Posts by VanStar
New Ford Explorers Join the VanStar Fleet
Vanstar is continuing to grow its fleet with the addition of new Ford Explorers, providing riders with even more flexibility and transportation options across Middle Tennessee. Joining an extensive lineup that already includes vehicles such as the Toyota Sienna and passenger vans, the Ford Explorers will help support Vanstar’s expanding rideshare network across 14 counties.…
Read MoreVanstar’s Economic Impact: Driving Value Across Middle Tennessee
Across Middle Tennessee, the VanStar vanpool program is doing far more than getting people to work—it’s generating measurable economic impact for riders, strengthening employer competitiveness, and fueling regional prosperity. A Direct Financial Win for Riders For VanStar commuters, the most immediate impact is financial. In FY2026 alone, riders are projected to save more than $1.8 million in total…
Read MoreVanderbilt Medical Center Celebrates 15 years of VanStar Vanpooling
Lisa McMahan has been riding with TMA Group’s VanStar ridesharing program for more than 15 years. She rides five days a week from Spring Hill in one of the twelve VanStar rideshare groups that transport Vanderbilt employees from throughout Middle Tennessee to Vanderbilt and VA campuses. VanStar is a Middle Tennessee rideshare solution that connects…
Read MoreFour of the 100 most jammed-up traffic bottlenecks in the country are right here in Nashville
Four locations along Nashville’s interstates rank among the most backed-up bottlenecks for trucks – and other traffic – in the United States. A list of the country’s 100 most-congested bottlenecks is released annually by the American Transportation Research Institute, and in the 2021 list, Nashville’s three interstates – I-24, I-40 and I-65 – appeared four…
Read MorePooling in the Pandemic
COVID-19 and the response to it potentially has changed the landscape of employment, work and commute for most Middle Tennessee employers and employees for the next decade. As the pandemic spread, beginning in early spring, some companies, both large and small, public and private, closed their offices and sent employees home to work remotely to…
Read MoreVanStar’s New Website
The VanStar team has been hard at work refreshing and improving our communication with our vanpool participants. We are pleased to launch a new website that is user-friendly, has an improved interface, and includes easy-to-access rideshare route research and planning. Our team wanted to simplify and streamline the way our rideshare participants receive the information…
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