Make a difference in your community. Become a HopSkipDrive CareDriver.
Your Safe, Reliable School Transportation Solution
HopSkipDrive is the leader in innovative, scalable school transportation solutions. Our solution complements school transportation, meeting specialized needs and solving for school bus driver shortages.
Become a HopSkipDrive CareDriver & earn up to $50/ride*
CareDrivers ("caregivers on wheels") can make a real difference in their communities by helping kids, families and schools. As a HopSkipDrive CareDriver, you will enjoy a flexible schedule and can supplement your income while driving in your spare time. *Terms Apply.
Setting the Bar Above and Beyond for Safe Youth Transportation Solutions
Safety is so much more than checking a box for compliance. Safety means going above and beyond to set a much higher bar for ourselves and the industry as a whole.
HopSkipDrive is 40% More Affordable Than Underutilized Bus Routes
On average, it's 40% less expensive to put a student in a HopSkipDrive vehicle versus a school bus with 12 students or fewer.
We're setting the bar above and beyond for
safe youth transportation solutions.
How It Works
Step 1
You need transportation
for students who don’t fit
on traditional bus routes
or need a little extra help.
Step 2
Easily set up one-time and repeating rides for students in the HopSkipDrive Platform — rides are guaranteed.
Step 3
The HopSkipDrive Platform connects you with a rigorously vetted network of CareDrivers.
Step 4
Pickup notes and multi-factor authentication ensure
students and CareDrivers
safely find each other.
Step 5
Get alerts for each stage of the ride and view the ride as it's happening. Parents or caregivers on the child’s account also get alerts for added visibility and safety.
Step 6
HopSkipDrive Safe Ride
Support system tracks
each ride in real-time, proactively addressing any issues. Our Client Success Team is there each step of the way, from set-up to reporting.
Partnerships That Drive Success
We partner with:
- Districts
- Counties
- Continuing Education
- Independent & Charter Schools
We get all students where they need to go:
- MCKINNEY-VENTO & FOSTER YOUTH
- YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- Continuing technical education
- GENERAL EDUCATION
Contact us today to join the thousands of district communities, schools, non-profits, and government agencies that we support through safe, reliable student transportation.
Safety is Our #1 Priority
“In transit” should never mean “invisible.” The HopSkipDrive Safe Ride Support system provides unparalleled end-to-end visibility into student trips for transportation staff and parents, and uses technology to detect unsafe driving behaviors like smartphone distraction.
We’re Flexible, Reliable and Cost-Effective
A dynamic, flexible network of highly qualified drivers means that you will always fill rides, even on six hours notice.
Driver supply increases and decreases with your needs; you’ll never pay for unfilled rides or a vehicle that sits empty.
Our technology and dynamic driver supply makes it easy to build out new routes or edit existing ones.
And you’ll never have to scramble to find drivers last minute… our rides are always guaranteed.
Our Technology is Powerful and Intuitive
Build, edit and cancel one-time and repeating rides within minutes in our easy-to-use, intuitive platform.
No other alternative transportation solution utilizes our powerful Safe Ride Support system, including advanced telemetrics, to ensure total ride visibility and safe driving behavior.
You’ll Always Be in the Know
We have a direct line to drivers, which creates unparalleled transparency, visibility and communication between us, CareDrivers, Ride Organizers and users associated with a Rider’s account.
Our Platform enables Ride Organizers and users associated with a Rider’s account to track rides in real-time, and receive text and app notifications throughout the ride.
We communicate status changes to you immediately, so you’re never in the dark. You can also call or chat us directly — our Support team is available to help!
In Their Words
HopSkipDrive has fulfilled every ride– Kala S. Denver City and County
we’ve ever requested and HopSkipDrive is always reachable and super-responsive. Couple that level of service with the stability that HopSkipDrive gives back to youth in foster care and the result is something truly special.
Human Services
HopSkipDrive has been a huge asset to my CASA kid. She feels confident arriving at school in a car instead of a group home van. Her CareDrivers all respect her privacy and even sign her in and out of her school and group home. HopSkipDrive has off-the-charts customer service.– Shelley B. Court Appointed Special Advocate
HopSkipDrive has been a necessary and invaluable school transportation partner to Denver Public Schools. Bus driver shortages have been challenging to our transportation department, but HopSkipDrive's introduction of a flexible, driver supply and easy-to-use technology helped us free up assets and optimized our transportation.– Albert Samora Executive Director of Transportation
We help busy families, too! The simple, stress-less way to get your kids where they need to go.