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Van vs. Wild

January 14th, 2010 0 Comments

oryxThe following post was written by Rosendo Corral from El Paso, Texas. It was originally submitted to our iPhone contest, but it was so enjoyable that we had to share it with our readers.

I have been participating in the military Mass Transportation Benefit Program for some time now, and have seen accidents, breakdowns, among other interesting things.

One of the more common experiences riding to work in the mornings are the encounters with oryx (an African antelope introduced to New Mexico many years back). It’s a truly wonderful looking animal, yet aggressive and strong. Some of the oryx out here grow to be the size of a horse. Read More

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Firestone Joins Forces With VPSI’s Militaryvanpool.com Website to Promote Service Center Network

November 4th, 2009 0 Comments

Fort RileyVPSI’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

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