Success Stories

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides convenient bus and rail service to the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. The RTD partnered with MV to operate their paratransit and demand-response services:

Access-A-Ride is a brokered, door-to-door paratransit service available to eligible passengers who are unable to use fixed route service due to a disability. With a partnership dating back to 2002, MV operates 50 percent of the service in the greater Denver metropolitan area. MV operates and maintains a fleet of 172 vehicles.

Call-N-Ride is a general public demand-responsive and deviated fixed route service which operates in 11 zones within RTD’s service area. Delivered with a fleet of 34 vehicles, this service is primarily used by commuters transferring to RTD’s light rail system. MV began operating this service in 2008.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) faced ongoing construction projects and special events drawing thousands of visitors to the City of Las Vegas that caused ridership and traffic patterns to constantly fluctuate, making it difficult to measure on-time performance.

As a long-time partner for RTC fixed-route services, MV analyzed current route and reporting data, discovering discrepancies in the method for measuring on-time performance and errors in the geofencing around time points that were causing inaccurate arrival data to be captured. MV collaborated with the RTC to create a new on-time performance methodology and correct geofencing issues, instituting policies that addressed schedule adherence, particularly impacting buses running hot and excessive dwell times. Additionally, MV developed a “Route Impediment Log” to manage issues that could impede on-time performance – including construction projects, school zones, crosswalks, on-street parking, bus stop locations, and traffic light patterns.

MV’s comprehensive approach to on-time tracking exposed potential areas of concern which were used to adjust route timing for future service changes, resulting in improved on-time performance and a two-thirds reduction of on-time performance violations.

Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) first partnered with MV in 2002 to provide fixed-route bus services for those who live or work in and visit the Tri-Valley Region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, MV is responsible for all operational activities of the LAVTA Wheels bus service including safety, training, dispatch, maintenance, vehicle cleaning and washing, bus shelter maintenance, road supervision, and accounting.

Our long-term partnership is founded on providing safe, efficient and reliable transportation and a shared vision for improving service to retain existing riders and increase the attraction of new riders. With this goal, MV has led or supported a number of service improvements including the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), hybrid diesel-electric buses, traffic signal priority for buses, school service, and solar lighting at bus shelters. Today, MV remains committed to continuously improving overall system efficiency and bringing new and innovative ideas to LAVTA and the passengers in the community.

Since its first contract with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) in 2001, MV has become the largest provider of services for LADOT. Today, MV operates and maintains 245 gas, propane, and CNG vehicles supporting fixed route, commuter, and paratransit operations throughout LADOT’s service area:

Cityride Dial-A-Ride: Cityride is a reservations-based, curb-to-curb paratransit service available for eligible persons with disabilities and persons age 65 or older. Operated exclusively by MV, Cityride serves three geographical areas in Los Angeles County.

DASH: The DASH community fixed route service operates in neighborhoods throughout the City of Los Angeles and the downtown area, connecting residents to other fixed route and rail services. MV operates this service in the Central, South, and North regions.

Commuter Express: Commuter Express provides limited-stop fixed route service, primarily serving commuters whose destinations are in the downtown Los Angeles area. MV operates this service in the North and South regions.

Throughout its longstanding relationship with LADOT, MV has operated these three services in various contractual combinations and has worked with the Department to optimally reorganize the service packages. MV also maintains a forward-thinking technology strategy ensuring the LADOT system runs efficiency and reliably to include mobile driver terminals and software systems for scheduling, dispatch and service monitoring.

A leading global retail company with a large concentration of employees located near its US-based corporate headquarters desired to implement a regional employee commuter service.

The company partnered with MV, who developed and managed a start-up plan encompassing fleet procurement, facility, and technology deployment – to include MV’s propriety OneMV on-demand software. MV’s service plan optimized overall route design and added demand service to routes experiencing low ridership volumes. The service was rolled out with a 21-vehicle fleet allowing employees to reserve seats on their mobile devices for travel from three major suburb cities, track the status of their bus, and ride in comfort.

In addition to the commuter service, MV also operates 34 transit buses and eight demand response vehicles throughout the headquarter city, transporting employees between campus buildings and major commuter points.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory operated its own shuttle bus service and was interested in finding a partner that could operate the system, maintain the fleet and optimize the route strategy to accommodate professors, students and employees between the laboratory, other campuses and public transportation. They found that partner in MV.

MV designed and rolled out a successful new shuttle service that operates on weekdays on five designated routes with a 14-vehicle fleet of vans and biodiesel buses. MV deployed the NextBus GPS system to monitor service, dispatch vehicles, and provide passengers with vehicle estimated time of arrival by route, stop, and direction. Additionally, MV implemented a secret rider program and used quarterly customer surveys and on-board customer comment cards to gather passenger feedback to assist in gauging service quality and performance.

Today, the MV-managed system efficiently provides transportation for professors, students, and employees between the laboratory, the UC Berkeley campus, BART train station, and other area stops.

Loyola University Chicago has partnered with MV since 2014 to offer SafeRide service to students, staff, and faculty. Originally, passenger reservations were made by calling a telephone number and navigating through a phone tree to reach an operator who booked the trip manually and subsequently dispatched a driver over a radio. With no estimated arrival time provided, students often would call back and repeat the process to obtain status.

To enhance the passenger experience, MV designed and deployed an on-demand approach based on its proprietary OneMV platform that included web-based and mobile passenger applications allowing students to book and cancel trips as well as access a “Where's My Ride” feature that tracks real-time vehicle location status.

Today, MV operates Loyola’s SafeRide and Intercampus Shuttle fleet of biodiesel and gas vehicles. The OneMV on-demand platform enables efficient trip scheduling and provides users and administrators with real-time monitoring and estimated time of arrival information. Student and faculty response to the convenience and time-saving attributes of the service has been overwhelmingly positive.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory operated its own shuttle bus service prior to 2010 and was interested in finding a partner that could operate the system, maintain the fleet and optimize the route strategy to accommodate professors, students and employees between the laboratory, other campuses and public transportation.

MV collaborated with the university transportation staff and student representatives to develop a customized solution based on their unique needs. With that input, MV designed and deployed a new shuttle service that operates on weekdays on five designated routes with a 14-vehicle fleet of vans and biodiesel buses. MV’s solution included a NextBus GPS system used to dispatch and monitor service and provide passengers with vehicle ETA by route, stop, and direction.

To deliver the best customer experience and continuous service improvement, MV implemented a secret rider program, quarterly customer surveys and on-board customer comment cards to gather passenger feedback to assist MV in gauging service quality and performance.

The system rolled out successfully and now provides efficient transportation for professors, students, and employees between the laboratory, the UC Berkeley campus, BART train station, and other area stops.

The Anchorage School District (ASD) serves 17,000 students spread over sparsely-populated bus routes that span over 2,000 miles per day. The large region, harsh Alaskan weather, and poor vehicle maintenance were impacting on-time performance with students frequently experiencing delays.

ASD partnered with MV to take over transportation services and help address the maintenance and service reliability issues. MV undertook a comprehensive overhaul of bus operations, including refreshing the fleet of 178 buses and two bus terminals. MV hired experienced drivers familiar with harsh weather conditions, instituted rigorous training and rolled out a preventative winter maintenance program that included the addition of block heaters and automatic chains. MV also took a fresh look at the 160 service routes, including 71 special education routes, and reevaluated each to ensure optimal scheduling.

Once the transition was complete, the school district experienced noted improvements to service reliability and on-time performance. Further, communication outreach was greatly improved with the implementation of proactive alerts to parents of special needs children when buses were running more than 15 minutes late.