BusTrack Driver

BusTrack Driver is the official app used by bus drivers at private schools that partner with BusTrack, a live GPS tracking system for school transportation. Drivers use this app to broadcast their bus's real-time location so that parents and school staff always know exactly where the bus is and when it will arrive.

WHO THIS APP IS FOR
This app is built exclusively for bus drivers employed by or contracted to a school using BusTrack. It is not a general public transit app and has no public sign-up. Every driver receives a school code and personal login credentials from their school's administration before they can use the app.

HOW IT WORKS
1. On first launch, the driver enters their school's unique code. The app then loads that school's name, logo, and colors from BusTrack's servers.
2. The driver signs in with the email and password provided by their school.
3. Before starting a route, the driver sees which bus is assigned to them.
4. The driver taps "Start Route." From that moment, the app reads the device's GPS location and transmits it to BusTrack's servers in real time, roughly every 30 seconds or 50 meters of movement, whichever comes first.
5. Parents (in the separate BusTrack parent app) and school staff (in the BusTrack admin dashboard) see the bus moving live on a map, along with an estimated arrival time calculated from the bus's current position and distance to each stop.
6. If the driver is running late, they can report a delay with a reason directly from the app; this is shown to parents and the school immediately.
7. The driver taps "End Route" when finished, which stops location broadcasting.

WHY THE APP REQUESTS BACKGROUND LOCATION ACCESS
Drivers typically mount a phone or tablet on the dashboard and do not keep the app in the foreground the entire trip. Background location access lets the app keep transmitting the bus's position even if the driver's screen locks or they briefly switch to another app, so that parents' live tracking does not silently stop mid-route. Location is only transmitted while a route is actively started by the driver; the app does not track or transmit location at any other time.

FEATURES
- Live GPS broadcasting while a route is active, visible to parents and school staff in real time
- One-tap delay reporting with a reason, shared instantly with parents and the school
- Secure, school-specific login; each driver can only ever see the bus and route assigned to them at their own school
- Simple, minimal interface designed to be used safely and quickly while a vehicle is parked, not while driving
- Works on both phones and tablets, including tablets mounted on a vehicle dashboard
- Automatic branding: the app's name, logo, and colors adapt to match the driver's own school

DATA AND PRIVACY
BusTrack Driver only collects the information needed to operate the live-tracking service: the driver's account details (name, email) and the bus's GPS location while a route is active. Location data is used solely to show the bus's position to that school's own parents and staff, and is not sold or shared with third parties. Full details are in our privacy policy.

ABOUT BUSTRACK
BusTrack is developed by VelonTech, based in Rhodes, Greece, and is used by private schools to give parents live visibility into their child's bus and to give schools a simple way to manage their transportation fleet.

Support: info@velontech.eu