Student transportation
Trusted, tech-driven transportation
that puts safety first.
Wayven partners with school districts and local operators to get every student to school safely and on time, with customized trips built around each student's needs.
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Every stop tracked. Every student accounted for.
High and low capacity vehicles
Why Wayven
Safety. Consistency. Transparency.
Accountability you can show your board
Driver vetting, compliance monitoring, vehicle standards, and a documented record of every trip event. When a parent or auditor asks, the answer is already on file.
You see what we see
Live GPS tracking, arrival confirmation, and structured no-show documentation. No phone-tag with a dispatcher to find out where a student is.
Built around each student's needs
We partner with your school district to provide trips tailored to every student, whatever the distance, schedule, or safety equipment. One student or many, we right-size the ride to fit them.
Local operators, not a faceless broker
We invest in the providers who actually drive these routes, with technology, recruitment support, and steady work, so service quality holds up all year.
For parents
Parent of a Wayven rider?
We're honored to be part of your child's school day. Before the first ride, we reach out to confirm your child's route, pickup time, and any safety equipment needs. Then we pair your student with a consistent driver, so they see a familiar face each morning and can simply enjoy the ride to school.
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How it works
How does riding with Wayven work?
- Your district requests a route. Your school district requests transportation for your student. We prepare the run, the schedule, and any safety equipment or care needs.
- We match a vetted local driver. Wayven assigns a credentialed driver from our partner network, confirms compliance, and locks in the schedule with you and your district.
- Confirm details. We reach out by text or call to confirm your child's route, pickup time, and any safety equipment needs.
- Communicate any changes. Contact your school district's transportation office to make any changes, or let us know and we'll coordinate with your district.
- Be ready. Please meet your driver at the scheduled pickup time, just as you would meet a school bus. We recommend being a few minutes early 🙂
Common questions
What parents ask us
How do I know who is driving my student?
Before your student's first ride, we share their driver and vehicle information with you, so you know exactly who is picking them up.
How are Wayven drivers qualified?
Every driver is vetted through background checks, motor vehicle record reviews, and drug testing. They also complete courses in defensive driving, best practices for supporting students, and safety equipment training.
Will my student have the same driver every day?
We aim for consistent driver assignments so your student sees a familiar face each morning.
What if our schedule or address changes?
Contact your school district's transportation office, or let us know, and we'll update the route. Flexibility is part of what we're built for.
For districts and schools
Extend your transportation team
for every student's needs.
Out-of-district placements, IEP transportation, McKinney-Vento, and specialized routes all call for a flexible partner. Wayven works alongside your team to get these students to school safely and on time.
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Service types
Who we transport
IEP and 504 transportation
Drivers briefed on individual rider needs, consistent driver assignments, and documented care handoffs at pickup and drop off.
Students in transition
Flexible routing that keeps students connected to their school of origin, even when addresses change mid-year, with the care these situations call for.
Placement transportation
Long-distance daily runs to specialized programs and placements outside your boundaries, handled with the same standards as every local route.
Beyond the school day
Sporting events, music lessons, tutoring, clubs, and afterschool programs. When students need to be somewhere beyond the final bell, we get them there safely and on time.
Safety & compliance
The standard, on every trip
Every driver and every vehicle in the Wayven network meets the same standard before the student boards. Full documentation is packaged for procurement and legal review.
- District portal. Your own dashboard with live trip visibility and reports ready to download whenever your team needs them.
- Trip records. Every pickup, drop off, and no-show GPS-verified and timestamped, with logs formatted for attendance, billing, and audits.
- Driver vetting. Criminal background checks, driving record review, drug testing, and identity verification before activation, re-verified annually.
- Driver training. Required courses in defensive driving, best practices for supporting students, and safety equipment training before any ride.
- Vehicle standards. Current registration and insurance, plus inspection and maintenance requirements for every vehicle on a Wayven route.
- Credentialing on file. Licenses, endorsements, and training records maintained and available to districts on request.
Questions? Reach out anytime, we respond within one business day.
For transportation operators
You drive.
We handle the rest.
Wayven gives independent drivers and transportation providers the foundation to grow: steady school-year routes, real technology, and an operations team that picks up the phone.
Requirements
What it takes to qualify
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Background check. Criminal history, identity verification, and drug testing, completed through our screening partner and renewed annually.
- Training and best practices. Pass our required courses, covering defensive driving, best practices for supporting students, and safety equipment training.
- A safe, reliable vehicle that passes inspection: well-maintained and appropriate for student transport.
- Smartphone capable of running the Wayven driver app.
- Professionalism. You'll be the face families see every morning. Reliability and care are the job.
Getting started
Apply to be a driver
Leave your name, email, and phone number, and someone from our team will reach out.
Contact
Start a conversation.
Tell us who you are and what you need. We respond within one business day.