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The safety and wellbeing of our passengers is MTM Transit’s single top priority. To uphold our safety efforts, we are pleased to announce the hiring of Director, Safety Administration Matthew Weinberg. Matthew, a nearly 20 year veteran of the transit industry, replaces industry icon Tom Greufe, who retired earlier this year. Meet Matthew and learn more about his new role!
Following a formal bidding process earlier this year, MTM Transit is honored to announce that Cascades East Transit (CET) selected us to operate its Bend transit program, which is inclusive of a fixed route bus system, city connectors, shuttles, and Dial-A-Ride paratransit service. Learn more about this exciting new program, set to go live on September 1!
MTM Transit is excited to welcome two new additions to our strategic sales team: Directors, Regional Sales Lance Guy and Ben Schandle. Meet Lance and Ben, and learn how they plan to collaborate with transit agencies nationwide to improve transit service and deliver innovative solutions.
April is a bittersweet month for MTM Transit as we bid farewell to our Director of Safety Administration Tom Greufe. Tom—a true industry icon—joined us in 2016 during a time of rapid growth, and has since steered our safety initiatives with confidence and expertise. Learn more about Tom’s accomplishments, and join us in wishing him a happy retirement!
MTM Transit is excited to introduce our latest ZAP Manager of the Month: Jacob Zhebrak, the Safety Manager of our Sarasota, Florida operations! Find out how Jacob works to eliminate risky behaviors before they cause incidents, accidents, or injuries.
Congratulations to MTM Transit’s March 2021 ZAP Manager of the Month honoree: Alvin Meyers, the Safety Manager of our Austin North operations! Learn what makes Alvin’s safety focus so impressive and deserving of our top safety honor.
Throughout the state of Texas, millions of residents recently faced lack of electricity, heat, and water in their homes in the wake of severe winter storms and freezing temperatures. In partnership with the City of Austin and Capital Metro, the local MTM Transit team–many of whom have been without power and drinking water themselves–stepped up to meet the needs of their community. Find out how they helped deliver bottled water to community distribution centers!
Congratulations to MTM Transit’s most recent ZAP Manager of the Month honoree: Dawn Sellars, the General Manager of our Allegan, Michigan operations! Learn how her creative safety blitzes and one-on-one coaching have helped her team achieve some incredible safety results.
As communities across the nation begin their widespread COVID-19 vaccination efforts, access to reliable transportation to and from vaccination sites is a growing concern. We’re proud to announce that the MTM Transit team in Sarasota, Florida was recently designated as a local COVID-19 vaccination transportation provider and is joining the effort to help improve vaccine access!
Nationwide, transit agencies struggle with maintaining fixed bus routes due to low ridership levels. In partnership with MTM Transit, the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County combatted this issue with the introduction of FlexRIDE, a microtransit system that replaced the inefficient routes with on-demand service using minibus vehicles. The result? Higher passenger satisfaction and tripled ridership levels, while maintaining the same cost per passenger experienced on the previous fixed routes. Learn more about this exciting and expanding new service!
