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This could be you! METRO GM James Blue with last year's Operator of the Year Patrick Goebel, who represented Baron's Bus.
METRO Magazine is now accepting submissions for its 2020 UMA Operator of the Year and ABA Innovative Operator awards, which will be presented at UMA Expo in Nashville and ABA Marketplace in Omaha, Neb., respectively.
We are looking for operators who stand above and beyond both in their service area as well as the industry.
Last year’s winners were Cleveland’s Baron’s Bus and Minneapolis’ Jefferson Lines.
Submissions are now being accepted through Nov. 15.
For more info, please contact Alex Roman at alex.roman@bobit.com, or call (310) 533-2589.
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