School Bus

Improving School Bus Safety and Compliance:

The right camera and RFID technology, combined with OnPoint's Smart Mobility Solution enables Fleet Managers and School Administrators to ensure regulatory compliance with driver behavior monitoring, electronic inspection logs and individualized coaching. Fleet managers, school administrators and parents can also receive alerts for detected events based on preset trigger notifications.

Camera footages are stored in the cloud and available via web interface for incident response, driver coaching or positive feedback and quickly detect and deter distracted driving.

Forward, dual, interior, exterior dashcam options; up to a 360° view with options for continual recording or live streaming.

Key Applications Include:

• Student Pick Up and Drop Off Verifications: Tracks Students for Safety and Compliance. In addition to RFID's, cameras can also be used to take an image of the student while boarding the bus and compare with the school record to ensure only eligible students are riding the bus. Informs parents of exactly where the student got on and off of the bus.
• Driver Verification: Camera technology and/or RFID can be used to ensure that only the drivers authorized by the school administrator are driving the school bus.
• Driver Training and Coaching: Identify dangerous driving behaviors like speeding, harsh braking and distracted driving to provide targeted training and coaching programs, or awards programs for top drivers.
• Accurate Electronic Logging Device (ELD) reporting of driver hours and pre/post trip digital vehicle inspection reports (DVIR). Integration with the payroll systems for compliance.
• Accident Avoidance: Real-time video and alerts for risky behaviors, enable them to take corrective actions to avert accidents. Alerts for distractions and potentially risky behaviors like mobile device use, rolling stops, harsh cornering, not using seatbelt, eating, drinking and smoking.
• Incident documentation: In case of an accident, video footage provides an objective record of the incident to assist with determining fault, expediting insurance claims and defending against false claims.

Planning, Scheduling and Real-time Monitoring:

Planning, Scheduling and Real time monitoring of utility fleet vehicles of all types to provide live visibility into location, status and performance of every fleet vehicle to enable use cases like:

• Optimized Route Planning: Fleet managers and dispatchers can identify the most efficient routes and update them as needed to reduce travel time and fuel consumption.
• Increased Availability of Vehicles: By keeping a real time schedule of vehicle maintenance and taking proactive action in case of any needed preventive maintenance, the OnPoint Platform can significantly improve vehicle availability.
• Dispatchers/Driver Communication: Provides real-time updates and instructions to ensure everyone is on the same page.
• Accurate ETAs: Parents and students can receive real time, proactive updates of any change in the ETA to improve satisfaction.
• Idle Time Reductions: Reducing excessive idling saves fuel and reduces engine wear and tear and costs of operation.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Comprehensive dashboards with downloadable reports for the overall fleet or specific vehicles on a real time or historical basis. Some examples:

Trip Summary: Typical tip summary will include

• Arrival time for each destination,
• time spent at the destination,
• mileage summary
• Fuel consumption

Trip Performance: Typical trip performance report will include

• Estimated vs Actual ETA
• Estimated vs Actual trip Mileage
• Estimated vs Actual halt time at each destination
• Estimated vs Actual trip duration

Driver Performance: Driver performance can be tracked on a per trip basis or on a time basis such as weekly or monthly. System scores each driver performance based on parameters such as Harsh Braking, Speeding, Sharp Turns. Driver safety and other trends are also available.

Cost Management: Detailed insights into fuel usage or KwH/mile in case of EV, idling time, maintenance expenses, and operational inefficiencies help in managing costs more effectively. Companies can identify areas where expenses can be reduced without compromising service quality.

Vehicle Performance and Sustainability Tracking: Vehicle performance can be tracked on a per trip basis or on a time basis such as weekly or monthly. Typical parameters include

Tire pressure

Health of the battery

Brake condition

Overall Engine health

Real Time notifications: Potential actionable insights include Collison, harsh braking, speeding, Vehicle breakdown, actual delivery notification. Fleet manager can selectively enable/disable each notification.

Maintenance Tracking:

Predictive Maintenance: By analyzing vehicle data, utilities can leverage insights to predict when maintenance is needed, preventing unexpected breakdowns and reducing maintenance costs. Streamlined maintenance, inventory management through predictive maintenance and repairs.

Preventive Maintenance: By identifying potential issues before they become critical problems, utilities can avoid costly repairs and lengthy vehicle downtime. Routine maintenance can be scheduled during off-peak hours to minimize disruption to operations.

Extended Vehicle Lifespan: Timely maintenance ensures that vehicles remain in good condition for longer, extending useful life.

Planning: prepare for EV conversion initiatives or maximize EV efficiencies through ready access to EV data like charging status updates, locations, durations and more.

Continuous Improvement: Data and insights needed for continuous improvement of safety, maintenance and environmental initiatives in addition to sending real time alerts on important maintenance items like tire pressure, engine alerts, etc.