Transfinder Helps School District Transportation Departments Learn How to Find Efficiencies, Save Money

SCHENECTADY, NY (10/09/2008)(readMedia)-- With rising fuel costs focusing attention on school district operations across the country, Transfinder Corporation is now offering free webinars to its school district clients. The on-line courses that comprise Transfinder University not only teach the basics of the Schenectady, New York company's routing and planning software program, but also go the extra mile and teach district transportation personnel exactly how to save money.

"Our customers rely on us for many hours of dedicated training immediately after they've purchased our routing software," said Kathleen Fagan, Marketing Manager at Transfinder. "However, we felt it was necessary to go beyond this initial training since many districts experience turnover. This way a new employee can jumpstart his or her learning simply by going to our website."

The basic mechanics of creating efficiencies and saving money are taught in the Routing 3 class offered several times this fall.

"There's no doubt that our clients can save a lot of money with our software. From the perspective that time is money, they start saving right away," said Transfinder President and CEO, Antonio Civitella. "But the more tangible methods, eliminating and consolidating routes and maximizing bus loads, are ways to save over the long haul. Routes need to be analyzed on a regular basis and it's the ability to easily visualize and manipulate them that make Transfinder Pro so valuable. It makes perfect sense to teach these methods to our clients in a setting that's convenient for their schedules."

The Transfinder U. fall semester will take place this October and November.

About Transfinder Corporation: Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Transfinder (www.transfinder.com) is a national leader in student transportation management systems and services, offering routing and scheduling solutions for optimal transportation logistics. A business partner of MapInfo Corporation, Transfinder applies MapInfo's industry-leading mapping technology and database management to deliver superior transportation and logistics management solutions. Transfinder products allow school districts to manage bus routes, provide safe and efficient student transportation, and access a wealth of critical district information.