VPSI’s military focused website, www.militaryvanpool.com, which already lists over 700 existing vanpools in service with groups of military personnel and DOD civilians at 76 military installations nationwide, just added some more helpful information for commuters. Visitors to www.militaryvanpool.com can now find store hours and contact details for every one of the 41 different Firestone Complete Auto Care facilities at 39 different military installations throughout the country. As new Firestone Complete Auto Care facilities are opened at military installations, the store’s information will be added to the website. VPSI has maintained a direct billing, national account with Firestone for years. Now VPSI vanpools can be conveniently serviced right on base/ post at any of these Firestone Complete Auto Care locations.
“The partnership between Firestone and militaryvanpool.com benefits not only Firestone and VPSI, but also the vanpool customers. Firestone gains visibility for their rapidly expanding network of military service centers and VPSI adds another valuable service to their military-focused website,” observed Peyton Youmans, webmaster of the military vanpool site. “The vanpool driver/coordinators probably benefit the most from the on-post service centers. They can now have their vanpool serviced while they work instead of taking the van for service on the weekend,” Youmans added.
VPSI’s Vice President – Fleet and Risk Management, Steve Pederson, noted 
that the Firestone relationship has been in place since 1999. “Having an always expanding network of direct billing vehicle service centers allows VPSI to deploy our service virtually anywhere in the country. This rapidly growing network of Firestone Complete Auto Care service centers within the secured military installations saves our customers time and money,” Pederson said.
On a related note, navigating to the www.militaryvanpool.com site from the Van-Pools.com blog is easier than ever as a new Military Vanpool “badge” is now on VPSI’s blog. If you are active duty military, a DOD civilian, or a contractor who is commuting to a military installation anywhere in the country, check out www.militaryvanpool.comfor a comprehensive listing of existing vanpools serving military locations from Hawaii and Alaska to Florida and Virginia. With the increase of the maximum tax-free, commute-to-work benefit up to $230/ month, there has never been a better time for military personnel to take advantage of the military’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program (MTBP). Links to the application forms for all three branches of the military are also available on the “Useful Links” page of www.militaryvanpool.com. Start saving money, reducing air pollution and traffic congestion today by vanpooling.
Tags: civilians, DOD, firestone, Firestone Complete Auto Care, Mass Transportation Benefit Program, military, MTBP, partnership, Peyton Youmans, Steve Pederson, Vanpool
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