Agency Benefits from CTS Software and Mentor Engineering's Paratransit Management Solution

CALGARY, AB — April 4, 2012

Headquartered in Monticello, Illinois, Piatt County Public Transportation (Piattran) is a demand-response operation whose mission is to serve all the public transportation needs in the largely rural Piatt County area. Established in 1988, Piattran provides door-to-door service with a fleet of paratransit buses and smaller vehicles.

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Mentor’s in-vehicle mobile data terminals selected to help improve on-time performance and offer more dedicated service for paratransit riders

CALGARY, AB — February 01, 2012

Mentor Engineering is pleased to announce the kick-off of their most recent project with San Francisco Paratransit. San Francisco Paratransit is installing Mentor Ranger® mobile data terminals in their 120-vehicle fleet. San Francisco Paratransit is a van and taxi program for people unable to independently use public transit because of a disability or disabling health condition.

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Knox County CAC Transit uses technology from CTS Software and Mentor Engineering to meet performance goals and provide better service

CALGARY, AB — April 13, 2011

Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) Transit provides demand response transportation services for Knox County residents living outside the city limits and for Knoxville residents who have no other means of transportation. Knox County CAC Transit also provides employment-related transportation services for Knox County residents and persons with disabilities who cannot use Knoxville Area Transit.

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CALGARY, AB — September 14, 2010

Mentor Engineering is proud to be a Paratransit ITS provider to Knox County CAC Transit, winner of the Beverly Foundation 2010 STAR Award for Excellence, in the category of Business Practices in Transportation Services for Seniors.

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Mentor Engineering is proud to be a Paratransit ITS supplier to two Texas Transit Association award recipients: Brazos Transit District (The D) and Norma Zamora of the Brownsville Urban System (BUS).

A long-time leader in small urban transit, Brazos Transit District was awarded the Outstanding Small Urban Transit System Award at this year's TTA Annual Conference. The D's sixty buses service sixteen counties throughout Central and Eastern Texas and provide over 750,000 trips each year. Mentor Streets CAD/AVL software aids The D in managing their fixed-route buses, while Mentor Ranger® in-vehicle computers installed in entire fleet help reduce operating costs, increase driver and passenger safety, and provide excellent customer service.

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An ITS Solution helps Handitran increase the number of passengers transported each hour, improve reporting and decrease time spent on data entry.

CALGARY, AB — June 17, 2009

Arlington Handitran provides door-to-door paratransit service for disabled and elderly passengers within the city limits of Arlington and Pantego, Texas. To increase service capacity through more efficient scheduling, enable dispatchers to locate vehicles anytime using Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and allow for in-vehicle electronic manifests, Handitran implemented an ITS solution from Mentor Engineering and software partner Ecolane.

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