REI adds software solutions to monitor drivers, optimize routes
REI’s routing software identifies via a cellular connection, if a bus is off route or running late. Past routes are easily optimized saving time and fuel by automatically generating the most efficient path available.
Radio Engineering Industries (REI) adds to their software solutions driver monitoring and route optimization. Each software enhancement increases safety and provides cost savings to fleet operators.
REI’s routing software identifies via a cellular connection, if a bus is off route or running late. Past routes are easily optimized saving time and fuel by automatically generating the most efficient path available.
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By utilizing REI’s driver monitoring software users can observe video events to improve and adjust driver performance and behavior. The software’s RFID technology provides accurate identification of drivers plus creates a single-page report to track their progress.
Both software solutions are customizable to fit specific needs. Easily configure automatic alerts to notify events of importance, such as a late bus or driving over 65 mph, where immediate action can be taken.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.