News for Smart Commuters |
Winter 2011 |
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VPSI Vice President joins Advisory Board of National Center for Transit Research
In October, Jon Martz, VPSI’s VP Government Relations, was honored by being invited to join the Advisory Board of the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) at the University of South Florida. The National Center for Transit Research is the preeminent university-based transit and alternative-transportation research institute in the United States. The principal, though not [...]
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Houston Hosts Vanpool Safety Meetings
As part of VPSI’s ongoing efforts to promote safe driving, Cecilia Cannon, VPSI’s Houston Project Manager, hosted several vanpool safety meetings for volunteer vanpool driversin the month of October. The meetings were at Marathon Oil, the Harris County Appraisal District, the Houston VA Medical Center and the Houston Veterans Administration Regional Office. Ms. Cannon was [...]
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VPSI’s Crissy Ditmore Receives Max Lyon Achievement
At the recent 2011 Alaska Community Transportation & Transit Conference, the Alaska Mobility Coalition presented the Max Lyons Achievement Award to Ms. Christina “Crissy” Ditmore, VPSI’s Alaska Project Manager. This award honors and recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the support and development of community transportation and coordinated transportation within the State of [...]
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Vanpooling brings Cobb EMC’s sustainability effort to light and garners a prestigious award.
Marietta, Georgia-based Cobb EMC, one of the nation’s largest Electric Membership Corporations, was a recent recipient of the prestigious Sloan Award. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the award is presented to employers who take part in and excel in a nationwide initiative called When Work Works, which brings research on workplace effectiveness and [...]
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VPSI Safety Manager Retires
Andy Bawden, VPSI’s Loss Prevention and Safety Manager recently retired. But don’t worry! He has agreed to continue to conduct the popular vanpool safety meetings for VPSI’s volunteer drivers and the VPSI Field Organization. He started with VPSI in 2002 after a full career with Ford Credit. His contributions to VPSI included a remake VPSI’s [...]
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Winter Driving Tips
By Mark Kreindler, VPSI’s Risk Manager Winter weather is (unfortunately) fast approaching and snow has already started falling in some parts of the country. It’s a good time to review some basic winter weather safe driving tips. Here are some pre- trip tips to make sure your vehicle is in top winter driving shape: First, [...]
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VPSI Customer Named a Best Workplace for Commuters
The latest issue of Florida Department of Transportation’s Commuter Services Newsletter recognizes the South Seas Island Resort as a Best Workplace for Commuters, partly due to their employee vanpool program. As explained in the newsletter, BWC provides national recognition and an elite designation for offering outstanding commuter benefits. Employers that meet the National Standard of [...]
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Valley Metro Recognizes Boeing Vanpooler
Because of his significant contributions to the Boeing Vanpool program, Ron Gilbert won Outstanding Vanpooler at the 24th Annual Clean Air Campaign and Awards Luncheon, held by Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona. It all started with Ron’s move to Payson, Arizona in the fall of 1996, where he commuted 156-miles roundtrip each day to Boeing. [...]
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