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ArticlesMay 9, 2022

Optibus, Ohio’s WRTA Team to Combat Driver Shortage

The Western Reserve Transit Authority is working with Optibus’ technology to schedule their employees more efficiently and plan more appealing routes.

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NewsMay 3, 2022

Optibus Launches Timetable Optimization

In initial trials of Timetable Optimization, customers saw an additional 5% reduction in required vehicle count, deadheads, and operational expenses.

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NewsApril 19, 2022

Flint MTA is Digitalizing Its Operation Using Optibus

Now, MTA can create smarter schedules and rosters that meet business metrics and help retain and attract operators.

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NewsJanuary 24, 2022

MVTA Chooses Optibus Software for Planning Transit

As a member of the Suburban Transit Association (STA), MVTA advocates for suburban transit needs in the Twin Cities metropolitan region.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2021

Using Transit Tech to Create Equitable Access

Paratransit’s role is shifting amongst communities investing in new mobility solutions, delivering huge cost savings for cities and quality of life improvements for riders.

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NewsJuly 15, 2021

Optibus Offering No-Cost ‘Build Back Better’ License for Post-COVID Transit Planning, Scheduling

Part of the company’s “Build Back Better” recovery program, the license helps agencies and operators recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and adjust to changes in ridership rates.

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NewsMarch 30, 2021

INIT Companies Unify to Meet Planning, Scheduling, and Driver Management Needs

The two companies, responsible for planning and personnel dispatching, have amalgamated to better serve the current requirements of transport companies worldwide.

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ArticlesOctober 19, 2020

Innovative Solutions: Operations

TheBus partnered with its CAD-provider, Trapeze, to develop a Dynamic Headway Management Module. Under dynamic headway scheduling, an entire bus route is monitored by the CAD system and total circuit times are measured in real time.

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NewsJune 16, 2020

Optibus releases impact analysis tool, named ‘Technology Pioneer’ by World Economic Forum

The tool enables cities and transit operators to visualize and understand how route changes will affect selected demographic groups living along those routes.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2020

Helping transit agencies create a COVID-19 exit strategy at no cost

An immediate return to previous levels of service will not be feasible in many cases, given the changes wrought by the pandemic that need to be addressed in transportation exit plans.

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