Sonet Microsystems

Transport Management

Transport & GPS Tracking Software Parents Can Trust

Live bus tracking parents can see themselves, plus route and driver management.

Transport management software gives schools and campuses live GPS tracking of every bus, so parents can see exactly where their child's transport is without calling the transport office — while route planning, driver assignment and vehicle maintenance are managed centrally.

The transport office phone rings most often for one reason: "where is the bus?" Giving parents direct, live visibility eliminates that entire category of calls, while giving the school itself a much better safety and operations record — every route, every stop time, every driver assignment logged automatically.

Route planning gets harder every year as enrolment shifts and new stops get added. A system that can re-optimize stop-wise allocation, rather than starting from a paper map each time, keeps routes efficient as the school grows.

What's Included

Live GPS Tracking

Parents see exactly where a bus is in real time, directly through the app or via SMS update, instead of calling the transport office to ask. This single feature eliminates the majority of the calls a transport office fields on a typical morning.

Route Planning

Stop-wise student allocation can be re-optimized as enrolment shifts each year, instead of routes staying frozen around a paper map drawn up years ago. New stops and students can be added without redrawing an entire route by hand.

Driver & Vehicle Records

Driver assignment history, licence details and vehicle maintenance schedules are tracked centrally, so a school can demonstrate compliance and catch a maintenance gap before it becomes a safety issue.

Pickup/Drop Notifications

Parents receive an automated alert the moment their child boards or alights the bus, giving real confirmation instead of an assumption that everything went as planned. This matters most for younger students on unfamiliar routes.

Geo-Fencing Alerts

Geo-fencing flags route deviations or unusual delays automatically, alerting the transport office before a small issue becomes a parent phone call. Deviation alerts can also be shared directly with parents if configured.

What Changes

Process
Without Sonet
With Sonet
Bus Location
Parents call the transport office to ask
Live GPS tracking visible directly to parents
Route Planning
Drawn up on paper, rarely re-optimized
Stop-wise allocation, updated as enrolment changes
Safety Alerts
No visibility into route deviations
Geo-fencing alerts for deviations or delays

Frequently Asked Questions

Tracking is available through the parent app or via SMS updates, depending on your configuration.

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