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From Alaska’s News Source / By Alana Belle Tirado / Aug. 13, 2025 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Anchorage School District (ASD), AK is launching a new app named Stopfinder. The app, which is free to use, is targeted towards parents with children who ride the school bus. Heather Philp, Senior Director of Transportation for ASD, said the app allows parents to see the bus schedule of their children, as well as live location updates when available, useful in case of a traffic delay [...]

Schenectady, NY – July 31, 2025 – Transfinder’s solutions were voted the Best Software, Best Hardware and Best Safety Technology for the second year in a row at the STN Expo in Reno, Nev., School Transportation News announced.  It is the second year Transfinder submitted entries – and won – for the three categories. It is the fourth straight year Transfinder was voted Best Software and the third consecutive year Transfinder has won the top hardware [...]

From School Transportation News / By Taylor Ekbatani / July 28, 2025RENO, Nev. - Transfinder took home best hardware, software and safety technology awards for the second consecutive year and RIDE won best green technology for the third year in a row, as judged by STN EXPO West attendees during the trade show held July 14 and 15.The 153 attendees who cast votes in the fourth annual STN EXPO Innovation Choice Awards represented a rise in participation from last year’s 125 votes. [...]

From School Transportation News / By Claudia Newton / July 14, 2025RENO, Nev. — Transportation directors from six school districts across the U.S. shared the grand and simple techniques they use to increase employee satisfaction and win a Top Transportation Teams Award.The Top Transportation Teams award is in its third year. The three winning districts in the category with 100 or more employees consist of Hoover City Schools in Alabama, Prosper Independent School District in Texas and [...]

From the Daily Herald / By Curtis Booker / Jul 9, 2025 Parents of students in the Alpine School District (UT) will have a new way to monitor their whereabouts as they ride the school bus.The district has launched the Stopfinder app, which allows parents or guardians to view their child’s bus route, receive real-time updates on bus locations and get notification alerts about any changes or delays impacting the bus schedule directly on their smart device.Stopfinder is not a new [...]