Collaborative Student Transportation Competitors

As the leading student transportation services provider for school districts in North America, First Student provides the best start and finish to every school day. Our teams complete approximately 4.8 million student journeys each day. We operate more than 48,000 vehicles in 42 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces/territories as of March 31, 2026. What makes First Student the right choice for your school district's needs? Our partnerships: We believe great transportation is always the result of close, trusted partnerships with the school districts we serve. Understanding that needs change sometimes throughout the school year, our goal is to remain responsive to your district's needs. We work closely with school districts to ensure the transportation solutions we provide represent a collective, forward-thinking response to the needs of your district and community. Our engagement: We believe education offers a child – and their family – the foundation needed to lead a productive and successful life. We support education by making sure children have a safe and reliable way to get to and from school each day. Students start and end their school days with us, and we recognize the opportunity we have to impact each student’s day in a positive manner. Our people: Our people are our advantage. With a team of highly-trained drivers, we’re able to leverage the best practices, technologies and processes needed to deliver quality, consistent service. Visit http://www.firststudentinc.com for more information about how First Student is Caring for students, today, tomorrow, together.®

Durham School Services is a full-service student transportation provider, committed to getting students to school safely, on time and ready to learn. We provide customer focused transportation services including home-to-school, special needs, and field trip transportation, as well as charter trips for districts, organizations and consumers across the United States. Durham can trace its history back to a three-bus company started in 1917 in the San Gabriel Valley of California, providing student transportation service to the Rosemead School District, a community we still serve today. In its early years, Durham concentrated in special education transportation. This specialization has helped us to nurture a unique commitment to quality service that remains throughout our company today. At Durham School Services, our number one priority is the safety of the students we transport; we work tirelessly to ensure the peace of mind of those who have entrusted their children to us. Safety, above all, is the cornerstone on which we build everything. Durham School Services is headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois.

HopSkipDrive partners with school districts to get every student to school safely, quickly, and easily. Transportation teams spend the vast majority of their time solving for the small percentage of students who don't fit neatly on a fixed bus route: the last-minute IEP or McKinney-Vento ride, the half-empty activity bus, a policy change, or the daily calls that pull staff away from the work that matters most — supporting students. HopSkipDrive solves this. Our technology keeps every stakeholder effortlessly coordinated, so your team spends less time chasing information and more time on the work only you can do. Unregulated brokers and unvetted taxis introduce hidden risk and added cost, relying on unknown subcontractors and systems built for adults, not students. HopSkipDrive is different: the only complete solution purpose-built for student transportation, with safety and transparency built into everything we do. We maintain a direct relationship with every highly vetted CareDriver — not a network of subcontractors — so districts get exceptional value: you're paying for quality, not a middleman. At the center of it all is CareEngine™, the technology platform that powers every HopSkipDrive ride. CareEngine connects school districts, schools, families, riders, CareDrivers, and our Safe Ride Support™ team into one coordinated system, with a purpose-built app for every user. That connectivity is how we deliver flexibility, fast turnaround times, real-time visibility, and proactive safety. Partnering with HopSkipDrive means an end to the daily phone calls — just the peace of mind and control to focus on your entire fleet, not just the exceptions. Learn more at hopskipdrive.com.