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International Business Times
International Business Times
Adam Bent

From Clipboards to Control Towers: The Business of Reinventing School Transportation

For decades, the yellow school bus has been a static fixture of American education — dependable, but rarely innovative. Today, it is becoming a testbed for artificial intelligence, electrification, and real-time logistics once reserved for airlines and supply chains. Among the strategists shaping this shift is Ravindra Kumar Patro, whose work with districts from Los Angeles to Roanoke has helped reimagine student transportation as a technology-driven, mission-critical service. By applying the rigor of modern logistics to a legacy system, Patro has shown how efficiency, safety, and sustainability can be built into the everyday ride to school.

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