Route Optimization
Build efficient routes, rosters, and printable route sheets from enrollment data. Use optimization results to document route changes and identify opportunities to reduce operational costs.
Give transportation directors the documented data they need to explain route decisions, safety activity, ridership, and costs with confidence. UniteGPS brings routing, GPS, student scans, mileage, and SIS data into one practical platform, helping K-12 districts replace manual reporting with clear records that support budget conversations, operational reviews, and informed board decisions.
Connected transportation tools that turn daily route, vehicle, and ridership activity into usable operational records.
Build efficient routes, rosters, and printable route sheets from enrollment data. Use optimization results to document route changes and identify opportunities to reduce operational costs.
Capture five-second vehicle location updates, mileage categories, geofence activity, speeding, and idle alerts for clear fleet oversight and timestamped reporting.
Verify which students rode which bus and when with scan-on and scan-off records, creating a dependable safety and compliance audit trail.
Turn scan-verified special-education rides and categorized mileage into billing-ready documentation that supports Medicaid reimbursement workflows and recordkeeping.
Synchronize enrollment data with routing and ridership records, reducing manual uploads while keeping stop assignments and transportation information aligned.
Receive a hands-on route analysis, documented savings plan, and independent outside assessment designed to help transportation leaders communicate findings to their board.
Board discussions move faster when transportation data is organized, current, and easy to explain. UniteGPS connects route optimization, live vehicle activity, student ridership, categorized mileage, and enrollment data so your team can substantiate operational decisions. Start with routing essentials or add GPS and tablet tools as needs grow, then use the free Route Optimizer study to bring a documented savings plan and outside assessment to the conversation.
See how transportation teams use connected data to improve operations, communication, and accountability.
A practical transportation platform shaped by the daily needs of school districts.
Direct founder involvement keeps product decisions focused on real district transportation challenges.
More than 100 districts nationwide rely on UniteGPS for connected transportation operations.
FERPA-compliant tools help districts manage student transportation data with appropriate care.
Unlimited live support avoids ticket queues when transportation teams need timely answers.
Experienced founders building practical transportation technology for districts.
Co-Founder
Christopher Bunnell is a Co-Founder of UniteGPS, the company he helped launch in 2014 after watching his own children wait in the freezing Maine winter for a school bus with no arrival information. Driven by that firsthand frustration, Chris partnered with Steve C. Lanning and Steven J. Lanning to build a real-time GPS tracking solution that gave families the visibility they deserved. Before UniteGPS, Chris served as the on-site client representative in Baltimore for a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services project, while the technical team operated remotely from California. At UniteGPS, Chris has led client relationships and stakeholder engagement since day one, ensuring the platform continues to solve real problems for school districts and transit agencies nationwide.
Co-Founder
Steve C. Lanning is a Co-Founder of UniteGPS, bringing deep database architecture and enterprise-level technical expertise to the platform since its founding in 2014. Steve previously served as an Oracle database administrator on a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services project at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, where he first collaborated with Chris Bunnell. In the early years of UniteGPS, Steve balanced the project alongside other professional commitments until growing client traction made it a full-time pursuit. His database expertise has been instrumental in building a reliable, scalable platform that now serves over 100 school districts nationwide, supporting everything from route optimization to student ridership tracking and SIS data integration.
Co-Founder
Steven J. Lanning is a Co-Founder of UniteGPS and the primary architect behind the Crosswalk platform, which he has built and continuously refined since the company's founding in 2014. Steven began his career on the same Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services project as his co-founders, focusing on solution quality assurance and software testing for production readiness while simultaneously pursuing formal software development training. When UniteGPS launched, Steven committed full-time to product development, translating real feedback from transportation directors and drivers into practical platform features. His customer-driven approach to engineering has helped UniteGPS grow into a fully integrated transportation management solution trusted by K-12 districts and transit agencies across the United States.
UniteGPS centralizes the operational records transportation leaders commonly need to explain decisions: route plans, route optimization findings, GPS activity, categorized mileage, ridership scans, and enrollment-linked transportation data. The Route Optimizer professional service also provides a documented savings plan and an independent outside assessment. Together, these records give teams clearer evidence for budget, staffing, route-change, and safety discussions.
Talk with a team that understands district operations and reporting needs.
Student data protection for district transportation operations.
Built for long-term customer partnerships.
Trusted by districts across the country.
Tell us about your routing, reporting, or ridership goals. We’ll help identify the UniteGPS tools that fit your district.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 207-591-7777.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 207-591-7777.