EVERY month, express-bus operator Sebastian Yap forks out $8,000 more than most of his industry counterparts, just to keep his drivers in check and his passengers safe.
The director of Transtar Travel owns 50 buses, driven by 120 drivers in Singapore and Malaysia daily.
In December last year, he paid $40,000 to install a web-based tracking device on all his buses. From his office in Lavender, he can track how fast they are going, their location and even whether the drivers jam on the brakes unnecessarily.
Read Mavis Toh's full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.
