Fleet management for passenger transport

Buses, coaches, shuttles or ride-hailing: passenger transport means keeping to schedule, protecting passengers and complying with strict labour regulations. Fleeti manages your passenger transport fleet on a single platform.

Buses, coaches, shuttles or ride-hailing: passenger transport means keeping to schedule, protecting passengers and complying with strict labour regulations. Fleeti manages your passenger transport fleet on a single platform.

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Fleet management for passenger transport

Buses, coaches, shuttles or ride-hailing: passenger transport means keeping to schedule, protecting passengers and complying with strict labour regulations. Fleeti manages your passenger transport fleet on a single platform.

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Schedules met, passengers informed

Schedules met, passengers informed

Punctuality is your first promise to customers. Real-time tracking of every vehicle and an estimated time of arrival (ETA) make your scheduled, school and tourist services more reliable and limit the delays that spoil the passenger experience.

Punctuality is your first promise to customers. Real-time tracking of every vehicle and an estimated time of arrival (ETA) make your scheduled, school and tourist services more reliable and limit the delays that spoil the passenger experience.

You reposition a coach when something goes wrong, keep passengers informed and document your punctuality for clients and the transport authority.

You reposition a coach when something goes wrong, keep passengers informed and document your punctuality for clients and the transport authority.

Driver at the wheel of a passenger vehicle at night in a city
Inside a public transport bus with seated passengers during a journey

Safety for your passengers and drivers

Safety for your passengers and drivers

Carrying passengers makes you liable on every trip. The smart dashcam and the eco-driving score spot speeding, harsh braking, distraction and fatigue, then alert the driver in the cab before an incident.

Carrying passengers makes you liable on every trip. The smart dashcam and the eco-driving score spot speeding, harsh braking, distraction and fatigue, then alert the driver in the cab before an incident.

You reduce accidents through targeted coaching, protect passengers and drivers, and video evidence establishes liability within minutes after an incident.

You reduce accidents through targeted coaching, protect passengers and drivers, and video evidence establishes liability within minutes after an incident.

Your drivers and workplace safety

Your drivers and workplace safety

A passenger fleet means dozens of drivers to manage. Fleeti centralises driver profiles, licences and assignments, and keeps a clear record of who drives which vehicle on which route.

A passenger fleet means dozens of drivers to manage. Fleeti centralises driver profiles, licences and assignments, and keeps a clear record of who drives which vehicle on which route.

For prevention, driving data feeds your mandatory risk assessment (DUERP in France) with objective, dated evidence, supporting your safety obligation as an employer (article L. 4121-1 of the French Labour Code).

For prevention, driving data feeds your mandatory risk assessment (DUERP in France) with objective, dated evidence, supporting your safety obligation as an employer (article L. 4121-1 of the French Labour Code).

Fleet managers reviewing the Fleeti driver and vehicle assignment dashboard on a tablet
Speedometer and dashboard instruments of a passenger transport vehicle

Costs and energy transition under control

Costs and energy transition under control

Fuel and maintenance weigh heavily on a passenger transport budget. Fleeti tracks consumption, detects siphoning at depots and calculates the total cost of ownership (TCO) of each vehicle so replacement decisions are based on facts.

Fuel and maintenance weigh heavily on a passenger transport budget. Fleeti tracks consumption, detects siphoning at depots and calculates the total cost of ownership (TCO) of each vehicle so replacement decisions are based on facts.

Actual usage (mileage, route profiles, depot parking time) identifies which vehicles can switch to electric buses without service disruption and measures your CO2 emissions, in line with France's LOM law.

Actual usage (mileage, route profiles, depot parking time) identifies which vehicles can switch to electric buses without service disruption and measures your CO2 emissions, in line with France's LOM law.

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A solution deployed in Europe and Africa

40 000+

40 000+

40 000+

vehicles and machines connected by Fleeti

vehicles and machines connected by Fleeti

1 000+

1 000+

1 000+

customers supported, from passenger transport to other industries

customers supported, from passenger transport to other industries

customers supported, from passenger transport to other industries

15+

15+

15+

countries covered, in France and French-speaking Africa

countries covered, in France and French-speaking Africa

countries covered, in France and French-speaking Africa

Fleet management challenges in passenger transport

Managing a passenger fleet is about more than tracking vehicles. Four underlying pressures weigh on the sector: driver recruitment, client requirements, labour regulations and vehicle availability. Fleeti helps you regain control of each.

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A driver shortage

A driver shortage

The sector struggles to recruit and retain drivers. Every absence or departure puts a route at risk, and tracking licences, qualifications and assignments gets harder as the fleet grows.

