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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 MoreTMA Group Invitation to Bid
The TMA Group is requesting quotes for a seven-passenger hybrid van. This contract will include an option to allow the agency the right to purchase up to nine (9) additional vehicles over a period of three years. Use of this option will be dependent upon the price quoted by the offeror and the availability of…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Bay Area offers progressive new employee programs to encourage sustainable commuting
The San Francisco Bay Area is stepping up efforts to encourage collaborations between employers and employees to reimagine how the workforce commutes. A new commuter benefit — telework — recently was adopted for Bay Area businesses with 50 or more full-time employees. The new policy allows telework one or more days a week for all…
Read MoreMassive I-65 widening plan to ease congestion and provide a safer roadway
Ridesharers and drivers traveling in from Robertson and Sumner counties, as well as Kentucky, can expect orange construction barrels within the month as nearly 10 miles of Interstate 65 will be widened, improved and made safer, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The planned widening will address congestion, improve safety and traffic operations…
Read MoreI-24 MOTION project aims to figure ways to keep traffic moving
Ever been caught in a traffic jam and then suddenly, you’re moving at full speed? No wreck. No disabled vehicle. No construction. No obvious reason for the jam. These “phantom jams” are caused by instability in traffic flow and are highly aggravating, particularly if you’re trying to get to work. Now, the Tennessee Department of…
Read MoreAmazon employees get a two-wheeled commuter benefit
Nashville’s Amazon employees who choose to bicycle to its downtown offices will get a new commuter benefit that covers the cost of bike maintenance, rentals, and more. The subsidy to cover costs associated with a bicycle commute include: Bike leases: Employees can lease a take-home bike, including e-bikes, for a monthly fee eligible for reimbursement. Bike…
Read MoreReturn to the office will cost Nashville commuters $5,161, report says
Before COVID-19 created a remote workforce, full-time employees were spending nearly an hour each day on average commuting to the office, according to the latest available federal data. If that time was spent on the clock rather than in the car — as it has been for many during the COVID-19 crisis — workers could…
Read MoreNew Bird Bike e-bike reduces reliance on gas-powered vehicles
Bird, a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, has joined the electric bike retail market providing alternative methods of transportation with the new Bird Bike. “With our new e-bike, we are creating increased opportunities for people to embrace micro electric vehicles,” said Travis VanderZanden, Bird’s founder and CEO. “Our e-bike is safe, durable and provides a…
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