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Adding an Assistant or Aide to a Trip Assignment

An assistant or aide can be added to a vehicle assignment. To do this, you must first assign the vehicle or driver to the trip request. Once this is done, the Add Assistant button will show.

See this article to learn how to assign drivers.

Assignment block within trip request with "Add Assistant" button highlighted.

This opens the Find Available Drivers panel. If you have set staff members for bus aides or assistants, ensure that your Designation field is set to Aide or your district's equivalent.

Your Aide/Assistant’s zone and location settings in the Driver Setup Table decide which staff members show in this list. See this guide to learn more about zone settings for staff.
 Find Available Drivers tool with Adie Designation, Driver selection checkbox, and Reserve 1 Driver as Assistant button highlighted. 

The assistant will show in the assignment views and daily schedules.
If “assign drivers by availability” is turned off, you will not be able to add assistants. 
Assignment panel with Change Assistant button highlighted.

The Assistant will show the trip ticket under the driver’s information.

The assistant will also receive an email when they are assigned to a trip or when a trip they are assigned to is canceled. 
Driver Trip Ticket with Assistant highlighted

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