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2012 Roadeo A Resounding Success!
David Jacobs of Chesterfield and Bernard Shields of Fredericksburg will be representing Virginia at the National Roadeo in Baltiimore next month. Mountain Empire drivers won best team. Forty-seven drivers competed in Fishersville - check out the Roadeo page for the detailed results. Glorious weather, tough course, great...
Posted April 16, 2012 - 8:46am by Donna Shaunesey
CTAV Losing Two Great People!
Jeff Sizemore, DRPT Rural Project Manager, is leaving March 15th and Robin McGee, Lake Country AAA's Transportation Assistant is leaving at the end of March. Both of these two people have helped make transportation better for everyone. We're really grateful to have had their support over the years...
Posted February 28, 2012 - 10:19am by Donna Shaunesey
CTAV Sponsors Transportation Choices Legislative Reception
The Community Transportation Association of Virginia received top billing on the sponsors' list at the Virginia Transit Association's Transportation Choices Legislative Reception in Richmond on Monday night. A good time was had by all in the lobby of the historic Old Richmond Town Hall where transportation advocates, transit professionals, legislators, and...
Posted February 02, 2012 - 8:42am by Mac DeBusk
CTAV Roadeo Scheduled for April 14th, 2012 in Fishersville!
Virginia Regional Transit will be hosting the Roadeo at 51 Ivy Ridge Lane. More details to follow!
Posted November 21, 2011 - 3:54pm by Donna Shaunesey
CTAV Expo Scheduled for August 6th - 9th in Roanoke
See you at the Roanoke Sheraton Inn for training on Customer-Driven Service and Boards That Perform. The Trade Show will be held at the Roanoke Civic Center. There will be lots more training coming up and a special Big Night Out. Mark your calendars now!
Posted October 20, 2011 - 3:54pm by Donna Shaunesey
Wheelchari Lift Maintenance Training
On October 11, 2011 CTAV in cooperation with Sonny Merryman, Inc. and the Braun Corporation hosted a Wheelchair Lift Maintenance training at RADAR’s main facility in Roanoke. Thirty four individuals from different transit properties and school divisions attended this training. A special thank you to Sonny Merryman, Inc. and the...
Posted October 17, 2011 - 10:41am by Dawn
Budget Cuts Hit CTAV
As with many other organizations in this trying time, CTAV is forced to look at ways to streamline costs while maintaining its mission and purpose. With this in mind, we are sad to announce we have had to eliminate our paid Administrator’s position and after many years of service,...
Posted October 03, 2011 - 8:58am by Dawn
New CTAV Board Members
Please welcome Dan Witt of Altavista, Ken Lantz of Quin Rivers and Mitch Elliott of Mountain Empire as our three newest Board members!
Posted August 16, 2011 - 1:41pm by Donna Shaunesey
Janet Thompson of VRT Wins Sure-lok's Above and Beyond Award!
Sure-lok's Bud Fears presented the Above and Beyond Award to Driver Janet Thompson at the Farewell Breakfast at CTAV. Janet was recognized for her wonderful, successful efforts in promoting ridership on a new route in Culpeper that serves people with disabilities.
Posted August 11, 2011 - 3:14pm by Donna Shaunesey
Josh Baker Wins President's Award
Josh Baker of New River Valley Community Services has won CTAV's President's Award for 2011 thanks to all his efforts in putting the Roadeo together, teaching all CTAVers about social media and taking over CTAV IT duties. Congratulations to Josh and thanks for all the great work!
Posted August 11, 2011 - 3:11pm by Donna Shaunesey
2011 Scholarship Winner
Taylor Paige of Albemarle County is this year's scholarship winner. This Monticello High graduate has a 3.7 GPA and is a member of four honor societies. Her dad is Lead Scheduler for JAUNT, Inc.
Posted August 05, 2011 - 1:29pm by Donna Shaunesey
New Workshops at Expo!
DPRT Update and Social Media Workshops were just added! On Wednesday morning we've snagged our friends from DRPT to give an update on all the things we need to know about working with DRPT. Ken Pollock, Neil Sherman and Jeff Sizemore will be on hand to share...
