DATTCO is pleased to announce that is has been awarded school transportation contracts for the towns of South Windsor, Windsor, and Woodstock. All contracts will provide service to grades PK-12 and includes home-to-school routes, in district special needs transportation, summer school and charter services.
- In South Windsor, DATTCO will work with the Board’s administration to upgrade the fleet this year, replacing the district’s “flat-nosed” buses with “conventional” style buses. The new buses will be equipped with GPS vehicle tracking technology, two-way radios and onboard camera systems. DATTCO operates a system of service departments and body shops across the state, allowing ease and cost savings of fleet maintenance. With this new contract, DATTCO is hiring 40 new drivers and has opened a school bus terminal in town, located on Ident Road.
- In Windsor, DATTCO will provide all of the routing implementation and will introduce 70 new state-of-the-art vehicles to the Windsor School District fleet – all equipped with GPS vehicle tracking technology, two-way radios and onboard camera systems. DATTCO operates a system of service departments and body shops across the state, allowing ease and cost savings of fleet maintenance. With this new fleet, DATTCO is hiring 70 drivers and has opened a new school bus terminal in town, located at 1001 Day Hill Road.
- In Woodstock, the transition includes DATTCO purchasing and maintaining the school system’s current fleet of vehicles, create all routes, and hire and train all personnel. The Woodstock Board of Education will approve all routes and schedules, and will work with DATTCO to oversee all operations. DATTCO offered all existing Woodstock drivers employment, and seeks to fill remaining vacant positions with local residents.
DATTCO is currently hiring drivers for these, and others towns across the state. Free training for CDL licenses is provided to new hires. Interested applicants should visit www.dattco.com/join-our-team.
