The Optibus Blog

Thoughts about scheduling, planning, mass transit, technology, algorithms and more.

Optibus brings GTFS Manager to Spain in support of  European Commission program

The Geoactio - Optibus partnership expands access to Optibus’ GTFS Manager to Spain in support of digitalization...

Introducing the Optibus Driver App: Improving driver-depot communications

Part of Optibus Operations, Optibus’ Driver App was designed for drivers, in partnership with drivers, to improve...

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Meet Oded, Director of Product Management, in our Values Interviews Series

What set of values makes you connect with your company and appreciate your job?

Security Snapshot of Today’s Public Transportation Industry

As an IT Manager or CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) for a public transportation system, you have to make big...

Agencies and operators gain advanced visibility into service plans with Optibus’ Calendar

Today, Optibus announced the launch of the Optibus Calendar, which makes it easier for transportation agencies and...

Improving on-time performance with Optibus' new Performance Suite

Optibus is excited to debut the Performance Suite, our latest bundle of features designed to analyze, predict, and...

Optibus debuts first real-time, cloud-native solution for mitigating driver staffing challenges and optimizing depot operations

Today, Optibus, the end-to-end software platform for public transportation planning and management, introduced...

5 Critical Capabilities of a Modern Depot Operation

Whether you’re an allocator, dispatcher, fleet or HR manager, or otherwise — if you’re involved in the field of depot...

5 Transportation Planning Best Practices to Help You Plan Better Routes

To state the obvious, transportation planning is an extremely complicated process, involving many crucial, yet...

How Transportation Planners Can Think Like Passengers (and Why They Should)

Maria just moved, and her new job is too far to bike to work like she did before. She needs to figure out which bus to...

The Case for Roster Optimization

Introduction: Bus operations are complex, and so is scheduling. It is a combination of craft and science, and...

What Do Public Transportation Operators Think About The Efficiency Of Their Service?

We are strong believers that in the case of public transportation, efficiency needs to be both measured and managed....

Everything You Wanted To Know About Other People’s Rostering Practices

We know vehicle and crew scheduling are complex, and we know most transportation players optimize them. How many use...

The Rostering Practice That Makes Life More Fair For Bus Drivers

Where would we be without bus drivers?