The sector struggles to recruit and retain drivers. Every absence or departure puts a route at risk, and tracking licences, qualifications and assignments gets harder as the fleet grows.

The sector struggles to recruit and retain drivers. Every absence or departure puts a route at risk, and tracking licences, qualifications and assignments gets harder as the fleet grows.

The sector struggles to recruit and retain drivers. Every absence or departure puts a route at risk, and tracking licences, qualifications and assignments gets harder as the fleet grows.

02

02

Demanding clients

Demanding clients

Local authorities, transport authorities and companies impose punctuality and service quality commitments, with penalties attached. Proving the service delivered matters as much as delivering it.

Local authorities, transport authorities and companies impose punctuality and service quality commitments, with penalties attached. Proving the service delivered matters as much as delivering it.

Local authorities, transport authorities and companies impose punctuality and service quality commitments, with penalties attached. Proving the service delivered matters as much as delivering it.

Local authorities, transport authorities and companies impose punctuality and service quality commitments, with penalties attached. Proving the service delivered matters as much as delivering it.

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03

Strict regulations

Strict regulations

Driving and rest times, tachographs, employer safety obligations: the labour and safety framework is dense, and the smallest breach makes you liable.

Driving and rest times, tachographs, employer safety obligations: the labour and safety framework is dense, and the smallest breach makes you liable.

Driving and rest times, tachographs, employer safety obligations: the labour and safety framework is dense, and the smallest breach makes you liable.

Driving and rest times, tachographs, employer safety obligations: the labour and safety framework is dense, and the smallest breach makes you liable.

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04

Vehicles that cannot afford downtime

Vehicles that cannot afford downtime

A coach off the road means a route not served and unhappy passengers. Planning maintenance and limiting breakdowns is vital when every vehicle counts.

A coach off the road means a route not served and unhappy passengers. Planning maintenance and limiting breakdowns is vital when every vehicle counts.

A coach off the road means a route not served and unhappy passengers. Planning maintenance and limiting breakdowns is vital when every vehicle counts.

A coach off the road means a route not served and unhappy passengers. Planning maintenance and limiting breakdowns is vital when every vehicle counts.

How Fleeti supports passenger transport operators

Fleeti focuses on the modules that matter for passenger transport: field tracking, driver safety and cost management. Three families of features cover the needs of coach operators, urban transport networks, school transport and shuttle operators, and ride-hailing companies.

Field tracking and passenger experience

Field tracking and passenger experience

Real-time tracking, ETA, geofencing of depots and stops, and trip history to make the service reliable and keep passengers informed.

Real-time tracking, ETA, geofencing of depots and stops, and trip history to make the service reliable and keep passengers informed.

Real-time tracking, ETA, geofencing of depots and stops, and trip history to make the service reliable and keep passengers informed.

Safety and drivers

Safety and drivers

AI dashcam, eco-driving score, coaching, and centralised driver profiles, licences and assignments to reduce claims.

AI dashcam, eco-driving score, coaching, and centralised driver profiles, licences and assignments to reduce claims.

AI dashcam, eco-driving score, coaching, and centralised driver profiles, licences and assignments to reduce claims.

Costs, fuel and energy

Costs, fuel and energy

Fuel tracking and anti-siphoning at depots, TCO per vehicle, ANTAI traffic fine management and electrification pathway.

Fuel tracking and anti-siphoning at depots, TCO per vehicle, ANTAI traffic fine management and electrification pathway.

Fuel tracking and anti-siphoning at depots, TCO per vehicle, ANTAI traffic fine management and electrification pathway.

Passenger transport: reactive operations or a managed fleet

The difference between a reactive passenger fleet and a managed one shows in punctuality, safety and costs. Here is what data-driven management changes.

Without management

Without management

Delays spotted after the fact, undocumented incidents, unexpected breakdowns, opaque fuel use, labour compliance hard to prove. Unforeseen events dictate operations.

Delays spotted after the fact, undocumented incidents, unexpected breakdowns, opaque fuel use, labour compliance hard to prove. Unforeseen events dictate operations.

Delays spotted after the fact, undocumented incidents, unexpected breakdowns, opaque fuel use, labour compliance hard to prove. Unforeseen events dictate operations.

With Fleeti

With Fleeti

Real-time location and ETA, risky behaviour corrected, maintenance planned ahead, fuel under control, driving data documented. You take back control of operations.

Real-time location and ETA, risky behaviour corrected, maintenance planned ahead, fuel under control, driving data documented. You take back control of operations.

Real-time location and ETA, risky behaviour corrected, maintenance planned ahead, fuel under control, driving data documented. You take back control of operations.

