What Edgar does

Edgar is a privately-held transportation routing and scheduling software company founded in 1971 by Peter Caswell and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company serves K-12 school districts and transportation contractors, providing optimization software that minimizes total travel time for fleet operations across student pickup, drop-off, and field trip routes. Its flagship Routing & Scheduling platform uses proprietary algorithms combined with UTM (Universal Transfer Mercator) mapping, GIS, and GPS technologies, and is built on a modified TIGER database that the company maintains for precise location data.

The product portfolio extends beyond core routing to include Field Trip Data Management, Employee Monitoring System, Bus Pass & Parent Pay System, Inventory & Maintenance Management, Dispatch Log, and Boundary Planning modules, alongside consulting services. Edgar generates revenue through one-time software licensing with quote-based pricing tied to network size, student count, bus count, and route count, supplemented by professional services for implementation and training, and recurring technical support contracts. The go-to-market is sales-led, targeting school districts and transportation operators through direct engagement and on-site demonstrations, with a regional presence concentrated in California and Texas. The technology stack is explicitly legacy (Windows-native, FoxPro, Access compatible), with no disclosed APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Edgar

Legal name

Edgar Inc.

Website

https://edgarcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Edgar is a privately-held transportation routing and scheduling software company founded in 1971, serving K-12 school districts and transportation contractors with proprietary UTM-based optimization algorithms, a modified TIGER database, and complementary fleet management modules across California and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Routing Software

NAICS

School and Employee Bus Transportation (485410)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation, Bus Routing & Student Ridership Management (EDAFAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Routing, Scheduling & Dispatch Services (EDAEADAB), Transportation Technology Systems (GPS/Telematics, Fleet Tracking, ELD) (EDAEADAK), Multi-Stop Route Sequencing & Territory Planning (TLAEAGAF)

Keywords

• Transportation routing software
• School bus routing
• Fleet scheduling software
• Vehicle route optimization
• GIS mapping software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transportation Software Licensing: Edgar generates revenue through software licensing with pricing based on network size, number of students, buses, and routes. The cost structure is quote-based and customized to each customer's implementation scale.
2. Implementation and Training Services: On-site installation, equipment setup, software customization, and personalized training services provided as part of initial implementation.
3. Technical Support: Ongoing technical support services including telephone and online assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Edgar develops and licenses transportation routing and scheduling software primarily for K-12 school districts and transportation contractors. The software uses proprietary algorithms and UTM-based GIS mapping to minimize total travel time, optimize bus and vehicle routes, and manage end-to-end transportation operations. The product is delivered as a suite of eight integrated modules covering routing, scheduling, dispatch, and fleet management.

Product overview

Edgar provides a transportation software suite comprised of a core Routing & Scheduling platform supported by eight integrated modules: Field Trip Data Management, Employee Monitoring System, Bus Pass & Parent Pay System, Inventory & Maintenance Management, Dispatch Log, and Boundary Planning, plus Consulting Services. The flagship Routing & Scheduling product uses proprietary optimization algorithms to minimize total travel time, while complementary modules extend functionality into fleet operations management, payment processing, and administrative workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Routing & Scheduling Software Edgar's flagship product: a transportation routing and scheduling software suite for school districts and transportation contractors. Built on proprietary algorithms and UTM-based GIS mapping, it plans bus routes, minimizes total travel time, optimizes fleet usage, and manages day-to-day transportation operations. The product is delivered as eight integrated modules covering routing, scheduling, dispatch, and fleet management.
• Consulting and Implementation Services On-site consulting, implementation, and training services that accompany the Routing & Scheduling software. Edgar staff configure the system for the customer's specific network, train transportation staff, and provide ongoing technical support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12% reduction in transport cost per year for Los Angeles County Office of Education (8000 Special Education students)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Zonar Systems: Zonar provides fleet telematics, GPS tracking, and student transportation solutions (Zonar + Stalker Radar for school buses) to commercial and public-sector fleets. While broader than school routing, it competes for the same school district fleet telematics budget Edgar targets.
• Geotab: Geotab is a major fleet telematics provider whose MyGeotab platform serves commercial and public-sector fleets including school transportation. It competes with Edgar on the GPS/telematics layer that complements school bus routing software.
• Samsara: Samsara provides cloud-based fleet management, GPS tracking, and IoT telematics including dedicated student transportation solutions. As a much larger SaaS incumbent, it competes for the same school district transportation technology spend that Edgar addresses with its older on-premise platform.
• Verra Mobility: Verra Mobility (formerly AMERIQUEST/ACS) provides student transportation technology, smart mobility, and traffic safety solutions at scale to school districts and municipalities. Its SaferWatch/Stop Arm Camera and broader transportation portfolio overlap with Edgar's student transport focus but operate as a much larger, publicly-traded incumbent.

Direct peers

• Transfinder: Transfinder provides school bus routing and fleet management software (Transfinder Suite, School Bus Manager, eMap) to K-12 districts across the US. It is the closest direct competitor to Edgar, targeting the same school district customers with similar routing and scheduling functionality, but offering a more modern cloud/mobile platform.
• Tyler Technologies (VersaTrans): Tyler Technologies' VersaTrans Transportation Suite (originally Versatrans) provides school transportation routing, planning, and fleet management software to K-12 districts. As part of Tyler's broader public-sector software portfolio, it competes directly with Edgar for school district transportation contracts and benefits from integration with Tyler's SIS/ERP ecosystem.
• BusPlanner: BusPlanner provides school transportation planning and routing software (originally from BusPlanner Inc.) to school districts and student transportation contractors. It directly competes with Edgar in the K-12 routing and scheduling software market with similar customer profiles.
• Edulog: Edulog provides school bus routing, planning, and management software to K-12 districts across North America, including boundary planning, fleet maintenance, and parent communication tools. It is a direct competitor in the same K-12 student transportation software category that Edgar serves.

Others

• TomTom: TomTom provides mapping, routing, and traffic APIs that underpin many third-party transportation software products. While not a direct competitor to Edgar, it represents the modern mapping/routing infrastructure category that Edgar's proprietary UTM-based system competes against indirectly.
• Trimble Maps (formerly ALK Technologies): Trimble Maps provides commercial routing, mileage, and map data solutions used by fleets and transportation software providers. It is comparable to Edgar's underlying routing/mapping technology layer and competes indirectly in providing accurate transportation network data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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