Live School Bus Tracking for Operators, Schools & Parents

Built by coach operators for coach operators

Trackaroo brings live bus tracking & Smart ticketing together

Trackaroo is a UK-focused platform that brings live school bus tracking together with smart ticketing, giving operators, schools and parents real-time visibility and convenience.

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Parent app · Driver app · Operator portal

Parents see a live bus map and digital tickets. Drivers scan passes and share their location. Operators manage routes, students and reports from the Trackaroo admin portal.

Everything you need to modernise your school bus service.

Mobile tickets & QR passes

Replace paper tickets with digital passes parents can show in the app.

Live bus tracking & route replay

See where the bus is now and how routes ran in the past.

Parent app for multiple children

One login to manage and track all their children.

Driver app with scanning

Drivers scan QR codes and update live boarding data.

Bulk CSV uploads

Import routes and students quickly at the start of term.

Alerts & disruption messaging

Notify parents instantly about delays and changes.

BODS comliance

Complete solution for BODS AVL without clunky ticket machines.

Automated Payments

Fully managed payments. From single payments to Monthly recurring payments.

Reduce Admin

Reduce admin significantly to allow you to focus on what is really important.

App solution

Trackaroo mobile apps for parents and drivers

Give families a single app to track the bus and show digital tickets, while drivers scan passes and share live location in just a few taps.

Parent app for one or multiple students
QR code passes with AM/PM runs
Live vehicle position for each route

Ticket sales portal

Sell school bus tickets online, with less admin.

Give parents a simple web portal to buy and manage their children’s bus passes, while Trackaroo keeps student lists and QR codes up to date for you.

Parents purchase passes online in their own time.
Automatic QR code generation for each student.
Renewal reminders so you don’t chase payments manually.
Export-ready data for reporting and finance.

Web portal

Operator website & admin portal

Manage routes, students, passes and reports from a modern, browser-based portal that fits into your existing workflows.

Bulk upload routes and student lists via CSV
Send QR codes and notifications to parents
Replay routes and export scan history

School bus tracking app showing live vehicle location

Parent notifications

Keep parents in the loop.

When a service is delayed or a route changes, Trackaroo makes it easy to notify just the parents who need to know.

Send route-specific push notifications straight to the Trackaroo parent app.
Boarding notifications for Am and PM journeys.
Target by route, day and AM/PM journey.
Pre-set message templates for delays, cancellations and diversions.
Clear audit trail of which alerts were sent and when.

Parents get reassurance, your office gets fewer phone calls, and drivers can focus on the road.

Learn more about our school bus tracking app.

Inside the Trackaroo operator portal

Manage routes, students and live tracking from a single browser-based dashboard.

Built for school & coach operations

Routes view: see all routes, capacity and tracking source at a glance.
Students & passes: import lists, assign routes and manage QR codes.
Live tracking: monitor vehicles in real time on a map.
Reports: scan logs and route performance for each service.

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Integrations & data

BODS-ready real-time tracking, without locking you in.

Trackaroo is designed for UK school and coach operators who need real-time data that works with existing systems and future requirements.

BODS AVL support: built to work with Bus Open Data Service real-time feeds.
Multiple tracking sources: switch between driver app GPS and telematics feeds such as Falcon.
Route history: store and replay journeys for performance and safeguarding checks.
Open data mindset: export your data for compliance, analysis and reporting.