March 5th, 2010 0 Comments

From left to right: Grand Prize Winner Rhonda (Guenther) Nickle, VPSI’s Dawn Mayfield and SRP's Transportation Coordinator Juana Hernandez posing in front of SRP's Information Systems Building.
VPSI completed customer satisfaction surveys for 2009 in December. We surveyed three important customer groups; drivers, riders and influencers. As an incentive to complete the surveys we held a giveaway prize contest for all respondents.
From the group of drivers and riders, three prize winners were randomly drawn. The grand prize was a wide screen HDTV. From the group of influencers, eight winners were randomly chosen to receive prizes. Read More
Tags: Customer, digital frame, grand prize, prizes, Rhonda Nickle, satisfaction, service, Services, survey, vanpoool, VPSI
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January 6th, 2010 0 Comments
Commute Solutions partnered with the US Department of Transportation and the Houston-Galveston Area Council to recognize employers who participate in programs, such as Clean Cities/Clean Vehicles, Clean School Bus or Commute Solutions. Over 150 Houston-Galveston area corporations, organizations and local governments have implemented clean fleet policies and encourage their employees to use commute alternatives such as car pooling, teleworking, vanpooling or riding the bus.
The event recognized 45 Clean Air Champions, and two new companies were added to the Best Workplaces for Commuters list. VPSI received the “Best Vanpool Driver Safety Education Program” award. VPSI has over 340 vanpools in service in the Houston-Galveston area.
Tags: 2009, awards, best in motion, Best Vanpool Driver Safety Education Program, clean air champions, Commute Solutions, Houston-Galveston, teleworking, US Department of Transportation
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December 1st, 2009 0 Comments

By Jeremy Doak
Commuter Check and VPSI have teamed up to promote commuter benefits to employers and employees across the nation. The leading vanpool and commuter benefits provider make it easy for employees to take advantage of pre-tax commuting savings through a seamless integration of services that provides a number of options for employers to offer a cost saving benefit without any administrative burdens.
In these tough economic times, employers are looking for ways to retain good employees and improve the bottom line. Employers who offer pre-tax commuter benefits and encourage their use can save employees, themselves and their company money while reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality. Read More
Tags: 401(k), American Public Transportation Association, carbon emissions, commuter benefits, IRS, Jeremy Doak
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November 4th, 2009 0 Comments
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. Read More
Tags: civilians, DOD, firestone, Firestone Complete Auto Care, Mass Transportation Benefit Program, military, MTBP, partnership, Peyton Youmans, Steve Pederson, Vanpool
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October 27th, 2009 1 Comment
VPSI recently introduced a new vanpool program at Fort Polk in Louisiana. Coordinated through the base’s Department of Labor team and administered by Mr. Donald Whitaker, the program assists Fort Polk personnel with everyday commuting issues.
“The first vanpool seems to be running very smoothly and everyone is enjoying the program so far, “says Whitaker. “What a great way to make more friends and contacts across the installation. Our program is slowly moving forward and I hope it continues to grow. I enjoy assisting anyone who is interested in the program. Actually helping the people who choose to participate in the MTBP and vanpooling is a nice feeling. Not only are they making new friends and contacts, so am I.” Read More
Tags: Department of Labor, DoD installations, Donald Whitaker, federal, Fort Polk, Louisana, Mass Transit Benefit, MTBP, VPSI
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