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drivetrain
Active Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/23/2001 : 6:33:39 PM
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A route sheet shows "From elem. R on (). Cross (). Stop #()#()#() etc. In my simple mind it's more like; stop 1st blue house on right, 2nd blue house on right, skip one on right and stop.(one crosses). Big pine tree on left.Horse farm on right.(Emily&Joseph) Etc,etc. A good route sheet may need to be not only accurate but descriptive as well.
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wagonmaster
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 01/24/2001 : 04:51:41 AM
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Descriptive route sheets have their place, I suppose, but we use addresses and/or street intersections to avoid discharging students at the wrong "blue house" or "white fence". All drivers are paid a "mock" day before school actually starts where they run their actual route in every regard (except warning lights) during both morning and afternoon scheduled times as to closely simulate the actual conditons of the roadway, traffic, etc. This does turn up a few suprises that we must deal with ie; train schedule conflict,draw bridge scheduled opening (yes some are scheduled). This way every driver starts the year actually having been on their route at the times specified. We try to eliminate as many suprprises as possible. This is most important when oyu have 575-600 route buses! Hope this helps.
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largebus
Advanced Member
USA
468 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2001 : 6:53:54 PM
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Our route sheets have the step by step directiosn, plus a number of right and left directions. It really doesn't use "normal" descriptions. However, many drivers write them in, and the sheets are updated. Also-do any drivers get maps of any kind?
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thomas86_a
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 10/07/2001 : 7:59:55 PM
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We are a small district, and the drivers have the same route year after year. If a new driver comes in then they are just trained on the route they take over. If you want to switch a route you are responsible for learning that route.
We are also responsible for making up a mapo f our route for the subs. I draw out the roads, and put in the addresses on it with some descriptions. Each stop has a number, and on a seperate sheet it is numbered with the students that should be getting off there, and that is where I place their emergency information is with that.
86-A It will go in circles around your bus.
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Thomas Ford 85-16
Top Member
USA
4177 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2001 : 1:49:43 PM
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By looking at my driver's route sheet it looks like it tells you what turns to make and what addresses to stop at. It also tells how many people get on at that stop and how many you'd have total at that time. I think that maps would be a good idea, but most drivers figure it out. Except for this one guy................
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BusBoss
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Posted - 10/08/2001 : 3:14:10 PM
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Our drivers develop their own routes because they too usually have the same route year after year. They are designated 2/3 days to go out an re-familiarze themselves with the route, fine new addresses, time the route and with the Bus Monitor, develop specific directions for the entire route. All this of course is submitted days before school begins. During the first months, Supervisors go out just to check the routing. Its worked well for years.
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MamaLoca
Advanced Member
USA
400 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2001 : 09:36:54 AM
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Our Route sheets are Universal, The office uses a DOS program on thier computer to generate them along with a student list with grade and phone number.
(Sample)
BUS - 67 Driver - Nila Repard AM Run
Leave Bus Garage at 6:25
<- Pearl St.
<- Parrish St.
-> County Rd. 16
6:40 . 427 County Rd. 16
. 534 County Rd. 16
-> Butler Rd.
<- Middle Cheshire Rd.
. 3346 Middle Cheshire Rd.
7:00 . 3508 Middle Cheshire Rd.
-> Nott Rd.
->State Rt 21
<- Pearl St.
-> Drop off at school 7:35
You get the idea.
Some of us take our route sheets and add a description of the house or neighborhood to help out.
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John Farr
Top Member
USA
642 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2001 : 12:17:18 PM
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We use Edulog.nt. Since all drivers have Nextels we include school phone numbers, and special ed student home numbers. Drivers are encouraged to call these numbers instead of dispatch. It is much quieter in dispatch, now.
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Bus Boy 39
Top Member
USA
1315 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2001 : 1:13:40 PM
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This is how our route sheets are set up:
Bus#39
6:58 Garage
7:10 Cranbrooke/Robinwood 2:37
7:12 Cranbrooke/Rodgers 2:38
7:13 50 Rodgers Dr. 2:38
7:15 Rodger/Cranbrooke 2:38
7:16 Escalon, West/Cranbrooke 2:39
7:18 Escalon Dr./Jenkins 2:39
7:20 Escalon, East/Cranbrooke 2:40
7:25 W.A. Rd./Morelli 2:36
7:28 Middle School 2:35
7:31 High School 2:30
This is my old bus number, we're now 215.
The list will also have the elemantary stops on it too, but there's too much to type.
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Rich
Top Member
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2001 : 1:25:47 PM
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This is how our route sheets are set up:
Bus#39
6:58 Garage
7:10 Cranbrooke/Robinwood 2:37
7:12 Cranbrooke/Rodgers 2:38
7:13 50 Rodgers Dr. 2:38
7:15 Rodger/Cranbrooke 2:38
7:16 Escalon, West/Cranbrooke 2:39
7:18 Escalon Dr./Jenkins 2:39
7:20 Escalon, East/Cranbrooke 2:40
7:25 W.A. Rd./Morelli 2:36
7:28 Middle School 2:35
7:31 High School 2:30
This is my old bus number, we're now 215.
The list will also have the elemantary stops on it too, but there's too much to type.
"Gotta Love Those Birdies!"
Same set up as Yonkers,NY!
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BusBoy
Top Member
USA
2042 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2001 : 05:46:12 AM
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Does anyone use the Edulog NT program?
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A-14 Big G
Senior Member
USA
53 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2001 : 3:49:05 PM
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I'm really glad our trip sheets are set up as well as they are, our area is 90% rural and we'd never find people by their addresses. They take you step by step using intersections and road names as much as possible, if necessary, they resort to "the row of large pine trees on curve...". Our people do an excellent job making sure you can get to the right stops, now if you could just get the drivers to keep them updated when something changes (oops, I spent too much time as a sub...can you tell?) 
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BusladyofSoCal
Advanced Member
USA
366 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2001 : 07:46:39 AM
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When I worked at a district, it was
for example:
Exit front gate (we had 2 gates)
L Alicia
R Jeronimo
X Cordillera (cross this road)
R Montilla
R Tarrasa
Stop Chamalea/Tarrasa
(or it would be an actualy addy for Sec.Needs)
This is the easiest way to write routes IMHO.
Buslady
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1983WardFord
Top Member
USA
1395 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2001 : 1:25:29 PM
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As a sub in a fairly rural district, I have to say that I'm a big advocate of descriptions. It's hard when it's a dark morning and all you have so far are kids that don't know the route and not all of the mailboxes have the numbers on them (if, in fact, there are any mailboxes to begin with).
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SchoolBusCharter
Senior Member
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2001 : 08:15:50 AM
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I have used several of the forms you all have described. This year on our private school contract run we had street name and house number, then the next students name and house number. We would go out several paid days in advance with our Route Coordinator who had detailed info and a map and both of us would find the best routes if needed from the previous year. Then I would use my notes to run 1 day before run. And use the notes if needed.
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