Easy, Affordable, Routing
& Tracking Software
Because your precious cargo comes first.
Who we are
Incorporated January, 1998
Headquartered in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Specialize in Routing and Scheduling Software
Integrated Proprietary GIS Mapping & GPS Tracking
Active Recipient of Microsoft’s SQL Server MVP Award
Who we are
Headquartered in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Specialize in Routing and Scheduling Software
Integrated Proprietary GIS Mapping & GPS Tracking
Active Recipient of Microsoft’s SQL Server MVP Award
Incorporated January, 1998
A True
End to End
Solution
Our vision
A Valued and Trusted Partner
Personal and Caring
Professional and Experts in All We Do
Commitment to our customers, employees and our
community
Safe, Efficient
and On Time
Our vision
Requires only a few hours of training
Ensures everyone can work together
anywhere, anytime
Tailored to fit your exact needs
BusBoss overview
Easy to use
Connected
Customizable
5 Reasons You Need Routing & Tracking Software
1 Student Safety
Helps parents and school authorities know
where students are at any given moment,
with instant communication
2 Employee Oversight
Tracks bus drivers and performance on the
job (e.g. instant notifications of speeding,
unscheduled stops, and other anomalies)
5 Reasons You Need Routing & Tracking Software
3 Record Keeping
Records all school bus incidents,
automatically recording and reporting them
4 Field Trip Routing
Ability to optimize field trip routes, including
customizable routes in case of closures
5 Reasons You Need Routing & Tracking Software
5 Cost Savings
Minimizes fuel costs through optimized
routes and automatically calculates all
reimbursement costs
No matter your needs, we have the right solution
Routing
Training
Networking &
Optimization
Customization
Full GPS Tracking
Express Professional Enterprise
What makes us different?
Affordable
Shareable
Tailored
Affordable software costs for Unlimited users
No annual license fees
Proprietary mapping with custom implementation
Feature overview
Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF Agent
Feature overview
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF Agent
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Easy to use routing software
Customized student assignment and daily scheduling
Proprietary mapping and customization options
Optimized routing patterns including fleet optimization
Routing, Scheduling, and Redistricting
Real Time GPS Tracking
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Adds ability to compare planned vs. actual routes
Routing and tracking in one fully integrated program
All information conveniently displayed on the same map
Student tracking with up to date parent notifications
Live Location updates and alerts
iBusBoss Internet Reporting
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Instant access to view and print reports from BusBoss
Information can be directly sorted and formatted to meet
report specifications
All transportation information can be made available to
anyone, anytime, anywhere based on user permissions
Allows read only access to parents, staff and contractors
Family Watchdog
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Full integration with BusBoss routing software
Helps keep students safe via integration with Family
Watchdog, a National Sex Offender Registry
Ability to create custom routes to avoid “threat zones”
Awareness is your best defense.
BusBoss SIF Agent
Routing
GPS
Tracking iBusBoss
Family
Watchdog
SIF AgentFeature Overview
Member of Schools Interoperability Framework Association
Enables diverse applications to interact and share data
seamlessly
Automates the process of adding, withdrawing, or changing
student information simultaneously
Eliminates duplicate work and reduces chance for errors
Some of the biggest districts and contractors trust us
Cherry Hill Public Schools, Camden, NJ
St. Vrain Valley School District, Boulder, CO
Spring ISD, Houston, TX
HL Bloom, Inc., Bristol, MA
Lee County Schools, Lee, AL
We ensure satisfaction
“The speed, accuracy, and power
of BusBoss helped to facilitate
the process. I cannot calculate
the hours it saved our staff.”
We ensure satisfaction
“I appreciate the easy-to-use
Windows format. I can easily
access ALL information from the
map screen. We haven’t found
anything difficult to use.”
We ensure satisfaction
“One of the things I like the most is
having the ability to pick up the
phone and get in contact with one
of Orbit’s customer support
specialists. If no one is available, I
always gets a quick response back.”
We ensure satisfaction
“I just wanted to take a moment
and say how pleased we are so far
with BusBoss and SAAS. BusBoss is
so much more user friendly than
our old transportation software"
Purchase Options
Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4
Normal Purchase Extended Purchase Lease Purchase Lease Purchase
The normal method of
payment is ½ with the
signed agreement and ½
at installation. Payments
are remitted by the
school district directly
to Orbit Software.
Software is installed and
down payment is paid in
current school year.
The balance is deferred
to be paid by July 31 of
the following school year.
