Collaborate with school transportation experts
First Services helps you develop effective and efficient solutions through customized assessments and à la carte services.
Transportation optimization made easy
Student transportation isn’t one size fits all. Whether you need help maintaining your buses, managing your operations, or rethinking routes, we can tailor our services to fit your needs. Learn how to electrify your fleet with our different service level offerings.
It all begins with a comprehensive assessment to determine the good, the bad, and the in-between.
Contact our team today to get started.
Transportation assessment
Through customized transportation assessments, we review your district’s current transportation operation and provide you with world-class analysis and expert recommendations to improve your department’s performance.
The evaluation of your district’s current transportation system can include any or all of the following:
- Maintenance
- Fleet analysis
- Fleet electrification
- Routing efficiency and effectiveness
- Daily operations
- Bus transportation safety assessment
Fleet electrification
As the owner and operator of the largest electric school bus fleet in North America, we have the knowledge and expertise to provide a strategic plan that best fits your needs. Our EV consultants offer customized service solutions to review your district’s current transportation operation and provide you with world-class analysis and expert recommendations to electrify your fleet.
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Fleet management & maintenance
Our maintenance options provide flexibility tailored to meet your needs and budget. We can help you improve the performance of your fleet, reduce costs, and even replace aging fleets.
Maintenance consulting
Our top maintenance experts will evaluate your maintenance program and identify efficiencies and cost savings.
- Program Evaluation & Improvement Planning
- Technology
- LEAN Shops & Practices
- Technician Staffing & Training
- Parts Procurement
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vehicle Procurement
- Fuel Management
- Routing & Digital Data
- Bus Drivers & Union
Managed by district
Provided by First Services
Maintenance as a service
Our technicians provide full-service maintenance for your existing fleet at your shop or one of our LEAN-Certified locations.
- Program Evaluation & Improvement Planning
- Technology
- LEAN Shops & Practices
- Technician Staffing & Training
- Parts Procurement
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vehicle Procurement
- Fuel Management
- Routing & Digital Data
- Bus Drivers & Union
Managed by district
Provided by First Services
Fleet as a service
Vehicle leasing allows you to upgrade your fleet, plus get top-tier maintenance and fleet management. We can even purchase your old vehicles.
- Program Evaluation & Improvement Planning
- Technology
- LEAN Shops & Practices
- Technician Staffing & Training
- Parts Procurement
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vehicle Procurement
- Fuel Management
- Routing & Digital Data
- Bus Drivers & Union
Managed by district
Provided by First Services
Routing
Our dedicated team of professional routers manage the planning of over 30,000 vehicles each year.
They can help your district reduce costs and improve efficiency through structured assessments and ongoing routing services, including:
- Route optimization and analysis
- System selection, maintenance, and technical updates
- Scenario modeling and program consulting
- Turnkey routing services complete with school bus routing software
Transportation
management
Our team has vast experience evaluating key metrics, upholding high safety standards, and providing consistent analytics and reporting to stakeholders. We can help you manage your transportation needs by:
- Determining the number of employees needed
- Provide the right people
- Incorporate performance tools
- Provide consistency in service levels