Posted July 08, 2011 - 10:18am by Donna Shaunesey
Free Training on Safe Operation of Lifts and Wheelchair Securements! Check the Events Calendar
Sure-lok and Braun are combining forces to bring a great free training to a location that’s convenient for you! Trainers, drivers, mechanics and managers are all invited to take part in these trainings from August 30th to September 1st in Roanoke, Chesterfield and Culpeper respectively. Lunch and certificates...
Posted June 29, 2011 - 1:24pm by Donna Shaunesey
DRPT Names Chief Of Public Transportation
Click here for the Mass Transit Article Agency director Thelma Drake announced that Robert H. Wilson will serve as the chief of public transportation for the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Wilson will oversee the state’s public transportation, human service transportation and transportation demand management programs. He will...
Posted May 05, 2011 - 1:23pm by Kevan Danker
CTAV is now on Facebook!
Find us on Facebook! Search for "CTAV" on your Facebook account and "Like" our page. We'll keep it updated as well as here, we hope these additional resources will be beneficial for all of our Members and Prospective Members. Facebook can be accessed at www.facebook.com if you don't have an account...
Posted April 19, 2011 - 11:38pm by Josh Baker
2011 Roadeo Winners
Blackburg Transit was the Team Winner, Brian Cropp of JAUNT won first place in the Body-on-Chassis Division and Scott Tmay of Blacksburg Transit won first place in the Van Division. Other winners include: Katrina Davidson of Graham Transit (Written Test) , Monica Holloway of JAUNT (Wheelchair Securement), Brian...
Posted April 18, 2011 - 1:43pm by Donna Shaunesey
New CTAV Board Member
Mac Debusk from District Three Governmental Coop has been appointed to fill a vacant position on the CTAV Board. We're delighted to have this excellent and enthusiastic new Board member helping to guide our future.
Posted March 29, 2011 - 2:36pm by Donna Shaunesey
2011 Roadeo and EXPO Locations Announced
The 2011 Roadeo and EXPO Event Locations have been announced. Please see the Calendar for Dates or check the "EVENTS" Tab at the top of this page to view the Details. Hope to see you all there!
Posted January 25, 2011 - 4:43pm by Josh Baker
2010 CTAV Board Retreat
The CTAV Board just completed the 2010 Board Retreat. We are very excited about the upcoming year. All of our board meeting dates and locations are posted on the Calendar, as are other important dates. Look to the different committee links for new and exciting projects coming this year.
Posted September 30, 2010 - 3:04pm by Dawn
EXPO 2010 A Huge Success!
We had a great turnout in Fredericksburg! People raved about the training sessions, wishing they could be in two or three places at once. The trade show was excellent, with lots of vendors and ideas for ways to make community transportation more efficient and safe. We were...
Posted September 07, 2010 - 3:59pm by Donna Shaunesey
FCC Narrowbanding - Do You Need To Know?
If you don't know anything or only a little about the FCC's new regulations regarding 2-way radio narrowbanding take a look at this brochure.
Posted June 16, 2010 - 4:53pm by Kevan Danker
Roadeo 2010 in Chesterfield was a Great Event!
We had a GREAT ROADEO in Chesterfield on April 10. Thanks to Chesterfield Employment Services (CES- Sharon, Dawn and Team!) for doing a great job hosting such a well run event. Click here to see the information.
Posted December 02, 2009 - 9:58am by Donna Shaunesey
Association Membership Dues Move to New Date
After several suggestions, CTAV has moved their Membership period to July 2009 to June 2010 to correspond with the EXPO. Now we can all pay our Membership Dues and EXPO fees at one time! When you register for the EXPO online make sure one person from your organization completes the...
Posted June 16, 2009 - 8:59am by Kevan Danker
CTAV Works With McMinimy and Associates on Legislative Issues
For the 2009 General Assembly session, CTAV has contracted with McMinimy and Associates to guide our legislative efforts. Watch this spece for details about our legislative agenda and help us support transit state-wide!
Posted October 23, 2008 - 2:28pm by Donna Shaunesey
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