Van Pools Blog

Testimonials

This page is your place to share notable quotables, stories and insights you glean from your daily communal commute.

If you’d like to submit a testimonial of your own, be sure to email chris[dot]hooper[at]vpsiinc[dot]com.

Jodi Ann Korte - Adrian, Michigan

You Just Never Know Where MichiVan Might Take You I used to make the commute to work with my husband, but when he became disabled in August 2004, I joined MichiVan as a “Rider Only.” I was reluctant to give up the freedom of having my Read More

Clara Martin - Texas Children’s Hospital

Five years ago, we asked VPSI to step outside the box and entertain the idea of a commuter van that would accommodate a group of nurses who work twelve hour shifts instead of the usual eight hours shifts. In addition, this group of nurses works Read More

Madonna Griffin - Flint, Michigan

“I just gave myself a raise!” is a familiar exclamation as a new rider boards the van for the first time. Our vanpoolers have been  commuting from Flint to Lansing for a little over a year now. We fondly refer to our vanpool sit-com as Read More

Philip G. Glendon - Chevron

My story begins nearly 20 years ago. I was just out of college and was living in San Bruno, California and working in San Francisco. Because of the cost of commuting and the running condition of my 15+ year old car, I started to ride Read More

Jason K. Hui, Ph.D., Systems Engineering & Analysis - Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Growing up on vanpools Vanpooling has been a part of my life for over the last 12 years. I first started using vanpools in 1994 while as an undergraduate student at UCLA. At that time, I was living in on-campus and going home every weekend to Read More

Martin Rose - West Bloomfield, Michigan

Our vanpool has been in existence since January, 2006. We have a seven passenger van that travels between Farmington Hills, Michigan and downtown Detroit, a distance of about 23 miles. Forming our group was relatively easy since we all met while riding the bus from our Read More

Angelo D. Landrum, Graphic Arts Administrator - Independent Marketing Group of ANICO

Have you considered starting a vanpool? Jump on the vanwagon! Beginning in January of 2005 I teamed-up with 13 other American National Insurance Company employees to start yet another vanpool from the mainland to Galveston, Texas. There are currently six vanpools carrying ANICO employees to the Read More