December 2, 2020

New Team Makes Us Proud: Successful Start-Up in Peoria, IL

On December 1 we launched our new partnership with the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD). Our new contract includes the management of both their CityLift (ADA Paratransit) and CountyLink (Demand Response) transportation services for roughly 165,000 annual trips.

Congratulations to General Manager Angel Marinich and her team for a successful start-up. “It was awesome and went off without a hitch,” South Central Regional Vice President, Bill Spraul, said proudly.

“Through our new partnership, we are looking forward to working with GPMTD to enhance their strong 50-year legacy in the community of providing safe and reliable transportation to their loyal passengers,” said Laura Hendricks, CEO, Transdev U.S.

This is the first time that the CityLift and CountyLink services will be combined under the same contract and reaping the benefits of efficiencies shared between the two contracts.

“The unique door-to-door service offered to CityLift and CountyLink rural passengers is critical to this community and we are confident that by leveraging the innovative, technology solutions that we bring to GPMTD, we can provide an even better passenger experience to our new riders who depend and rely on this service every day,” added Hendricks.

We signed a five-year contract and will be managing the reservations, scheduling, dispatch, service delivery, operations and maintenance aspects of this contract with the support of 50 vehicles and 80 employees.

In Other News

Calling All Transdev Vets!

To recognize and thank our military veterans for their service and for choosing Transdev as their second career, we launched our Transdev Veterans Pin program last November. If you would like to participate, simply fill out our form to get your pin. Pins are distributed twice a year (November and May).

Women’s History Month: Thoughts from Norma Zamora

As Women's History Month comes to an end, check out our last highlight from the field and read about what Norma Zamora, our Area Vice President - Transit Management Service, has to say about making a difference as a Mexican American woman in Brownsville, Texas.

Transdev checks off bucket list item for one lucky team member in a SUPER way!

Since Las Vegas was center stage for football’s biggest show last month, leading up to the game, the local team decided to take the opportunity to raffle a very special prize to one lucky employee as a thank you to our teams for their hard work and commitment throughout the year. Check out how it all worked out in the full story.