The optimization layer for employee transportation

Already running shuttles, or starting from zero?
We build the routes either way.

StaffTransit is the routing and scheduling layer most employee transportation programs are missing. Upload your workforce and fleet, get a real route plan in minutes, not weeks.

Already running shuttles? Upgrade it. Never offered transportation? Start here. A few clicks, not a new system
Tomorrow's Plan: 06:00 Shift Live
Scheduled employees 1,247
Actual expected riders 1,168
Vehicles: baseline plan 22
Vehicles: optimized plan 18 ▼ 18%
Coverage maintained 100%

Illustrative example of the optimizer's output format.

📉 4 fewer vehicles
✅ 0 late arrivals
27 min
average one-way commute in the US
3.7%
of US workers have access to public transit

For warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing workers especially, that gap is often worse: these sites are frequently built in industrial areas transit routes don’t reach at all, which is exactly why so many employers run their own shuttles in the first place.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024.

See it in action

This is what the planning screen actually shows.

Real road routing and real stop order, powered by the same OR-Tools solver running in the product today. Sample data below, not a live feed.

app.stafftransit.com/optimize Sample data
Ohio River D 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
Cincinnati, OH · Downtown
Solid lines are the real road path a driver would take. Numbered stops are pickup order; small icons are the assigned vehicle; “D” is the depot where every route starts and ends.

Tomorrow's optimized plan

Cincinnati Depot, 06:00 shift

Vehicles used3
Served36
Unserved4
Total miles28.4
Est. cost$219
⚠ Insufficient fleet: 4 employees, +1 vehicle would clear it

Illustrative example of the planning screen’s map and output using sample Cincinnati data. Not a live connection to the product.

The core insight

The roster tells you who's assigned. It doesn't tell you who's riding.

A shift roster says 400 employees are assigned to the 6 AM shift. It doesn't say how many are actually riding: some are on PTO, some call off. Real demand is often closer to 357.

StaffTransit reads that real attendance directly, so every route it builds is sized for who's actually coming, not who might be.

Static roster (assigned)0
Real expected riders (PTO/call-offs resolved)0

Every route plan is built on the bottom number, not the top one.

What’s built

Everything you need to plan a real shift, not a demo.

This isn’t a concept. These are the actual, working pieces of the product today.

Flexible shift definitions

Set up as many shifts as you run (morning, evening, overnight), each with its own start time, end time, and worksite.

Bulk-assign employees

Assign hundreds of employees to a shift in one action instead of adding each one by hand.

Group by city or region

Filter your workforce by where people live to build or test coverage one area at a time.

Automatic daily scheduling

Recurring shift assignments turn into each day’s actual schedule on their own, safe to re-run without erasing a manual PTO or call-off change.

Company holiday calendar

Mark company-wide holidays once. Every schedule on that date is excluded from routing automatically.

Real fleet-aware routing

Uses your actual vehicles, their real seat counts and cost, not a generic assumption disconnected from your fleet.

Real road-network optimization

Routes are built on real drive times and real roads, and every route is independently validated for on-time arrival.

Unserved employees, with reasons

Anyone who can’t be served gets a specific reason and, where possible, a concrete fix like “add 1 vehicle to cover 9 more people.”

How it works

Five steps from raw data to an approved route.

You keep your HR system and your fleet. StaffTransit is the optimization layer in between.

01

Ingest workforce data

Employee ID, home address, shift, and PTO, via CSV or direct HR sync.

02

Ingest fleet data

Vehicle capacity, type, and cost from whatever fleet system you use.

03

Compute real demand

Resolve the roster against exceptions to get real expected riders.

04

Optimize the routes

Solve for capacity, radius, and deadlines. Every route is validated for on-time arrival.

05

Right-size & report

See coverage, cost, exactly who's unserved, and why.

Proof, not promises

Business outcomes, not routing jargon.

Every run reports back in numbers an operations leader can act on immediately.

"Tomorrow: 1,168 riders from 1,247 scheduled. Current plan needs 22 vehicles. Optimized plan needs 18. Full coverage, on time."

0
fewer vehicles needed, same coverage*
0
of served employees arrive on time, every route independently validated*
0 silent
employees ever dropped without a specific, actionable reason

*Illustrative example based on the product's target output format, not a guaranteed result. We'll size your actual savings during a free consultation using your real data.

Who it's for

Built for employers running transportation today, or starting it.

Hundreds to thousands of shift-based employees, whether the fleet already exists or is still on the drawing board.

Universities

Staff and faculty shuttles, separate from crowded student transit.

Hospitals

Large shift-based clinical staff, real transportation spend already.

Warehouses & Distribution

High shift-worker density, transportation already a line item.

Construction

Crew transport to job sites that change: a real routing stress test.

"We don't run your buses. We tell you exactly who's riding tomorrow, which vehicles to use, and what you'll save."

Not a fleet operator

An optimization layer, not a managed service. Your fleet, your drivers, just used better.

Real attendance, not rosters

PTO and call-offs feed directly into every route: the biggest thing competitors miss.

Nothing to rip and replace

Keep your HR system and fleet tools. We plug in around them.

Sustainability, quantified. Not just cost.

Every route reports fuel cost and emissions saved versus everyone driving alone: a number for your ESG report, alongside the dollars you're already saving.

Get started

Book a free consultation.

Tell us about your workforce and fleet. We'll walk through what an optimized plan could look like. No commitment, no sales script.

30 minutes, video call. Bring a rough sense of your fleet and shifts.
No obligation. See the ROI math first.
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