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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 14, 2022

First Vehicle Services Opens Retail Location

The fleet service center will provide preventive and emergency maintenance for all vehicle types.

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NewsFebruary 16, 2022

GCRTA Becomes First Transit Authority to Sign 'The Hispanic Promise'

The promise asks leaders to commit to creating Hispanic-friendly places for employees and others.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2022

Vicinity Receives $3.5 Million Order for Eight Vicinity Classic Buses

First Transit has ordered eight of the Company’s 35-foot Clean-Diesel Vicinity Classic buses for delivery in 2022.

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NewsNovember 4, 2021

First Transit Operates the Med City Mover Connected Autonomous Vehicle Pilot

The Med City Mover CAV pilot consists of two low-speed, automated, electric, multi-passenger shuttles operating in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson July 22, 2021

FirstGroup Completes Sale of First Student, First Transit

The company reaches a deal with global investor EQT Infrastructure for its North American school bus and public transportation companies.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

First Transit Lands MARTA Mobility Ops, Maintenance Contract

The company will be responsible for all aspects of dispatching, maintaining, and operating a 192-vehicle fleet supporting paratransit services.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson April 23, 2021

FirstGroup Plans to Sell First Student, First Transit for $4.6 Billion

The company agrees to sell its North American school bus and public transportation companies to EQT Infrastructure.

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NewsMarch 11, 2021

First Transit Expanding Innovation Leadership Team

Tina Morch-Pierre and Derek Fretheim have joined the organization as senior directors of innovation, supporting strategic innovation initiatives of MaaS and emerging transit technologies.

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NewsMarch 11, 2021

Metro Phoenix Transit Workers Prioritized to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health will give the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an event that occurs March 12 to 14.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2021

First Student, First Transit Enter Bus Electrification Agreement

The transportation companies and NextEra Energy Resources plan a joint venture with a goal of electrification of tens of thousands of school and public transit vehicles.

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