Term: 3 to 5 years
Interest Rate: to be
determined
Payments per Year: 12
Monthly Payment: Based
on Purchase Price
Term: 3 to 5 years
Interest Rate: to be
determined
Payments per Year: 1
payment is made annually
Down Payment: Based
on Purchase Price
Annual Payment: Based
on Purchase Price
Purchase Options
We Can Get You
Started Immediately
For More Information…
Sonia M. Mastros
President
(866)740-8994 x111
soniasr@orbitsoftware.net
iBusBoss:
Secure Internet Access from Anywhere at Anytime
BusBoss Express:
For those of you who don’t need all of the bells and whistles
BusBoss SaaS:
Software as a Service using Remote Desktop Connection
BusBoss TRIPS:
Integrated Web Based Field Trips
BusBoss TRIPpatrol:
Integrated Real-Time GPS Tracking
Orbit Rewards:
Earn points and use them as you like
Appendix: Who this is Perfect For & Example Use Cases
View Demo: BusBoss Demo on CD
More Information: Product Guide
Appendix
Who This is Perfect For Example Use Cases
Transportation Coordinator
IT Manager
School Administrator
Bus Contractor
Re-Routing
Adding Student Information
GPS Tracking Alerts
Fleet Optimization
Transportation Coordinator
• Responsible for 65 buses and vans driven by 70 drivers and
4,000+ students
• Started as a bus driver, promoted to transportation coordinator
Roll
• Planning, routing, and allocating
buses, drivers, students and
destinations
• Hires drivers and evaluates
performance
• Manages parent complaints
• Negotiates with bus contractors
Dawn Freeland
• Helps route and track bus
fleets to ensure student
safety
• Seamless and fast conversion
of district data
• Simple and easy navigation
and functionality
• Affordable with unlimited
users and no annual per user
license fee
Why BusBoss?
School Administrator
• Reports directly to Superintendent of Schools in a suburban
school district
• Masters degree in psychology with 12 years experience at
supervisory levels
Roll
• Responsible for care and feeding
of students, teachers, parents,
librarians, bus drivers, and
maintenance staff
• Supervises professional and
non-professional personnel
(500+)
• Covers district including 3
elementary schools, 1 middle
school, and a senior high school
• Helps keep everything
running while keeping costs
down
• Tracking ensures productivity
of all bus drivers and staff
• Summary reports help save
time in assessing operations
Why BusBoss?
Ann Jeffries
IT Manager
• Family settled into local community after switching locations and jobs
• Enjoys predictability of new IT function for district compared to ups and
downs of tech industry
Roll
• Needs to know how everything
works
• Always performs balanced
assessment of his options for
hardware / software for district
needs
• Always looks at options to
acquire, upgrade, or replace
technology to ensure optimal
operations
• Easy installation and training
is key given limited resources
• Fast and flexible conversion
with bullet-proof operation
• Affordable and self-sustaining
solution, with back-up
capabilities built in
• Wants a no hassle solution so
he can work on other projects
Why BusBoss?
Jim McGrath
Bus Contractor
• Inherited Ashcroft Bus Company from his dad
• Loves the company and knows every traffic coordinator and district
administrator in the tri-county area
Roll
• Oversees annual contracts,
monthly fees, and billables
• Managing margin pressures on
busing industry
• Tackles difficult tasks of high
capital costs, repairs,
maintenance, and salary
negotiations
• Fast and Seamless
conversion of district data
• Simple and easy to learn
navigation and functionality
• Accommodates all relevant
driver data to manage their
status including absences
and incident reports
• Affordable, with unlimited
users and no annual per user
license fee
Why BusBoss?
John Asher
Re-Routing
Split screen for easy routing
Graphic display and a text display of the route
Set up different routes for each day of the week for each bus
Times and directions calculated based on roads traveled
Paths can be manually changed
Fleet Optimization
Unlimited “What If” Routing Scenarios
Automatically generate optimal routes for each
individual school or combined schools
Select parameters such as maximum driver time, student
ride time and bus load options
Travel parameters such as height, weight & turn restrictions
Comparing current route costs verses optimized route costs
GPS Tracking Alerts
Excessive speed and route deviation alerts
Real Time location updates
Monitor and display your entire fleet
Track driver times
STUDENTpatrol provides real-time student tracking and
emergency notifications using cellular handsets
Adding Student Information
Import student data seamlessly
Easy to use assignment of students as walkers or riders
Manual override available for all features
Special Needs carried over from bus to bus
Automatic student bus stop and route assignments

BusBoss Overview - Easy and Affordable Routing & Tracking Software

  • 1.
    Easy, Affordable, Routing &Tracking Software Because your precious cargo comes first.
  • 2.
