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How Ventura Bus Lines remains competitive
Published October 24, 2016 in Case Studies
Ventura Bus Lines’ creative use of technology helped the business to save costs, respond more quickly to tenders, find new revenue sources and improve staff satisfaction.
Ventura is the largest bus operator in Victoria, Australia and operates extensive fixed route and charter services across Melbourne. It is Public Transport Victoria’s most reliable bus service provider in the state and the preferred supplier of numerous Melbourne private and state schools, Metro Trains and Yarra Trams. Ventura has been a Trapeze client for over 20 years.
Background
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- 1,600 employees
- 900 buses
- 131 routes
- 831,000km travelled per week
- 32 million passengers a year
Results
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- Operational savings
- Dead running reduced
- Improved driver retention
- A single source of truth for the entire company
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How a multimodal transport operator cut reporting time
Sound Transit oversees several public transport services, including express bus services, commuter rail and light rail, within the Greater Seattle Area.
Mode of Transport
Bus
Solutions
Bus Planning and Scheduling (Austrics), Bus Enterprise Resource Planning (TIMS)