Paratransit

MediDrive®, a CTG Partner Company, announces formal entry into the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Market

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Monday, January 8, 2024

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For over forty-five years, the Corporate Transportation Group (CTG) has built an incredibly successful people transportation business, that has included customers among leading U.S. corporation, para transit, municipalities, health insurers, and direct-to-consumer channels all backed by industry leading technology.

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  • Today, Eduard Slinin, CEO of CTG announced that CTG has partnered to form a new company, MediDrive, to focus on the burgeoning Non-Emergency Medical Transportation market.
  • MediDrive will be headed by Alan J. Murray as a partner and President of the new venture.
  • Mr. Slinin said, "Over the last 40 years CTG has become a worldwide leader in corporate transportation.
  • Outside the New York market, MediDrive will initially use its growing national affiliate network of NEMT vehicles.

COPHAN - International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we claim the dignity and well-being of people with disabilities

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Friday, December 2, 2022

It aims to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

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  • It aims to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
  • According to the Canadian Survey on Disability (CIS2017), approximately 1,053,350 Quebecers aged 15 and over have at least one disability.
  • Failure to comply with this article takes away the right to dignity and well-being of persons with disabilities.
  • Unfortunately, many other priorities have overtaken the issue of persons with disabilities in Quebec in recent years to the detriment of their dignity and well-being.

TRANSDEV WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 665

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Monday, July 18, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers, mechanics and dispatchers working for Transdev Transportation have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 665. The workers provide paratransit services for San Francisco, Santa Rafael and other cities throughout the Bay Area.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers, mechanics and dispatchers working for Transdev Transportation have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 665.
  • The workers provide paratransit services for San Francisco, Santa Rafael and other cities throughout the Bay Area.
  • "These workers demonstrated immense solidarity and enthusiasm throughout this campaign and we're honored to represent them," said Tony Delorio, Local 665 Secretary-Treasurer.
  • Teamsters Local 665 represents over 5,000 members throughout the Bay Area in a wide variety of industries.

MV Transportation Names Felecia Lane Transit Operator of the Year

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Friday, July 8, 2022

DALLAS, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MV Transportation, Inc., a recognized leader in passenger transportation services, today announced that Felecia Lane from Palm Beach, Florida was named the national Katherine McClary Operator of the Year award winner. Established to honor the memory of Katherine McClary, who was tragically killed in a bus accident in 2004, MV's annual award recognizes the safest transit operators at the company. Award recipients are chosen from more than 10,000 MV operators across North America.

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  • Paratransit operator based in Palm Beach, Florida selected for distinguished safety record, passenger focus and positive attitude
    DALLAS, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MV Transportation, Inc., a recognized leader in passenger transportation services, today announced that Felecia Lane from Palm Beach, Florida was named the national Katherine McClary Operator of the Year award winner.
  • Lane has worked in transit as a member of the MV family since 2018.
  • Lane was nominated by Hector Fuentes, the MV General Manager who oversees the company's Palm Tran operations.
  • MV is the largest privately-owned passenger transportation contracting services rm in North America and a leader in providing the specialized on-demand ADA-compliant transportation of persons with disabilities and the elderly.

SWVL EXPANDS INTO CENTRAL EUROPE VIA ACQUISITION OF MASS TRANSIT SAAS PLATFORM DOOR2DOOR

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

DUBAI, UAE, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swvl Inc. ("Swvl" or the "Company"), a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire door2door, a European high-growth mobility platform that partners with municipalities, public transit operators, corporations, and automotive companies, providing software for on-demand mobility, multimodal routing and mobility analytics. The closing of the door2door transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in Q2 2022.

Key Points: 
  • door2door's impressive foothold in Europe, and particularly DACH2, complement Swvl's recent growth efforts, including our acquisitions of controlling interests in Shotl and Viapool, which launched the Swvl platform in Europe and Latin America, respectively.
  • Maxim Nohroudi, door2door Co-CEO, said,"With Swvl and door2door joining forces today we are building a global mass transit company.
  • We are confident that the Swvl platform will have a very positive and sustained impact on European transit."
  • Swvl is a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, offering intercity, intracity, B2B and B2G transportation across 115 cities in 18 countries.

