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Schenectady, NY – June 23, 2025 – Six school districts from across North America have won the third-annual Top Transportation Teams award, including one school district that took home the prize last year and another returning winner from 2023. 

Winners are located in five states. 

Since its inception, the winners are divided into two categories, teams with 100 or more members and teams with fewer than 100 members.   

Winners in the 100-plus category are: Hoover City Schools in Alabama; Prosper ISD in Texas and Goddard Public Schools in Kansas. 

Winners in the under 100 category are: Pembroke Central School District in New York; Wa-Nee Community Schools in Indiana; and Franklin Square Union Free School District in New York. 

Wa-Nee also won last year, while Pembroke CSD won in 2023.  

Now in its third year, the number of districts enrolling in the Top Transportation Teams awards program is increasing. And the participation rate among enrollees was also significantly higher year-over year. 

Winners were determined solely by anonymous survey results. Team members answered questions related to their department, such as leadership, career development, resources and incentives.   

“The Top Transportation Teams program continues to grow, a sign that there was a void that needed filling,” said Antonio Civitella, president and CEO of Transfinder, the industry’s leading transportation logistics software and hardware company which oversees the program. “Hearing the stories from districts on how they work together, build culture and go above and beyond the call of duty has been inspiring to so many. We know this program is not just giving these teams the recognition they deserve but also is playing a role in helping transportation operations improve how they serve their communities.” 

Each winner receives one full scholarship to the STN EXPO WEST in Reno, Nev. courtesy of School Transportation News. In addition, Transfinder is covering travel and hotel costs for the leader of each winning team. While at STN EXPO WEST, held July 11-16, leaders from each of the winning teams will participate in a panel discussion on what it takes to build a Top Transportation Team.  

To learn more about the Top Transportation Teams program, visit: http://www.toptransportationteams.com. 

About Transfinder
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Transfinder is a national leader in intelligent transportation systems, providing transportation management systems and services to municipalities, school districts adult care facilities and police departments. Transfinder’s award-winning technology routes one in three students in North America.  The company is one of the fastest growing companies in New York’s Capital Region, according to the Albany Business Review. Transfinder has landed on Inc. magazine’s fastest-growing private companies list for 12 years. The software and hardware company has repeatedly been named a Best Place to Work, a Top Workplace and Best Company to Work for in New York State. For more information, visit www.transfinder.com.