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Grievances included low pay, severe discipline, and denied requests for bathroom breaks.

Those who are qualified will be able to ride fixed-route buses without having to pay a fare. The agency’s paratransit ridership grew by 15.8% in the last year.

Proposal to place a sales-tax referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot will probably not move forward due to a lack of consensus among board members.

Assessments are part of insurance consortium program where other participating transit systems based in Ohio assess partner agencies' drivers.

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority will use the “State of Good Repair” grant to replace 38 of its paratransit vehicles. The agency’s paratransit program has been the fastest growing part of the system, with ridership increases in each of the past 15 years.

Avego originally provided the SMS and Web departure board services as part of a three-month Futurefleet pilot in 2010.

After a one-year delay, the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority was able to secure the necessary funding to begin building a new paratransit operations facility this summer.

Software is designed to help dramatically reduce driver wait times and no shows, as well as prevent same day cancellations. Application includes IVR Confirm, Callback and Cancel modules that enable clients to review trip bookings through a computerized voice system to confirm accuracy.