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West Fargo Public Schools TMS Case Study: Calendar-Based Routing

Case study of West Fargo Public Schools implementing TripSpark VEO TMS for student transportation with calendar-based routing and real-time tracking.

Published
June 4, 2026
Read time
3 min read
Source

West Fargo Public Schools manages 65 bus routes serving 11,000 students including special education with variable schedules. The district replaced manual routing with TripSpark VEO Transportation, VEO Now GPS/AVL, and School View. Calendar-based routing handles ongoing enrollment changes and multi-day drop-off variations. RFID tracking and integrated GPS reduced missing student inquiries to near zero while stabilizing fleet growth.

Key takeaways

Calendar-based routing accommodates daily schedule changes for special education students

RFID and GPS integration reduced missing student calls to near zero

Single-vendor solution eliminated integration issues between routing and tracking systems

Automated updates stabilized bus fleet size despite 11,000+ student enrollment growth

School administrators gained real-time visibility into bus locations and ridership

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