UniteGPS helps K-12 districts simplify student transportation with one integrated platform for routing, GPS tracking, parent communication, ridership records, SIS synchronization, and operational reporting. Built from real district feedback and supported by a hands-on team, Crosswalk gives transportation directors clearer data, safer daily operations, and fewer manual tasks from the first route setup.
Integrated tools for routing, tracking, communication, student safety, reporting, and transportation cost control.
Build and manage bus routes straight from your student data — assign students to stops and zones, support transfer points, double runs, and day-of-the-week routing for split-custody and dual-address students, and drag stops between routes instantly.
Analyze your existing routes to find consolidations, eliminate redundant routes, and cut daily mileage and student ride time — with before-and-after overlays and documented dollar savings to defend route changes to your board.
The engine behind optimization: it rebalances student loads across your school bus fleet within hard constraints — capacity caps, maximum ride time, and bell windows — and proposes consolidation scenarios for your team to review and approve.
A daily data feed from your student information system — PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, or Harmony — that works even without the SIS transportation module, flagging new students, address changes, and disenrollments in one action center and bulk-importing staff.
Parent messaging by email and SMS: send each family their stop and pickup or drop-off times, broadcast route changes, and handle weather and emergency alerts — replacing manual phone trees and a pile of separate apps.
A shared trip calendar with a request-and-approval workflow (secretary → AD → principal), Google Calendar export, and bus and driver assignment checked against your daily routes.
UniteGPS starts by learning your school bus fleet size, current routing process, SIS environment, parent communication needs, and reporting requirements. This helps identify whether Routing Essentials, GPS Tracking & Routing, or the Tablet Suite best matches your district’s operational priorities.
Districts use UniteGPS to reduce calls, improve visibility, and defend transportation decisions with better data.
UniteGPS combines practical transportation software with hands-on support and long-term accountability. We don't just sell you software and walk away — we stay, we share what we know, and we help you build a transportation operation your district can be proud of.
More than a decade of focused development shaped by real district transportation challenges.
Routing, GPS, parent communication, ridership, tablets, inspections, and reporting work together.
A named implementation contact and live in-house support help teams adopt the system.
FERPA-compliant tools protect student data while supporting safer, better-documented transportation operations.
Founder-led experts 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.
Neither — there's no first-year gimmick, and nobody's expected to work for free. We set up your routes and your data feed at no cost for 90 days to take the risk out of the decision, and if you don't continue, you keep the routing we built. Billing is year-to-year with annual invoicing, and at the GPS tier the GPS devices are included free.
Get clear answers from transportation software specialists.
Protects sensitive student transportation data.
Trusted by districts across the United States.
Built independently for long-term customer success.
Tell us about your school bus fleet, routing challenges, SIS setup, and safety goals. Our team will help you identify the right Crosswalk tier and explain the 90-day risk-free setup process.
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.