Atlas Financial Holdings Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Monday, November 8, 2021

Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (OTC: AFHIF) (we, us, our, or Atlas) today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, and announced that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (OTC: AFHIF) (we, us, our, or Atlas) today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, and announced that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021.
  • Our third quarter 2021 submissions were up 70% as compared to the second quarter this year, and policies issued were up 147%.
  • Loss from operating activities was $3.3 million in third quarter 2021 compared to a loss from operating activities of $3.5 million in third quarter 2020.
  • Atlas will discuss these results in a conference call tomorrow morning (Tuesday, November 9, 2021) at 8:30 a.m.

LILEE Systems partners with Access Services and Sunset Vans to showcase a new accessible autonomous vehicle at APTA EXPO 2021

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LILEE Systems, Access Services and Sunset Vans are proud to announce a new accessible autonomous vehicle purpose-built to help improve paratransit services and make public transportation more accessible for people with disabilities.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LILEE Systems, Access Services and Sunset Vans are proud to announce a new accessible autonomous vehicle purpose-built to help improve paratransit services and make public transportation more accessible for people with disabilities.
  • The vehicle and its self-driving technologies will be showcased at the annual American Public Transportation Association (APTA) TRANSform Conference and EXPO 2021 from November 8-10.
  • Following several successful full-size self-driving bus pilot projects in Taiwan, LILEE Systems launched an accessible autonomous vehicle pilot program in the U.S. in partnership with Access Services, the second largest paratransit services public agency, and Sunset Vans, a leader in manufacturing and retrofitting wheelchair and electric vans.
  • LILEE Systems is proud to introduce a wheelchair-ready autonomous vehicle specially designed to benefit paratransit travelers," said Jia-Ru Li, CEO of LILEE Systems.

Premier Health Launches Its Second Paratransit Contract

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

MONTREAL, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier Health of America Inc. (TSXV: PHA) (Premier Health or the Corporation), a leading Canadian Healthtech company, is pleased to announce that its launching its second five-year paratransit contract.

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  • MONTREAL, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier Health of America Inc. (TSXV: PHA) (Premier Health or the Corporation), a leading Canadian Healthtech company, is pleased to announce that its launching its second five-year paratransit contract.
  • The Corporation carries out the service using its PSweb platform which recent version includes dispatching and monitoring features.
  • Premier Health is a leading Canadian Healthtech company that provides a comprehensive range of outsourced services solutions for healthcare needs to governments, corporations, and individuals.
  • Premier Health uses its proprietary PSweb software platform to lead the healthcare services sector digital transformation to provide patients with faster, cheaper, and more accessible care services.

Teamsters: MV Transportation Continues to Undervalue its Workforce in the Wake of a Potential Strike Authorization Vote

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Although the Union has encouraged MV Transportation to do the right thing by its hardworking employees, especially in light of the ongoing pandemic, the Company has continued to refuse to appropriately compensate their workforce.

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  • Although the Union has encouraged MV Transportation to do the right thing by its hardworking employees, especially in light of the ongoing pandemic, the Company has continued to refuse to appropriately compensate their workforce.
  • MV management has abused the drivers by regularly assigning add-ons that extend work hours past the ends of their scheduled shifts.
  • If this bargaining unit is forced to strike, it could leave our disabled community's most vulnerable members at risk.
  • MV Transportation provides paratransit servicesacross thirty states and Canada and is the largest privately-owned passenger transportation contracting rm in the United States.

New VIA Vans Improve Experience for Disabled, Elderly Riders

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Three of the new paratransit vans went into full service on Friday, May 14.\nVIA is replacing its aged 117 VIAtrans vans with new 2020 Ford fleet of 124 VIAtrans vans.

Key Points: 
  • Three of the new paratransit vans went into full service on Friday, May 14.\nVIA is replacing its aged 117 VIAtrans vans with new 2020 Ford fleet of 124 VIAtrans vans.
  • Starting May 24, VIA anticipates replacing four to eight new vans in service per week.
  • "We are continuously working to enhance our passengers\' experience and expand mobility options.
  • "\nWith social distancing, the new paratransit vans can transport up to four seated passengers and one person in a wheelchair, or three seated passengers and two people in wheelchairs.