Abstract: A computer based system for managing vehicles, including: a memory unit for at least one specially programmed computer, for storing a request from a first user regarding a trip including a starting point, destination, and schedule. The system includes a processor for the computer for receiving a request from a second user regarding a trip including a starting point, a destination, and a schedule. The processor calculates whether the requests are compatible by calculating whether the following are true: the starting points are within a range of each other; the destinations are within a range of each other; and the schedules are within a range of each other. If the requests are compatible, the processor is for: assigning a vehicle from a plurality of vehicles to the requests; and displaying a notification regarding the assignment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A computer based method for managing special needs transportation, including receiving, using a processor for at least one specially programmed computer, data from a plurality of agencies having at least one vehicle available for providing transportation for clients with special needs. The data includes manifests for the at least one vehicle. The method uses the processor to: receive a request for transportation for a client; generate a visual representation of how the request affects the scheduling and capacity for agency vehicles; enable access by the agencies to the data, the request, and the visual representations; receive an offer from a respective computer system for an agency from the plurality of agencies to provide a vehicle to provide the transportation requested in the request; modify the data to incorporate changes to the data for the agency due to providing the vehicle; and transmit information regarding the request to the vehicle.