WE TRANSPORT WINS RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL BUS OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2020
Riverhead Charter School recently announced that their January “RCS Bus Of The Month” award went to their South Country Bus staffed by WE Transport/Towne Bus employees Folando Carlton and Esther Torres. WE Transport is extremely proud of the team effort put forth by both RCS students and our employees for understanding the importance of bus […]
WE TRANSPORT DRIVER RECEIVES SAFETY DEPARTMENT AWARD
WE Transport driver, Gail Annarella, found a suspicious bag that was placed by our safety department to check on the thoroughness of our drivers’ pre-trip inspections of our school buses. Gail has been rewarded a Certificate of Appreciation and a gift card by the Safety Department for her accomplishment. Ms. Annarella has been employed with […]
WE TRANSPORT DRIVERS TAKE HOME TEN AWARDS AT 2019 NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY COMPETITION
The New York School Bus Contractors Association (NYSBCA) announced the top finishers in the 48th Annual New York State School Bus Safety Competition, held on Saturday in Valley Cottage. Six of WE Transport’s drivers won a total of ten awards including two first-place trophies. Marlon Forrester, who works for WE Transport’s Towne Bus, took home […]
TYNEQUA WEST WINS “ABOVE & BEYOND” AWARD FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2018
Tynequa West, WE Transport’s “Above and Beyond Award” winner for the fourth quarter of 2018, originally started out working for WE Transport back in 1997 in our Queens yards (College Point & Jamaica). Tynequa (or Nona as she is affectionally known) was initially a bus attendant but was moved up to being a dispatcher. After […]
NYAPT LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND MONITOR AWARDS
The yellow school bus is an American icon. It represents safety and the traditions of our schools and education system. In New York State, over 2.3 million children ride a yellow school bus to and from school each day. The New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) is a professional organization dedicated to the safe […]
ERIC BAAL WINS “ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD” FOR THIRD QUARTER 2018
Eric Baal, WE Transport’s “Above and Beyond Award” winner for the third quarter of 2018, has been with the company for over ten years. Eric started out at WE Transport as a van driver, then later became a big bus driver. In addition to being a driver, Eric took on the additional responsibility of being […]
BILL MARCHESI WINS “ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD” FOR SECOND QUARTER 2018
Bill Marchesi, our “Above and Beyond Award” winner for the second quarter of 2018, can be seen any given day patrolling the yard, at a school, handling accidents and complaints and following drivers. He is energetic and always willing to help out and accomplish any task to the best of his ability. He is a […]
WE TRANSPORT AND TOWNE BUS DRIVERS WIN AT NYSBCA SAFETY COMPETITION
Over 90 school bus drivers competed in the 47th annual contest, administered by the New York School Bus Contractors Association on May 19. Despite it being held on a rainy day, NYSBCA President Bree Allen called the event a “huge success.” Held at Rockland Lake State Park in Valley Cottage, N.Y., the competition began with […]
WE TRANSPORT DRIVER RECEIVES NYSBCA EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD
We are pleased to announce that the New York School Bus Contractors Association has presented WE Transport school bus driver, Daniel Thompson, with its industry-wide Employee of the Month Award for April 2018 for his 10-year record of accident-free driving and overall dedication to student safety. Each month the NYSBCA recognizes a member’s employee, including […]
PETER LEWIS WINS “ABOVE & BEYOND AWARD” FOR FIRST QUARTER 2018
It is with tremendous pleasure that we offer congratulations to Peter Lewis for winning the “Above and Beyond Award” for the first quarter of 2018. Peter has worked for the WE Transport family for over six years. He is a loyal and hard worker, an integral part of our team. His personality and sense of […]