Pupil Transportation
A secure, safe and reliable shuttle service for your most precious cargo – your kids.
UTS has recognized that as school systems and districts face decreased budgets and fluctuating enrollments, coordinating transportation can be a costly and time-consuming process. By outsourcing transportation to UTS, organizations are able to stretch their valuable resources, saving an average of 10-30% overall, without sacrificing quality, safety, or reliability.
UTS specializes in providing transportation for public and private schools, day treatment plans, partial hospitalization programs, and other special needs programs. UTS customizes solutions to meet the requirements of each individual system, from simply offering management expertise of existing transportation services to full turnkey operations. Contracting with UTS will allow a school district to return their focus on cost savings, and their time to the education programs.
UTS’ experience in routing and logistics is unsurpassed. Utilizing the Novus TripSpark software UTS is able to streamline the time-consuming routing and scheduling process which provides the highest efficiency in all aspects of transportation. The “TripSpark software also integrates with our state of the art Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system allowing our dispatcher to identify the position of every UTS vehicle in real time.
Safety is our number one priority. Our drivers undergo numerous and frequent background checks, driver license reviews, and extensive training to ensure that students, people with disabilities, or other special needs pupils are provided safe and reliable transportation. For students who need assistance while traveling, UTS provides carefully trained monitors to ride in the vehicle and assist as needed. UTS’ strict maintenance schedule keeps buses, vans, and other vehicles in proper running order, reducing delays, repair costs, and maintaining the highest safety standards
As a transportation industry leader with over 30 years of experience managing programs in central and southwest Ohio, UTS has the resources and expertise to increase efficiencies while reducing costs and maintaining the highest safety standards.
Ohio Association of Pupil Transportation Operation and Safety Rules
UTS exceeds all requirements for driver qualifications including:
• BCI and FBI criminal record checks.
• Pre employments and annual physicals including a rigorous drug testing policy.
• Motor vehicle record checks and standards.
• State pre-service training requirements. All drivers obtain a certificate of acknowledgment issued by the Ohio Pre-Service Program.
UTS documents all requirements for drivers through the Ohio Department of Education web based reporting system.
Quality: When only the best will do
UTS maintains a proactive quality control program to ensure 100% compliance all to customer requirements. Every aspect of our assurance program is designed to ensure we exceed our customer’s expectations.
The Special Needs Student
UTS has been serving children with disabilities in Southwest Ohio for over 25 years. We understand the needs of the special needs student and their families. UTS’ reputation and comprehensive hiring and training programs gives families the peace of mind to send their child to school knowing they are in the hands of licensed professionals.