    Who we are IncorporatedJanuary, 1998 Headquartered in Pottstown, Pennsylvania Specialize in Routing and Scheduling Software Integrated Proprietary GIS Mapping & GPS Tracking Active Recipient of Microsoft’s SQL Server MVP Award
  • 3.
    Who we are Headquarteredin Pottstown, Pennsylvania Specialize in Routing and Scheduling Software Integrated Proprietary GIS Mapping & GPS Tracking Active Recipient of Microsoft’s SQL Server MVP Award Incorporated January, 1998 A True End to End Solution
  • 4.
    Our vision A Valuedand Trusted Partner Personal and Caring Professional and Experts in All We Do Commitment to our customers, employees and our community
  • 5.
    Safe, Efficient and OnTime Our vision
  • 6.
    Requires only afew hours of training Ensures everyone can work together anywhere, anytime Tailored to fit your exact needs BusBoss overview Easy to use Connected Customizable
  • 7.
    5 Reasons YouNeed Routing & Tracking Software 1 Student Safety Helps parents and school authorities know where students are at any given moment, with instant communication 2 Employee Oversight Tracks bus drivers and performance on the job (e.g. instant notifications of speeding, unscheduled stops, and other anomalies)
  • 8.
    5 Reasons YouNeed Routing & Tracking Software 3 Record Keeping Records all school bus incidents, automatically recording and reporting them 4 Field Trip Routing Ability to optimize field trip routes, including customizable routes in case of closures
  • 9.
    5 Reasons YouNeed Routing & Tracking Software 5 Cost Savings Minimizes fuel costs through optimized routes and automatically calculates all reimbursement costs
  • 10.
    No matter yourneeds, we have the right solution Routing Training Networking & Optimization Customization Full GPS Tracking Express Professional Enterprise
  • 11.
    What makes usdifferent? Affordable Shareable Tailored Affordable software costs for Unlimited users No annual license fees Proprietary mapping with custom implementation
  • 12.
    Feature overview Routing GPSTracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF Agent
  • 13.
    Feature overview Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIFAgentFeature Overview Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF Agent
  • 14.
    Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF AgentFeatureOverview Easy to use routing software Customized student assignment and daily scheduling Proprietary mapping and customization options Optimized routing patterns including fleet optimization Routing, Scheduling, and Redistricting
  • 15.
    Real Time GPSTracking Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF AgentFeature Overview Adds ability to compare planned vs. actual routes Routing and tracking in one fully integrated program All information conveniently displayed on the same map Student tracking with up to date parent notifications Live Location updates and alerts
  • 16.
    iBusBoss Internet Reporting Routing GPS TrackingiBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF AgentFeature Overview Instant access to view and print reports from BusBoss Information can be directly sorted and formatted to meet report specifications All transportation information can be made available to anyone, anytime, anywhere based on user permissions Allows read only access to parents, staff and contractors
  • 17.
    Family Watchdog Routing GPS Tracking iBusBoss Family Watchdog SIFAgentFeature Overview Full integration with BusBoss routing software Helps keep students safe via integration with Family Watchdog, a National Sex Offender Registry Ability to create custom routes to avoid “threat zones” Awareness is your best defense.
  • 18.
    BusBoss SIF Agent Routing GPS TrackingiBusBoss Family Watchdog SIF AgentFeature Overview Member of Schools Interoperability Framework Association Enables diverse applications to interact and share data seamlessly Automates the process of adding, withdrawing, or changing student information simultaneously Eliminates duplicate work and reduces chance for errors
  • 19.
    Some of thebiggest districts and contractors trust us Cherry Hill Public Schools, Camden, NJ St. Vrain Valley School District, Boulder, CO Spring ISD, Houston, TX HL Bloom, Inc., Bristol, MA Lee County Schools, Lee, AL
  • 20.
    We ensure satisfaction “Thespeed, accuracy, and power of BusBoss helped to facilitate the process. I cannot calculate the hours it saved our staff.”
  • 21.
    We ensure satisfaction “Iappreciate the easy-to-use Windows format. I can easily access ALL information from the map screen. We haven’t found anything difficult to use.”
  • 22.
    We ensure satisfaction “Oneof the things I like the most is having the ability to pick up the phone and get in contact with one of Orbit’s customer support specialists. If no one is available, I always gets a quick response back.”
  • 23.
    We ensure satisfaction “Ijust wanted to take a moment and say how pleased we are so far with BusBoss and SAAS. BusBoss is so much more user friendly than our old transportation software"
  • 24.
