FAQ's for Schools
Looking for answers? Check out our FAQ's or reach out below for more information.
So what am I being charged for?
Your total School-Year transportation costs are:
- Shuttlebee-assisted Negotiated Transportation Costs, paid directly to your Transportation Provider
- Shuttlebee Predict and Prevent Dispatch Services
And that's it.
How does Shuttlebee make money?
We make $$$ when transportation companies purchase our Commercial Auto Insurance and have stronger-than-average safety records.
Also, we offer SAFETY tech to schools which can improve communication and lower risk.
As part of that program, we require transportation providers to use
telematics devices (and you should too!) that use in vehicle-and-outwards facing cameras. We can use the systems that a transportation company already has in place, or you can use ours (with a three year commitment) at no additional cost to the program.
You can find details about how the safety program works
here. Pricing is typically $2K per vehicle per year, with two exceptions, which we'll cover below.
Is Shuttlebee a broker?
No.
Most transportation brokers charge a fee to connect Schools and Transportation Providors. Since we make money on selling Commercial Auto Insurance to low-risk transportation providers and safety tech to schools, we do not charge a fee for connecting our network.
What is the Dispatch Program?
Here is an overview of our
Dispatch Safety Tech program.
View our
one-minute video for an overview of Shuttlebee Predict-and-Prevent safety technology or
review the Deck here.
How do you find outstanding student transportation providers?
Existing Providers
As school leaders, one knows your market better than you do. However, based on our extensive network connections to more than 2,000 operators across North America, we can potentially locate willing providers are competitive rates that you migth have missed.
By completing safety assessments on transportation providers, you'll be able to compare apples to apples, assessing quoted rates against safety scores.
New Providers
Small transportation providers struggle to get started because they struggle to get access to Commercial Auto Insurance. We can connect these companies, through our our Insurance Services, to best-in-class onboarding programs.
We also deliver Compliance assistance and support to understand the regulatory environment.
Wondering how to get started?
Here's our 4-step process:
Describe your Transportation Needs
You may already have a transportation program in place, or you may be starting from scratch. Meet with a Shuttlebee rep to start exploring your options.
Receive your Ballpark Quotes
Based on our experience with your market, we'll review three non-binding quotes for transportation in your area.
Sign an LOI
Providing negotiated transportation quotes is a very important companion to the safety tech that we provide, and we only work with bus companies with high safety ratings. The safety service is something that the school would pay for. By signing an Letter of Intent (LOI), Shuttlebee will secure firm quotes and being our pre-underwriting process to score transportation providers on safety.
Receive Firm Transportation Quotes
Once payment for our Dispatch Program is received, Shuttlebee will deliver firm transportation quotes. Our Dispatch Fee is refundable if you decline to move forward with our recommended transportation partners.
Household Spend on Student Transportation
Number of households in the US. Source: Ycharts.
Number of households with students under 18. Sources: Census, Statista, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Census.
% of Households where parents drive their students to school. Sources: National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), US Department of Energy, Safe Routes Partnership, Safe Routes Partnership, The Urbanist, US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CS Mott Poll.
Average household spend on transportation. Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Amount of miles / % of annual miles spent on transportation. Source: Safe Route Partnership.
Private School Spend on Transportation
Number of households enrolled in private school. Sources: Pew Research, Education Week, National Center for Education Statistics.
Number of students who are not driven to school. Source: National Household Travel Survey.
Average cost of transporting an independent-school student. Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Trusted Care.
Taxi + Limo + Rideshare Revenue
Taxi + Limo Revenue. Sources: Enterprise Apps Today, IBIS World, Globe News Wire.
% of revenue spent on Insurance. Sources: IBIS World, The Times.
Student Transportation Revenue
Amount spent per public school student. Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Cognitive Market Research, Anything Research, Active Living Research, NCES.
Number of Public School Students in the US. Sources: NCES, School Transportation News.
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