The Transportation Department is tasked with one of the most important missions in our school system: To provide safe, efficient transportation for the students of Pickens County. The professional drivers and monitors of this department operate on 60 routes throughout the county, traveling an average of 2500 miles each day. This could not be accomplished without the ongoing efforts of our support staff and the "heart of our machine", our mechanical staff. Working as a team to ensure "Graduation for All", this department will continue to keep the wheels turning on one of Americas most recognizable icons... the Big Yellow School Bus.

Pickens County Schools chooses VersaTrans e-link for their student transportation online information system (STOIS).  The VersaTran STOIS utilizes the latest routing technology to maintain accurate and up-to-date bus routing information. VersaTrans Solutions is a transportation software and services provider to school districts in North America. They develop and support superior routing, redistricting, GPS fleet tracking, fleet maintenance and field trip planning software that benefit pupil transportation departments and school administrators alike.

Bus drivers from Pickens County participated in a district school bus rodeo in Fannin County on May 11th.  The rodeo consisted of ten various driving skill events. The top finishers were Michael Colley, 3rd place; Jennifer Mallet, 2nd place; and Wanda Tidwell who took 1st place. Wanda will represent Pickens County in the state bus rodeo which will be held in Warner Robbins, Georgia on June 7 and 8.