Texas Transit Association

We are happy to post employment opportunities for all TTA member organizations. Please send current job posting information to Gail at gaillord@texastransit.org.

     The TTA Board of Directors has three new members.

  Rob Stephens, Director of a newly created consolidated rural urban district, Concho Valley Transit District (CVTD) in San Angelo, Texas, has been elected to fill the Place 2 seat representing Rural Transit Operators. Stephens has worked for the Concho Valley Council of Governments for more than 15 years, participating in the Statewide Regional Service Planning Study Group in 2006. 

    John Valls of the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority’s (CCRTA) Board of   Directors, will represent that agency in its appointed place on the TTA Board of Directors, representing Metropolitan Transit Authorities whose dues qualify them for a place on our board. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Sam Houston State University and an MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and serves as Marketing Manager for The Port of Corpus Christi.

  Mr. Frank Tobey, who is the Regional Vice President for First Transit, Inc., is our newest board member representing our Associate Members. He joins Reba Malone of Reba Malone and Associates, as well as Barry Goodman of The Goodman Corporation, both reelected to new terms.

      Tobey has been with First Transit since 1978 and has been a long time supporter of TTA. He is responsible for overseeing customer satisfaction for First Transit’s contracts in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and Denton, Texas, as well as Memphis, Reno, and other places, with a total of 1,500 employees and 900 vehicles. 

New TTA Board of Directors Executive Committee 2008-2009

President - John Hendrickson, Waco

Vice Presidents
     Metro - Fred Gilliam, Cap Metro
     Rural - Carole Warlick, The Hop
     Urban - Norma Zamora, Brownsville
Treasurer/Secretary  - J. R. Salazar, CTRTD
Legislative Chair - John McBeth, Brazos Transit 

Part-Time Bus Operator Trainees                     

Req. No:  R02600

Salary: $12.85/hr

Education: High school diploma preferred but not required.

Must be 21 years of age.

Work Experience:
Minimum three (3) years general work experience to include driving experience and customer service experience.

Minimum of two (2) years continuous employment in a direct public contact position is preferred.

Basic Function:

• Under general supervision, the Bus Operator drives METRO Buses to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedules, charters and special services.
•  Bus Operators are expected to interact with passengers in a courteous and helpful manner.
• Bus Operators are also expected to perform pre-trip inspections of assigned bus.
• This will require the ability to bend, kneel, squat, and twist safely. Pre-trip inspections also require the ability to balance oneself, climb, and strongly grip objects.
• Bus Operators must be able to lift at least 25 pounds and push objects such as doors, windows, emergency hatches, wheelchair lifts.
• Approximately 99% of the work schedule will be spent sitting down. Length of sitting period is based on the schedule.
• Work assignments are based on seniority; therefore work hours will be varied and may include a period of unpaid time between morning and afternoon assignments.
• Days off are also based on seniority.
• Split days off are a strong likelihood.
• OTHER FACTORS: Bus Operators may encounter irregular working hours, heavy traffic and patron’s diverse backgrounds. Under such conditions, they are still expected to operate Authority vehicles safely and on time.

For additional information and to apply online please visit METRO’s website at www.ridemetro.org 

When applying for this position please indicate the Job Title and requisition number R02600.

For further information contact:
America Anguiano, Staffing Representative
Metropolitan Transit Authority
1900 Main Street, Houston, TX
713-739-4619

   Texas transit pioneer, Wayne Michael Cook passed away on June 29, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. A native of Springfield, Vermont, Mr. Cook left an indelible impression on the public transportation industry in Texas, and will be sorely missed by those who knew and respected him.

     Those fortunate to know Mr. Cook considered him to be a man of high ideals, great intelligence and passion. A well read man who loved hunting and fishing, children and animals, Mr. Cook was capable of holding his own in conversations on almost any subject matter.
     According to TTA Board member, John McBeth,  “Wayne Cook was one of the original 10 founding members of the Texas Transit Association, a founding member and long time ardent supporter of SWTA and a life-long member of APTA. It is doubtful that transit in Texas has ever had a stronger advocate than Wayne. Wayne was the General Manger of VIA for what seemed like a life time, leaving there to become the Executive Director of TTA and then  going into private business and then becoming the GM for Island Transit in Galveston. Much of what we see today in transit in Texas is a result of the work and vision of Wayne.” 
     Cook is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ann, as well as their sons Patrick and Stephen, their wives and families, as well as sisters and their extended families.