Route Optimization
Turn enrollment data into optimized school bus routes, rosters, stops, and printable route sheets. UniteGPS helps districts replace paper maps and memory-based planning with a reliable routing system.
Replace manual route planning, paper maps, and uncertain arrival times with UniteGPS school transport routing and scheduling software. Built for K-12 districts nationwide, Crosswalk turns enrollment data into efficient routes, rosters, driver directions, parent communication, and audit-ready transportation records—supported by free 90-day setup, live help, and a platform shaped by real district needs.
Integrated routing, GPS, parent communication, ridership, and tablet tools for K-12 transportation teams.
Turn enrollment data into optimized school bus routes, rosters, stops, and printable route sheets. UniteGPS helps districts replace paper maps and memory-based planning with a reliable routing system.
Sync student enrollment information from your SIS into transportation tools, reducing manual roster updates and keeping routes, stop assignments, and ridership records aligned with current district data.
Track buses in real time with updates every five seconds, ignition-off visibility, mileage categories, geofence alerts, and operational data that helps settle parent questions with timestamps.
Give parents real-time bus location, ETA information, and ride history through the district-activated parent app, reducing calls to the transportation office and improving family communication.
Use card swipe on and off tracking to document which students rode which bus and when, supporting safety reviews, parent notifications, and IEP transportation records.
Equip buses with driver tablets for turn-by-turn navigation, inspections, advanced parent notifications, mileage tracking, ridership scanning, and IEP or Medicaid invoicing documentation.
UniteGPS gives transportation teams one practical system for routing, scheduling, GPS visibility, parent communication, and ridership records. Instead of juggling spreadsheets, paper maps, and separate tools, districts can manage daily operations from enrollment data through route sheets and audit trails. With nationwide support and free 90-day setup, Crosswalk helps teams modernize without overwhelming staff.
See how districts use UniteGPS to improve routing, visibility, family communication, and transportation accountability.
UniteGPS helps transportation teams solve daily operational problems with practical, district-tested software.
UniteGPS protects student transportation data with FERPA-compliant systems designed for K-12 districts.
Every customer gets live support from people who understand district transportation workflows nationwide.
Built from customer revenue, not private equity pressure, for long-term district partnerships.
Crosswalk combines routing, GPS, SIS sync, tablets, and ridership tools in one platform.
Founder-led transportation software built around 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 transport routing and scheduling software helps districts turn student enrollment data into efficient bus routes, rosters, stop assignments, and driver-ready directions. UniteGPS replaces paper maps, manual spreadsheets, and institutional memory with a live system that supports route optimization, SIS synchronization, GPS tracking, parent communication, field trips, and student ridership documentation.
Get clear answers about routing, pricing, setup, and integrations.
Supports student data protection requirements.
Proven across K-12 districts nationwide.
Founder-led company built for long-term support.
Tell us about your fleet, routing challenges, and current systems. The UniteGPS team can explain tiers, setup, integrations, and next steps.
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.