Trinity Transportation Continues Expansion into Detroit, Provides Shuttle Service for the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University

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Trinity Transportation Continues Expansion into Detroit, Provides Shuttle Service for the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

Trinity Transportation is proud to announce that as of January 2016, they will be the new transportation provider for the shuttle services offered at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and Wayne State University. They will be providing roughly 9 mid sized mini coaches that will operate Monday thru Friday available to both Wayne State students and faculty and DMC workers (over 40,000 people combined).

Detroit Medical Center Hospital

This new partnership between the DMC/Wayne State University and Trinity Transportation comes just months after Trinity acquired the majority of school routes for Detroit Public Schools. Trinity currently has two bus terminals in the city of Detroit where they manage around 100 school routes for DPS.

“We are very excited to add DMC to our list of partnerships,” said Austin Arksey, Trinity Transportation’s Chief Operating Officer. Trinity already has prior experience transporting Wayne State University’s athletic teams. “We’re also very excited to branch out into the city of Detroit and be a part of its resurgence.”

Arksey also says that the company plans on purchasing more buses to add to their fleet for this acquisition.

Trinity runs the shuttle service for many other universities throughout the southeast Michigan area and has been working diligently to ensure the transition between the current shuttle provider for DMC/WSU and them goes smoothly. 

Trinity Makes Donations to American Cancer Society, Decals Prius in Pink Ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Monday, October 19th, 2015
Trinity Pink Out

Trinity Celebrity and 28 year Breast Cancer Survivor “Miss Bobbie”

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and this past Friday, Trinity Transportation dubbed it “Breast Cancer Awareness Friday”! Trinity Transportation organized a Pink Out across all of their terminals and the turnout was amazing.

Aside from wearing pink, one of terminals located on the west side of Detroit took it a step further and held a bake sale to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Over the course of the month, they set a goal of $10,000 and are very close to reaching it.

 

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President and Owner Jerry Sheppard and Fundraising Organizer and Trinity Employee Sharon Webb

When Trinity Transportation’s President and Owner, Jerry Sheppard, found out about this, he felt that he needed to jump in and help. He ended up donating $1,000 to the American Cancer Society on behalf of the company to help the Crusader’s for Life team reach their goal.

 

 

 

 

Now of course, website 2Trinity was too creative to stop there. Mr. Sheppard went a step further and had one of the company’s Prius cars painted in pink with pink ribbons on each of the vehicle’s sides. Trinity has done this in the past and thought it would be not only fun but a great way to show its support for this cause.

 

Several employees from the different Trinity terminals sent in group pictures of themselves sporting their pink attire. Take a look below! #TeamTrinity

Step Aside Halloween, I’m Planning My Fall Wedding

Monday, September 14th, 2015

Photo by Maatla Kebs from Pexels

Living in a state with four seasons, most Michiganders have come to appreciate each season and what they bring along with them (Well…maybe ¾ seasons).

When people visualize the perfect wedding, they normally think of something outdoors in a garden, preferably when the weather is warm. Even though statistics do show that summer months are the most popular for weddings, the fall months come in a close second.

While fall might be a bit colder than the spring/summer months, there are several reasons why people choose this time for marriage:

  1. Fun themes: No one can deny that autumn is the perfect time for people to get very creative with wedding themes. All you have to do is walk into a farmer’s market and there will be enough pumpkins and corn stalks to decorate the venue for your wedding reception. Make it a fun event for your wedding party to get together and style your reception.
  2. Beautiful scenery: Autumn is hands down one of the most beautiful times of the year. Although the sun hides behind the clouds a little more, the color changing leaves are there to keep things alive and bright! This is a great opportunity for romantic and fun wedding photographs. Be sure to choose a photographer that is not only skilled at taking pictures, but is creative and thinks outside the box.
  3. Seasonal food: One of the best things about a wedding according to your guests will be the food. Having it in the fall will give you the opportunity to not only offer great options, but to have food that will get people excited about this time of year! Caramel apples, butternut squash soup, or even a Thanksgiving styled-dinner would go over great with your guests.

