December 2007
3 posts
Bus driver's idea inspires help for the holidays →
LAWRENCE, KS — In addition to cash and bus passes, the Lawrence Transit System will be accepting a special mode of bus fare on Thursday, Dec. 20 — canned goods.
MV Transportation, Inc. awarded $9 million San... →
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — The Board of Directors for the San Luis Obispo Transportation Authority (SLORTA) voted unanimously to award MV Transportation, Inc. a three-year contract to operate its intercity fixed-route and paratransit service.
MV Transportation retains PACE contract and... →
CHICAGO - December 06, 2007 — The PACE Board of Directors voted to retain MV Transportation, Inc. as its provider of ADA Paratransit service in South Cook County, and awarded the company a new $33 million, five-year contract to operate ADA services in the City of Chicago.
November 2007
1 post
MV Transportation Awarded Shuttle Bus Contract by... →
The Board of Directors for the Black Hawk Transportation Authority has awarded MV Transportation, Inc. a $650,000 contract to operate the Black Hawk and Central City Tramway Shuttle Bus Services.
October 2007
5 posts
MV Transportation, Inc. helps hosts National White... →
LOUISVILLE, KY - Â October 9, 2007 — October 15 is National White Cane and Guide Dog Safety Day, and MV Transportation will join the Transit Authority of River City (TARC), the Greater Louisville Council for the Blind, The Metro Disability Coalition, The National Federation of the Blind and other organizations will host an public event to increase awareness of the laws regulating special...
MV Transportation, Inc. wins two First Place... →
CHARLOTTE, NC - October 8, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. took home two 1st Place Adwheel Awards during the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
MV Transportation, Inc. receives to Quality... →
REDMOND, WA - October 5, 2007 — During the 2007 Microsoft Vendor Program (MSVP) Excellence Awards recently, MV Transportation, Inc. took home the Quality Award for its outstanding performance and implementation of innovative technology applications on Microsoft’s employee shuttle.
Nikki Frenney, VP of Communications for MV... →
ORLANDO, FL - September 12, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc., is pleased to announce Nikki Frenney, Vice President of Communications & Government Relations, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Workforce Central Florida (WCF).
John Calame, VP of Maintenance for MV... →
CHICAGO, IL - September 30, 2007 — Mr. John Calame, Vice President of Vehicle Maintenance and Facilities for MV Transportation, will be a featured speaker at the BusCon 2007 conference held in Chicago on Oct. 1-3.
September 2007
2 posts
Former New York MTA Official Joins MV... →
WASHINGTON, DC - September 10, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. is proud to announce Millard L. “Butch” Seay has joined the company as General Manager responsible for the management and oversight the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) MetroAccess call center.
Mark Frailey joins MV Transportation as Director... →
FAIRFIELD, CA - September 10, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. is pleased to announce Mark Frailey has joined the company as Director of Business Development for the west region.
August 2007
3 posts
MV President Keith Whalen accepted into Leadership... →
FAIRFILD, CA - August 14, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. is proud to announce Keith Whalen, President of the company’s Central Region, has been accepted into the upcoming Leadership APTA program.
FACTS elects MV Transportation Director as... →
ORLANDO, FL - August 8, 2007 — Edward Griffin, Director of Government
Relations for MV Transportation, has been elected to serve as President of the
Florida Association of Coordinated Transportation Systems (FACTS) for the 2007-
2008 term.
MV Transportation, Inc. named Operator of the Year... →
ORLANDO, FL - August 8, 2007— The Florida Commission for the
Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) named MV Transportation as Operator of the
Year during its 15th Annual Training and Technology Conference in Orlando. The
announcement was made Wednesday, August 8 during the organization’s awards
dinner.
July 2007
3 posts
MV Transportation restructures for growth;... →
FAIRFILD, California — Due to the tremendous growth realized over the last year, and the numerous opportunities for continued success in the public transportation contracting business, MV Transportation, Inc. announced it is restructuring operations and making several key management appointments.
MV paratransit driver's fast actions help aid in... →
During the July 24 Fresno (CA) City Council meeting, MV Transportation
paratransit driver Richard Herrera was publicly recognized for his heroic efforts
in aiding an elderly rider who had fallen in her garage and suffered major head
injuries.
MV Transportation Named Corporate Citizen of the... →
July 16, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. was named Corporate Citizen of the Year by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) at its annual conference in Miami in June. MV Transportation is the largest African-American and woman-owned transportation contracting management firm in the country. Founded in San Francisco in 1975 by Feysan Lodde, in conjunction with her husband...
June 2007
6 posts
MV Transportation selected to operate Medicaid NET... →
June 20, 2007 — The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD) has selected MV Transportation as the new provider of Medicaid non-emergency transportation services for Palm Beach County, Florida.
University of Kansas selects MV Transportation to... →
June 19, 2007 — The University of Kansas has selected MV Transportation to operate the institution’s KU on Wheels transportation service.
MV Transportation retains DATA fixed-route... →
June 18, 2007 — The City Council of Durham, North Carolina voted Monday to retain MV Transportation as the provider for the Durham Area Transportation Authority (DATA).
MV Transportation joins LYNX and Miami-Dade... →
June 13, 2007 — Nikki Frenney, MV’s Director of Communications and Government Relations, will join officials from the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) and Miami-Dade Transit on a panel to discuss strategies to protect transit funding during the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) annual meeting in Miami.
MV Transportation joins Florida officials for new... →
June 12, 2006 — MV Transportation joined the Lake County, Florida Board of County Commissioners, the District Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation and members of the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), to officially open the County’s newest public-transportation initiative, the LakeXpress bus line, on Monday, June 11.
MV Transportation, Inc. retains Modesto's MAX bus... →
June 11, 2007 — After delivering what has been described by City Staff as “the best presentation of all” and five years of successful bus operations, the Modesto City Council voted unanimously to retain MV Transportation, Inc. as the operator and manager of the Modesto Area Express (MAX) fixed-route transit system.
May 2007
2 posts
MV Transportation, Inc. Ranks 10th on Black... →
FAIRFIELD, CA. — MV Transportation, Inc., has been named the 10 largest African-American-owned industrial/service company in the United States by Black Enterprise Magazine, which recently released its 35th annual BE 100s report.
Shirley A. DeLibero Joins MV Transportation Board... →
FAIRFIELD, CA - May 21, 2007 — Ms. Shirley A. DeLibero, the National Chair of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), and former chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), has been appointed to the MV Transportation Board of Directors.
April 2007
2 posts
MV Transportation Selected to Operate Anchorage,... →
ANCHORAGE, AK - April 18, 2007 — The Municipality of Anchorage has selected MV Transportation to operate the area’s ADA and other coordinated paratransit services beginning July 1.
HART Board Selects MV Transportation to Operate... →
TAMPA, FL - April 5, 2007 — The Board of Directors for the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) in Tampa has awarded a contract to MV Transportation, Inc. to operate and manage its new flexible bus neighborhood services.
February 2007
1 post
MV Transportation Director Selected to Participate... →
ORLANDO, FL - February 22, 2007 — Edward Griffin, Director of Government Relations for MV Transportation, has been selected to participate as a project oversight panelist in a Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) under the authority of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies.
January 2007
1 post
Brenda Fernandez Promoted to Regional Vice... →
FAIRFIELD, CA - January 23, 2007 — MV Transportation, Inc. is pleased to announce Ms. Brenda Fernandez has been promoted to Regional Vice President of Operations.