School buses are the safest mode to transport students, and any time students need to be transported away from a school’s property, school buses should be used.
Some of the other non-route needs for school bus transportation are:
- School field trips
- Classroom field trips
- Special Need field trips
- Transportation to vocational schools
- Transportation school sports teams to athletic events
- Transportation to out-of-district schools
- School volunteer transportation
- Field Day event transportation
- Senior Day activity transportation
- PTO or other school organization trips
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- Most afternoon trips are at the same time as PM routes, and bus coverage conflicts
- Many afternoon field trips are delayed departing until a bus becomes available
- School districts are short staffed and do not have enough drivers to cover all field trips
- Private and charter schools do not operate their own buses and depend on bus contractor availability
- Some bus contractors may overbook and cause delays in trip pickups and dropoffs
- Some bus contractors may not have reliable equipment impacting trip timeframes
Drivergent Transportation’s school athletic and field trip management experience allows us to become a partner with you in helping to address and solve these problems. We have the ability to:
- Provide field trip and athletic transportation with our driver and vehicle
- Supplement your existing services
- Provide coverage for your vehicle conflicts and service shortages
- Provide coverage for unplanned or un-budgeted changes/needs
- Regular and wheelchair bus transportation options available
- Sedan, van and SUV transportation options available
- Provide new service or take over for under-performing providers
Contact Us to discuss your situation and let us help you create the solution that’s right for you. Then you can focus on your primary role – providing the best education and guidance to your students.
