SANTA ANA, Calif. — American Logistics Company (ALC), a national passenger transportation management company that specializes in special needs transportation, today announced it has been selected by Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) to provide transportation services for students with special needs.
ALC’s winning bid, which was $1 million less per year than the next lowest bid, will enable CUSD and taxpayers to save more than $3 million over the initial 3-year base term of the contract, with two option years that would extend the contract up to 5 years and provide an additional $2 million in savings. Additionally, because ALC’s coordinated transportation model leverages community-based resources, the dollars invested by CUSD will remain in the community, thereby helping stimulate the local economy.
As the incumbent, ALC has a long-standing relationship with CUSD, having provided special needs transportation services to the District since 2007, saving the district up to 40% annually over competitive transportation service offerings.
“It is an honor to continue providing services for CUSD’s students with special transportation needs,” said Craig Puckett, president of ALC. “Our work with CUSD demonstrates that in the area of special needs transportation, high quality, responsive service and cost containment are not mutually exclusive objectives. We look forward to working with CUSD and their students with special transportation needs for many years to come.”
A growing number of school districts are finding ALC to be the definitive answer to the challenges associated with operating a special needs school transportation program that is safe, reliable, and sensitive to the specific needs of this population, yet cognizant of the budget concerns that plague education today. As the only pupil transportation management company to be designated as a “Recommended Service” by the National Association for Pupil Transportation, ALC represents a validated best practice approach to special needs transportation.
About ALC
ALC is a national passenger transportation management company focusing solely on special needs transportation. ALC’s Coordinated Transportation Model leverages community-based resources to serve transit agencies, school districts and the healthcare industry.
