Rick Wood

President/CEO, CHK America Inc.

Rick Wood is the president/CEO of CHK America Inc., a premier best practice provider of customer information solutions reaching over 2 billion, fully 20%, of all U.S. public transportation customers. In 1999, Wood established the company in response to the increasing need within the public transportation industry for clearer, more concise and consistent customer information.

News•by Rick Wood•February 3, 2021

Study Shows 24% Increase in Zero-Emission Bus Sales, While Overall Market Slows

Fifty-three new transit properties ordered zero emission buses in 2020, bringing the total to 229, across 44 states and territories.

News•by Rick Wood•September 30, 2020

BART Seeks Input on Developing Next Generation Fare Gates

The agency aims to replace existing fare gates systemwide to improve customer experience, take advantage of new technology, and to reduce fare evasion.

Transit Dispatches•by Rick Wood•January 27, 2016

How Wayfinding Tech Makes It Easy to Deliver Transit Info to Customers

Wayfinding — the science of navigation in public spaces and cognitive load — a term used to describe the intellectual pressure that is placed upon a person during decision making situations — are inextricably linked when discussing the successful use of a public transportation network and to understand how they work together...