Labour compliance and passenger transport regulations in France

Road passenger transport is governed by EU social regulations, which set driving and rest times, and by the tachograph requirement. Compliance determines your licence and your liability.

EU social regulations

EU social regulations

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 governs driving times, breaks and rest periods for drivers of vehicles with more than 9 seats. It is the foundation of labour compliance in passenger transport.

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 governs driving times, breaks and rest periods for drivers of vehicles with more than 9 seats. It is the foundation of labour compliance in passenger transport.

Tachograph

Tachograph

Smart tachographs have been mandatory on new vehicles since 15 June 2019. Downloading, analysing and archiving driver (C1B) and vehicle (V1B) files in .ddd format is done through the on-board tachograph and dedicated analysis software.

Smart tachographs have been mandatory on new vehicles since 15 June 2019. Downloading, analysing and archiving driver (C1B) and vehicle (V1B) files in .ddd format is done through the on-board tachograph and dedicated analysis software.

Collective agreement and driver status

Collective agreement and driver status

In France, interurban transport falls under the road transport collective agreement (IDCC 0016), while urban networks have their own agreement. With Fleeti driver management , you centralise driver profiles, licences and assignments.

In France, interurban transport falls under the road transport collective agreement (IDCC 0016), while urban networks have their own agreement. With Fleeti driver management , you centralise driver profiles, licences and assignments.

Employer safety obligation

Employer safety obligation

The French Labour Code (article L. 4121-1) requires employers to prevent road risk and record it in the mandatory risk assessment (DUERP). Fleeti driving data feeds it with objective, dated evidence.

The French Labour Code (article L. 4121-1) requires employers to prevent road risk and record it in the mandatory risk assessment (DUERP). Fleeti driving data feeds it with objective, dated evidence.

Frequently asked questions about passenger transport fleet management

How do you manage a passenger transport fleet effectively?
Managing a passenger fleet effectively means handling four dimensions at once: service punctuality through real-time tracking and ETA, passenger safety through dashcams and eco-driving, driver labour compliance, and vehicle availability through preventive maintenance. A single platform such as Fleeti centralises this data, whether you run urban or interurban scheduled services, school transport, airport or company shuttles, touring coaches or ride-hailing vehicles, in France or French-speaking Africa, and turns reactive operations into managed ones.
How do you ensure tachograph and driving time compliance in passenger transport?
The framework is set by EU social regulations (Regulation (EC) No 561/2006), which govern driving and rest times, and by the tachograph, mandatory on new vehicles since 15 June 2019. Driver (C1B) and vehicle (V1B) files in .ddd format are downloaded, analysed and archived using the on-board tachograph and dedicated analysis software. Fleeti works alongside this on driver administration (profiles, licences, assignments) and road risk prevention, the other regulatory side of the job.
How can you improve safety for coach passengers and drivers?
Safety improves when you act upstream rather than after an incident. The smart dashcam and telematics spot risky behaviour (speeding, harsh braking, distraction, fatigue) and alert the driver in the cab. The eco-driving score and regular coaching build good habits, while video evidence establishes liability after an accident. On a fleet carrying people, this approach reduces accidents and protects you as an employer.
How do you make bus and shuttle schedules and arrival times more reliable?
Reliable schedules depend on real-time tracking of every vehicle, which gives an accurate ETA and lets you react to traffic problems. You track scheduled, school or tourist services, reposition a vehicle after an incident and keep passengers informed. For contracted services, this data also proves punctuality to the transport authority.
How do you make a successful switch to electric buses?
The move to electric buses or coaches starts with analysing each vehicle's actual use: mileage, route profiles and depot parking time. This data identifies which vehicles can go electric without service disruption and lets you compare combustion and electric TCO. Fleeti helps you manage this pathway and measure your fleet's CO2 emissions, in line with France's LOM law and sustainability reporting (ESRS E1).
Which software should a coach operator or urban transport operator choose?
The right software depends on your business, but three criteria matter most: depth of field tracking (location, ETA, driver safety), the ability to document labour compliance and safety, and cost management (fuel, TCO, energy). A single platform avoids multiplying tools. Fleeti combines field telematics and driver management, connects via manufacturer telematics (OEM), devices or IoT sensors, and supports coach operators and urban networks alike, in France and French-speaking Africa.
Mis à jour : novembre 2026

Carrying passengers means keeping a promise on every trip: arriving on time, safely, in available vehicles. Fleeti gives you the data to deliver on that promise, control your costs and prepare your electric fleet.

Carrying passengers means keeping a promise on every trip: arriving on time, safely, in available vehicles. Fleeti gives you the data to deliver on that promise, control your costs and prepare your electric fleet.

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