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Transportation Summit Serves Oregon and Washington Commuters
July 20th, 2010 0 Comments
The 2010 Columbia Gorge Transportation Summit was hosted on April 22, 2010 by the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) Board, in partnership with their sponsors and coordinating committee. MCEDD provides regional support services, with a focus on coordinating transportation options.
Paul Pearce, Skamania County Commissioner and MCEDD Board member, opened the keynote presentation by explaining “I am extremely hopeful that with the combined talent in the room we will develop direction to start to tackle this problem on many levels.” From that point, the participants attended educational sessions, networked and developed regional strategies around public transit, bicycle/pedestrian and vanpooling/rideshare options. Read More
Is Your Van Due for Service?
July 12th, 2010 0 Comments
We are pleased to announce that VPSI’s list of approved National Account Vendors now includes Sears Automotive Service Centers.
Sears Automotive Service Center ASE-Certified Mechanics will help keep your vanpool vehicle in excellent operating condition, and, with more than 800 convenient locations nationwide, Sears Automotive Service Centers can service or repair your vanpool vehicle at the home-end or work-end, or just about anywhere. Read More
Dude! Where’s My Van?
July 9th, 2010 0 Comments
Be sure to take your keys with you every time you leave the vehicle.
Imagine going out to your van in the morning to begin your commute and the van is not there. That’s exactly what happened recently to a group of commuters. The van was stolen from a park and ride lot. There was no forced entry into the vehicle. The van had been left unlocked with the keys in the cup holder. No doubt this incident caused great concern and inconvenience for the vanpool group, but this incident was avoidable. Read More
New Vanpools at Fort Polk
July 7th, 2010 0 Comments
Fort Polk, Louisiana - April ushered in significant expansion of the vanpool program at Fort Polk with four new groups! All the participants were new to the program and they could not wait to start. One of these groups was made up of all active duty members who work on the north end of Fort Polk.
Partners Plus Auto Care Program
June 28th, 2010 1 Comment
VPSI is proud to announce an exciting new customer reward program for all of our vanpool drivers and riders! Beginning in July, VPSI will partner with Firestone Complete Auto Care stores to offer the Partners Plus Auto Savings Plan. With Partners Plus Auto Savings Plan, vanpoolers will enjoy incredible savings on maintenance, repairs and tires for all their personal vehicles. Read More
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