vRide, the self-directed online community for participants in our vanpool program, has launched throughout the country. As a result of the push, we currently have more than 28,000 members and 4,300 pools representing 75 percent of our fleet in the system. It’s the largest ride-matching system dedicated to vanpooling in the world!
vRide allows users to enter details to access the system and see active vanpool routes, vanpools in the formation stage, and potential commuters nearby. “It’s an easy-to-use, self-directed network for our customers with real-time communication capabilities – and a whole lot more,” said Clark Gross, VPSI’s vice president of Customer Initiatives.
The accelerated launch was prompted by early success in key markets where vRide has been up and running for several months. More than 100 potential commuters have joined vanpool groups currently on the road, and at least a dozen vanpools have been formed via vRide in D.C., northeastern Ohio, San Diego and at White Sands Missile Range.
The scalable, customizable technology platform is available in most VPSI markets and can be found by visiting vride.com. Later this year, VPSI will begin to introduce an in-vehicle mobile data terminal that interacts with the web-based system. “The mobile data terminal platform will make it much easier for our customers to collect and report data that’s required in certain markets” Gross said.
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