Jesse Quintero, bus operator for VIA Metropolitan Transit, has driven over three million miles, and he’s done it without having a preventable accident. He is one of only six bus drivers in the nation to pass the three million mile mark in the past five years.
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El Paso, Texas, May 16, 2004 - The Texas Transit Association recognizes the excellence in the public transportation industry. Awards were presented to the Outstanding Metro, Urban and Rural Transit Systems, the Outstanding Pubic Transportation Manager and Public Transportation Coordinator at the awards ceramony at the 2004 Texas Transit Conferecne in El Paso, Texas.
Along with these awards the Texas Department of Transportation presented their annual Friend of Texas Award.
The awards recognize innovation, as well as outstanding achievement by transit systems and individuals who have taken a leadership role in improving public transportation in the State of Texas.
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El Paso, Texas, May 15, 2004 - The Texas Transit Roadeo was held in conjunction with the 2004 Texas Transit Conference. The competition consisted of a 40ft and Paratransit Roadeo. The winners were announced at a ceremony that evening. This competition recognizes the men and women who keep Texas bus systems safe and the wheels turning. The awards are given to the highest score of all the drivers who were entered in this year’s competition.
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Elections for the Association’s Board of Directors are about to begin with the First Step being the Declaration of Candidates for the two-year term that begins July 2004. Eight of the fifteen Board seats are to be selected. One small urban Board seat is without an incumbent standing for re-election. Forms for Declaring Candidacy are in the mail.
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The TTA Board of Directors will meet at 10am, Friday, March 11, 2004 at the offices of Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Austin (2910 East 5th Street). Members welcome.