Fall weddings are becoming more and more common. Our Wedding Specialist that books most of the wedding transportation at Trinity has said that this is the first year that we are quickly selling out of vehicles on the weekend, primarily due to weddings.

If you are interested in seeing some of the options that we have to offer to transport your wedding party, give us a call today at 877.284.4200!

Sources: The Knot, WeddingBee

I Would Love to Be a School Bus Driver but I’m Not Sure Where to Start

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Becoming a School Bus Driver sounds like hard work

This is something we hear too often from people when in fact becoming a school bus driver is not very difficult at all!

When hiring a school bus driver, our recruiter usually separates candidates into two categories: candidates with their CDL and candidates that doDSC05259 (2)n’t have their CDL.

CDL (stands for “Commercial Driver’s License”) is a driver’s license required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle. weighing 26,001 pounds, or 10,001 pounds with any type of trailer towed.

For candidates that have their CDL

They must have the following endorsements to be a school bus driver:

  • P – Passenger: For vehicles which are designed to carry 16 or more people (including the driver).
  • S – School Bus: For commercial motor vehicles used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary school students from home to school, school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events.

For candidates that don’t have their CDL

Candidates that do not have a CDL must obtain a CDL Temporary Instruction Permit (TIP) from Secretary of State. To get your TIP, you must pass a vision and skills test. A TIP is needed to train on the road (under the supervision of a driver with their CDL) to obtain your actual CDL.

Any branch of Secretary of State has the necessary information to pass the TIP test or to receive the endorsements on your CDL.

We help at Trinity Transportation!

Trinity Transportation offers training for both TIP and non-TIP holders. If you are starting fresh, Trinity holds monthly classes that consist of 3 days training to help potential drivers obtain their TIP.

Once you pass the test and obtain the CDL TIP, you are able to train on the road! If hired, Trinity pays you while you train to obtain your regular CDL.

If you have any more questions about the process or are interested in getting started, give us a call at 313-295-5685 or apply at: trinitytransportation.com/careers!

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Trinity Transportation Announces New Leadership Roles Within the Company

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

Trinity Transportation is happy to announce multiple transitions with their leadership staff due to the growth that they’ve experienced over the summer time.

 

Tracy Akers

Tracy Akers
Vice President

Tracy Akers will be transitioning from a General Manager role to Trinity’s Vice President. Mr. Akers has been with the company for over 30 years and has played an important part in the growth and expansion of Trinity. In his new role as VP, he will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance of our vehicles and facilities as well as safety programs and training.

 

 

 

 

 

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Austin Arksey
Chief Operating Officer

Austin Arksey, current Sales Director, will now be in a more operations based role as Trinity’s new Chief Operating Officer. Arksey has been with Trinity for 5 years and has rapidly moved through the ranks within the company. As Sales Director, he has forged strong relationships between Trinity and it’s customers and has also helped streamline new processes for the sales team. In this newly created position, Austin will have responsibility over the sales and service of the school bus, motor coach and sedan divisions.

 

 

 

 

 

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David Holls
Regional Operations Manager

David Holls has been promoted to Regional Manager of School Bus Operations, another new role created over the summer due to the expansion of the company. David has held many roles within Trinity, ranging from Bus Driver and Dispatcher to Terminal Manager of our east side locations. Because of his abilities to manage multiple locations, he has been chosen to oversee all of the school bus terminals for the company throughout Michigan and Ohio.

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New Dedicated Charter Center

Trinity/Durham Transportation is thrilled to announce our Dedicated Charter Center located at 24500 Van Born Road, Dearborn Heights, Michigan.

Our Charter Center accommodates the needs of our clients who travel at any time throughout the day.

There are no time restrictions that require us to work around existing home to school routes. 

Contact – Reservations@TrinityTransportaton.com

 

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