    Purchase Options Plan 1Plan 2 Plan 3 Plan 4 Normal Purchase Extended Purchase Lease Purchase Lease Purchase The normal method of payment is ½ with the signed agreement and ½ at installation. Payments are remitted by the school district directly to Orbit Software. Software is installed and down payment is paid in current school year. The balance is deferred to be paid by July 31 of the following school year. Term: 3 to 5 years Interest Rate: to be determined Payments per Year: 12 Monthly Payment: Based on Purchase Price Term: 3 to 5 years Interest Rate: to be determined Payments per Year: 1 payment is made annually Down Payment: Based on Purchase Price Annual Payment: Based on Purchase Price
  • 25.
    Purchase Options We CanGet You Started Immediately
  • 26.
    For More Information… SoniaM. Mastros President (866)740-8994 x111 soniasr@orbitsoftware.net iBusBoss: Secure Internet Access from Anywhere at Anytime BusBoss Express: For those of you who don’t need all of the bells and whistles BusBoss SaaS: Software as a Service using Remote Desktop Connection BusBoss TRIPS: Integrated Web Based Field Trips BusBoss TRIPpatrol: Integrated Real-Time GPS Tracking Orbit Rewards: Earn points and use them as you like Appendix: Who this is Perfect For & Example Use Cases View Demo: BusBoss Demo on CD More Information: Product Guide
  • 27.
    Appendix Who This isPerfect For Example Use Cases Transportation Coordinator IT Manager School Administrator Bus Contractor Re-Routing Adding Student Information GPS Tracking Alerts Fleet Optimization
  • 28.
    Transportation Coordinator • Responsiblefor 65 buses and vans driven by 70 drivers and 4,000+ students • Started as a bus driver, promoted to transportation coordinator Roll • Planning, routing, and allocating buses, drivers, students and destinations • Hires drivers and evaluates performance • Manages parent complaints • Negotiates with bus contractors Dawn Freeland • Helps route and track bus fleets to ensure student safety • Seamless and fast conversion of district data • Simple and easy navigation and functionality • Affordable with unlimited users and no annual per user license fee Why BusBoss?
  • 29.
    School Administrator • Reportsdirectly to Superintendent of Schools in a suburban school district • Masters degree in psychology with 12 years experience at supervisory levels Roll • Responsible for care and feeding of students, teachers, parents, librarians, bus drivers, and maintenance staff • Supervises professional and non-professional personnel (500+) • Covers district including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and a senior high school • Helps keep everything running while keeping costs down • Tracking ensures productivity of all bus drivers and staff • Summary reports help save time in assessing operations Why BusBoss? Ann Jeffries
  • 30.
    IT Manager • Familysettled into local community after switching locations and jobs • Enjoys predictability of new IT function for district compared to ups and downs of tech industry Roll • Needs to know how everything works • Always performs balanced assessment of his options for hardware / software for district needs • Always looks at options to acquire, upgrade, or replace technology to ensure optimal operations • Easy installation and training is key given limited resources • Fast and flexible conversion with bullet-proof operation • Affordable and self-sustaining solution, with back-up capabilities built in • Wants a no hassle solution so he can work on other projects Why BusBoss? Jim McGrath
  • 31.
    Bus Contractor • InheritedAshcroft Bus Company from his dad • Loves the company and knows every traffic coordinator and district administrator in the tri-county area Roll • Oversees annual contracts, monthly fees, and billables • Managing margin pressures on busing industry • Tackles difficult tasks of high capital costs, repairs, maintenance, and salary negotiations • Fast and Seamless conversion of district data • Simple and easy to learn navigation and functionality • Accommodates all relevant driver data to manage their status including absences and incident reports • Affordable, with unlimited users and no annual per user license fee Why BusBoss? John Asher
  • 32.
    Re-Routing Split screen foreasy routing Graphic display and a text display of the route Set up different routes for each day of the week for each bus Times and directions calculated based on roads traveled Paths can be manually changed
  • 33.
    Fleet Optimization Unlimited “WhatIf” Routing Scenarios Automatically generate optimal routes for each individual school or combined schools Select parameters such as maximum driver time, student ride time and bus load options Travel parameters such as height, weight & turn restrictions Comparing current route costs verses optimized route costs
  • 34.
    GPS Tracking Alerts Excessivespeed and route deviation alerts Real Time location updates Monitor and display your entire fleet Track driver times STUDENTpatrol provides real-time student tracking and emergency notifications using cellular handsets
  • 35.
    Adding Student Information Importstudent data seamlessly Easy to use assignment of students as walkers or riders Manual override available for all features Special Needs carried over from bus to bus Automatic student bus stop and route assignments