Route Optimization
Turn student enrollment data into efficient routes, stop assignments, rosters, and printable route sheets that transportation teams can actually use day to day.
UniteGPS helps K-12 transportation teams replace paper maps, spreadsheets, Google Maps, and institutional memory with practical school bus route optimization and planning software. Build efficient routes from student enrollment data, sync SIS changes, print clear route sheets, and get expert setup support so your district can improve safety, reduce wasted miles, and run transportation with confidence.
A complete routing platform for planning routes, syncing student data, tracking buses, and supporting daily transportation operations.
Turn student enrollment data into efficient routes, stop assignments, rosters, and printable route sheets that transportation teams can actually use day to day.
Entry-level routing bundle for districts replacing paper maps, spreadsheets, Google Maps, or institutional memory with a structured planning system.
Hands-on optimization study from UniteGPS that analyzes existing routes and produces a documented savings plan for leadership or board review.
Sync student enrollment data directly into routing and ridership tools, reducing manual uploads when students move or change schools.
Add live vehicle location, mileage tracking, speeding or idle alerts, geofences, analytics, and a basic real-time parent app.
Equip buses with driver tablets for turn-by-turn navigation, student scan-on and scan-off records, inspections, and special-education documentation.
UniteGPS starts by learning your fleet size, current routing process, SIS environment, bell schedules, and operational pain points. The team identifies where manual work, duplicate data entry, or inefficient routing is costing time and miles.
Districts nationwide use UniteGPS to simplify routing, improve visibility, and support safer student transportation operations.
UniteGPS combines practical software, hands-on setup, and long-term support for K-12 transportation teams.
Built over 12 years from real district feedback, not investor-driven product roadmaps.
UniteGPS protects student transportation data with FERPA-compliant workflows and secure district-controlled access.
Routing, SIS sync, GPS tracking, tablets, ridership, inspections, and invoicing work together.
Get unlimited live support without ticket queues, plus free 90-day setup assistance.
Founder-led transportation technology built from real district needs.
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.
School bus route optimization software turns student addresses, school assignments, bell times, and fleet information into efficient bus routes. UniteGPS builds route rosters, stop assignments, and printable route sheets while replacing manual maps or one person’s memory. It also supports SIS integration, so enrollment changes can keep routes aligned with the district’s authoritative student data source.
Get clear answers from a live team, not a ticket queue.
Protects student transportation data and privacy.
Trusted by districts across the United States.
Built without private equity pressure.
Tell us about your fleet size, routing challenges, and current student data process. UniteGPS will explain the best tier, setup timeline, and how the free 90-day route setup works.
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.