Route Optimization Software
Turns student enrollment data into efficient bus routes, rosters, and printable route sheets, replacing paper maps with a real system built for every district.
Give your Philadelphia school district or transit agency the tools to run safer, more reliable student transportation. From efficient routing that handles narrow row-home streets to real-time GPS tracking parents can trust through icy winter mornings, UniteGPS replaces guesswork with a connected system built for K-12 needs.
A complete technology suite covering routing, GPS tracking, ridership, and compliance for Philadelphia-area districts.
Turns student enrollment data into efficient bus routes, rosters, and printable route sheets, replacing paper maps with a real system built for every district.
Real-time tracking that updates every 5 seconds, works even with the ignition off, and sends speeding, idle, and geofence alerts for full fleet visibility.
Shows parents exactly where their child's bus is with live ETA and ride history, cutting down on transportation office calls during busy mornings.
Card swipe on/off tracking proves which students rode which bus and when, supporting safety audits and special-education documentation.
Automatically syncs enrollment data into routing and ridership systems, eliminating manual roster updates every time a student changes schools.
Converts scan-verified special-education rides into billing-ready records, helping districts recover reimbursable transportation costs.
Philadelphia districts deal with dense city routing, tight school-day schedules, and winter weather that can throw off bus arrival times. UniteGPS gives transportation directors the tools to optimize routes, track buses in real time, and keep parents informed — all backed by unlimited live support and a platform refined through direct feedback from districts nationwide.
See how school districts and transit agencies nationwide have improved safety and efficiency with UniteGPS.
A transportation technology partner built for the long term, not a private-equity exit.
Direct founder involvement means faster feature development shaped by real district feedback, not corporate committees.
Fully bootstrapped since 2014 and built entirely from client revenue, so Philadelphia districts get a stable long-term partner.
Live support with no ticket queues, helpful when winter delays or last-minute route changes hit Philadelphia schools.
Routes are built for you during onboarding, with no credit card required, so districts can start optimizing quickly.
The founders behind Crosswalk, built for school districts nationwide.
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 transportation generally includes fixed-route yellow bus service, special-education transportation with wheelchair-accessible vehicles, field trip and activity trips, and small transit-agency shuttle routes. UniteGPS supports all of these through configurable routing, GPS tracking, and ridership tools that adapt to standard routes, IEP transportation, and small transit fleets alike.
Talk to our team about how UniteGPS can support your Philadelphia-area transportation department.
Protects student data privacy across all platform features
A track record of trusted service across the country
Built entirely on customer revenue, no private equity
Reach out to see how UniteGPS can simplify routing, tracking, and compliance for your district or transit agency.
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.