January 26th, 2010 0 Comments
VPSI celebrated a Vanpool Driver Appreciation Day at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). About 46 representatives from current vanpool groups and the transportation team attended to enjoy pizza and soda.
WSMR, located 45 miles north of El Paso, Texas, launched its program a year ago with three vanpool groups. Since then, it has grown to 30 vans, with three new starts planned in December.
The WSMR vanpool program contributes to a monthly fuel savings of $45,493, reducing 186 tons of CO2 emissions and eliminating 6,287 commute trips from the roads. Read More
Tags: Appreciation, day, driver, Jeff Henning, Josetta Leyva, saving, Transportation, Vanpool, WSMR
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August 7th, 2009 11 Comments
It was a hard decision, but after much deliberation we have picked out the top six entries. We were highly entertained by the variety of vanpooling stories—from those that made us laugh out loud to those that left us inspired. While we had to narrow it down to these few, if your blog didn’t make the final cut, we still really enjoyed reading your entry and may still feature it on our blog. Thanks to everyone who submitted a story! Read More
Tags: contest, driver, iPhone, rider, vanpoolers
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March 24th, 2009 0 Comments
By Mark Kreindler
VPSI’s Insurance Manager
VPSI volunteer drivers are safe drivers, but accidents do occur. Based on data collected by VPSI, it may surprise you to know that most auto accidents reported to VPSI occur on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
These two days account for more than 40% of all accidents in a given week. Wednesday accidents tend to be more severe than accidents on any other day of the week.
The reasons for this are unclear but the message is clear: Drivers need to be cautious whenever they are driving but should exercise extra caution when driving on Tuesday or Wednesday. Don’t get caught in the midweek madness!
Tags: accidents, caution, claims, driver, insurance, madness, manager, march, Mark Kreindler, midweek, percent, safety, VPSI
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