Today, David Wigle is Gatekeeper’s Senior Customer Support Specialist. But he didn’t get there overnight. He started with the company nearly 4 years ago, and his first role was answering phones. David said he already had a deep knowledge of computers, having completed...
How Inflation Is Impacting Public Transit Public transit systems are still recovering from Covid-19 and they’re already facing another historical challenge. Ridership still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and now that inflation is hitting record...
For Gatekeeper’s Abdul Azim, nearly every day is filled with new and urgent challenges as the Operations Manager responsible for The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). SEPTA is the sixth-largest public transit system in the United States, with...
The impact of the pandemic on the school bus industry has taken a heavy toll. School closures, driver shortages, and supply chain issues are just a few of the challenges the industry has faced since 2020. Despite this, the U.S. school bus market is expected to grow to...
There is a gap between students who have and don’t have reliable access to the internet and technology, with over 30% of students lacking adequate internet at home. This gap in access is known as the digital divide, and it disproportionately affects students who...
The benefits of using video surveillance solutions on buses have been proven out to the point that it’s rare to step onto a city bus or school bus that doesn’t have one. Buses that have recorded video protect passengers and operators, reduce false...
Amid the latest wave of the pandemic, already strained transit systems are having to manage diminished ridership, staff shortages and service cuts. With resources already pushed to the limit, doing more with less will require finding new ways to maximize efficiency....
The image of yellow school buses driving children to and from school every weekday morning and afternoon is so familiar and iconic that the idea that it could be in peril seems almost unthinkable. But in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic there have been multiple...
