer service. SBL employees are experts in Routefinder Pro and Routefinder Plus, and we use both to create the best solutions for each district or busing company we work with. Both companies strive for meticulous attention to detail and providing the highest-level output possible.
BusRight
BusRight is a modern student transportation platform built to give districts real-time visibility into routes, riders, and fleet operations — helping administrators and families stay informed from the first stop to the last.
School Bus Logistics is proud to partner with BusRight as a trusted implementation and consulting resource. Many of our staff have been trained on the BusRight platform, giving districts confidence that the team supporting their transition or optimization has hands-on, verified expertise in the platform. Whether a district is evaluating BusRight for the first time or looking to get more out of their existing system, SBL brings the routing and logistics knowledge to make it work optimally.
EVopt from Microgrid Labs
Microgrid Labs (MGL) specializes in helping districts make infrastructure decisions before they bring EV buses to their transportation facilities. This includes fleet electrification transition planning, electricity management, and resilient energy systems using its revolutionary energy modeling platform EVopt. This platform supports the life-cycle of fleet transition — plan, design, build, deploy, operate, and optimize. It leverages a fleet-as-a-system approach to model and simulate energy consumption for the local operating environment, determining the correct bus battery sizes for every route and optimizing the charging system design, which saves capital costs at every phase of electrification. The platform utilizes licensed algorithms and data validation from national labs plus proprietary algorithms co-developed through federal R&D.
Through our efficiency studies and route optimization, SBL can prepare your routes for the transition to an electric fleet, minimizing issues and maximizing your investment. Once routes are optimized, MGL is ready to properly determine battery sizes, chargers needed, if solar is a viable option, range validations, and more. Contact us today to see how you can more confidently begin — or continue — the electrification process.
“Our partners bring the best of their industry to the table so that we can work together for exceptional results for districts.”
— ROB JACOBUS, FOUNDER + CEO