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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...

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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?

2019 In Transportation Innovation At Optibus

How Rosters Make A Huge Operational Difference

Roster optimization can drive efficiencies, save pay time and improve driver satisfaction. Most importantly, it reduces...

Relief Vehicle Scheduling: The Forgotten Optimization Dimension

When we talk about scheduling optimization, we often focus on vehicles and drivers and forget an important factor:...

How Multi-Route Planning Can Unclog Urban Arteries

When the body’s arteries get clogged, blood flow declines and the heart struggles to pump enough blood at a nice steady...

How To Tell Which Cloud-Based Scheduling Platform Is Right For You

You’ve decided you are going to use a cloud-based platform for your planning and scheduling needs. Rest assured: You’ve...