EverDriven Opens TripCentral to All District Partners Following Successful Early Access Program

Transportation management hub gives every partner district live trip tracking with stop-by-stop arrival times, simpler trip requests, and precise control over where students are picked up and dropped off

DENVER, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EverDriven, a leading provider of Alternative Student Transportation, today announced the general availability of TripCentral, its modern transportation management hub for school districts. First introduced to select district partners through an early access program in July, TripCentral is now available to every district EverDriven serves.

Since launch, districts have used TripCentral to effortlessly manage student transportation—from submitting quick trip requests to tracking rides in real time. Their day-to-day use and direct feedback shaped the platform districts use today, including the way student and school information is organized and how live trip data is displayed and analyzed.

"Our student population changes constantly, especially for students who qualify for McKinney-Vento support and students whose IEPs call for new transportation arrangements," said Anthony Smiley, Director of Transportation at Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. "TripCentral lets us add students and schools as soon as we have the information and get trip requests submitted without starting from scratch each time. Our district runs 350 trips per day with EverDriven, and the process feels seamless."

Benefits of TripCentral for Transportation Management

The latest version of TripCentral adds the capabilities transportation teams asked for most, including:

• Transparent, live trip tracking: Refreshes vehicle locations every five to ten seconds and shows estimated arrival times for every stop through the final drop-off, with filters that surface late rides and no-shows at a glance.
• Time-saving tools for staff: Districts can now manage student and school profiles separately from trip requests, see detailed trip history, and pin the exact pickup and dropoff location to an entrance or curb where a student should be met.
• Flexible trip planning: Trip requests prefill from saved profiles, can be saved as drafts, and support different morning and afternoon addresses for students who move between households.
• Unified data across systems: The same live location and arrival data, powered by Google navigation in the SafeRoute driver app, is also available to caregivers and families through RideAware, so everyone tracking a student trip sees the same information.

"TripCentral began with what districts told us they needed: visibility into past, present, and future trips, along with an ability to make changes on demand," said EverDriven CEO Mitch Bowling. "Our early access partners put it to work and helped us refine it. Now every district we serve can manage transportation with that same level of visibility and ease. Our combination of modern tools, automation, and hands-on support drive the consistency districts across the country have come to expect from EverDriven."

To activate TripCentral, district administrators will receive an email invitation to set up their accounts, along with access to a resource page featuring a recorded walkthrough, short demo videos, a user guide, and answers to common questions from early access districts.

To learn more about TripCentral, visit https://www.everdriven.com/technology/tripcentral/

About EverDriven

EverDriven delivers modern student-centered transportation that's safe, consistent, and built for those who need it most. EverDriven specializes in routing and transporting students across all ranges of needs — from everyday support to the most complex circumstances — including students with disabilities, students experiencing housing instability, and other high-need populations. Serving more than 800 districts across 38 states, the company completed more than 2.1 million successful trips in the 2025–26 school year. EverDriven's deeply human, fully compliant, and AI-powered approach helps districts get students on the road in hours, not days, while maintaining consistent, high-trust rides that complement traditional yellow bus fleets. For more information, visit everdriven.com.

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SOURCE EverDriven