Business View Magazine - Dec 2023

According to Barth, because Transdev always has their training regimen active and in place, when it comes to driver availability, “it’s not as big of a concern [as] it is in other places where they really have a shortage of drivers.” The City of Modesto handles vehicle maintenance and the recruitment and training process for maintenance staff. On the technology side of things, the agency is partnered with Avail Technologies, which provides support with computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location systems, which are used to track the entirety of the bus fleet. While dispatchers can use this technology to keep tabs on the fleet, it is also used as a method of communication to the general public that rides the bus. This dispatch information is also shown to the public via an app where riders can see bus routes, as well as their specific bus location, in real time, track the S. “It’s good to have that information; that way, people can make their own decisions on how to move forward… so that app has played a key role in how we communicate information to our ridership,” Barth says. THE RESULTS OF PROPER PLANNING AND SYNERGY With such strong support systems in place, it’s clear 325 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12 STANISLAUS REGIONAL TRANSI T AUTHORI T Y