Route Optimization
Turn student enrollment data into efficient bus routes, rosters, stops, and printable route sheets with automated optimization and a free 90-day setup.
UniteGPS brings routing, live GPS tracking, parent communication, student ridership, driver tablets, and SIS integration into one practical platform for K-12 transportation teams. Built from real district feedback since 2014, Crosswalk helps reduce calls, document rides, simplify substitute driving, and create dependable routes without forcing your team into disconnected tools or private-equity software models nationwide.
UniteGPS unifies the essential software tools districts need to route, track, communicate, document, and improve transportation.
Turn student enrollment data into efficient bus routes, rosters, stops, and printable route sheets with automated optimization and a free 90-day setup.
Monitor every bus in real time with 5-second location updates, mileage tracking, speeding alerts, idle alerts, geofences, and timestamped history.
Give parents real-time bus visibility, ETA details, ride history, and optional scan-on or scan-off notifications without charging families separately.
Document which students boarded and exited each bus using card swipe records that support safety, audits, IEP transportation, and parent communication.
Keep routes, stop assignments, and ridership records aligned with district enrollment data through automated Student Information System synchronization.
Equip drivers with onboard tablets for turn-by-turn navigation, student tracking, vehicle inspections, mileage categories, and advanced parent notifications.
Crosswalk brings the daily work of school transportation into one connected system, so districts can stop jumping between spreadsheets, paper route sheets, parent calls, and disconnected tracking tools. From the first route build to live bus visibility, student scan records, and billing-ready IEP documentation, UniteGPS helps teams run safer, clearer, and more accountable transportation operations.
See why K-12 districts and transit teams rely on UniteGPS for dependable transportation technology.
UniteGPS gives districts practical software, transparent tiers, and a team committed to long-term results.
Crosswalk combines routing, GPS, parent tools, tablets, ridership, inspections, and SIS sync.
Built from real district feedback since 2014, not investor mandates or short-term extraction.
FERPA compliant workflows help protect student records, parent communication, and transportation data.
Unlimited live support means transportation teams get help without ticket queues or delays.
Founder-led transportation software 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.
An all-in-one school bus software platform combines the core tools transportation teams need in one system: route optimization, live GPS tracking, parent communication, student ridership records, driver tablets, inspections, and SIS integration. UniteGPS Crosswalk is designed so districts can start with routing essentials and upgrade into GPS or tablet features as needs grow.
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Protects student transportation data privacy.
Proven across K-12 transportation departments nationwide.
Founder-led and built without investor pressure.
Tell us about your fleet, current routing process, and transportation goals. The UniteGPS team can walk you through tiers, setup, integrations, and the best path for 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.