FREE RIDE FRIDAY
-- Posted on Monday, May 5 2008
Friday May 16 is FREE RIDE FRIDAY!
Ride Florence Transit FREE on Friday, May 16.
Free Give-Aways to Our Florence Transit Riders All Week.
National Transit Week - May 12-16
-- Posted on Monday, May 5 2008
TRY TRANSIT – THE GREEN, AFFORDABLE WAY TO GO!
Florence Transit Route 5
$1 “Try It” Fare May 12-16
Route 5 is our NEW Palmetto St Run.
Lake City to Myrtle Beach Commuter
Leaves Lake City Bi-Lo at 6:30AM Monday-Sunday
Starts May 12 – Special $2 Introductory Fare during Transit Week, Regular $3.50 each way.
Public Transportation to Darlington Raceway, Saturday, May 12
-- Posted on Tuesday, April 29 2008
Florence Transit will offer public transportation to Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 10.
BUSES WILL RUN HOURLY 1PM – 7PM TO THE RACETRACK; RETURNS BEGINNING 11PM
Florence Transit Routes 1 and 2 will be extended.
Route 1 will include regular stops from Florence Commons and Florence Civic Center with one stop at the Darlington Raceway. Buses can be boarded and exited at any stop along Route 1. The most commonly used boarding areas for Darlington race fans are the Florence Civic Center, the Red Roof Inn (Hospitality Rd), and Florence Commons (behind the Fairfield Inn).
Route 2 will add additional stops along Highway 52 (Darlington Highway/Lucas St): Hwy 52 Frontage Rd, Citgo /Super 8,Quincy’s Steakhouse,Thunderbird Inn, Ramada Inn, Wingate Motel, Waffle House, and Fatz Café.
All Darlington fares are $5. Exact change is required. Persons with disabilities, senior citizens age 65 and older, and Medicare card holders pay ˝ fare. All PDRTA buses are ADA compliant and service animals are allowed.
PDRTA Takes Top Honors in SCDOT State ROADEO Competition
-- Posted on Friday, February 15 2008
Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority drivers and mechanics won top honors at the annual SCDOT State ROADEO Competition held February 9 in Myrtle Beach. PDRTA bus driver Willie McKoy of Dillon won 1st Place in the 40 ft. bus category. PDRTA mechanics Ronnie Newsome of Timmonsville, Danny Caulder of Marion, and Terry Carraway of Florence won 1st Place in the Mechanics Team competition. Drivers Brenda Benjamin and William Daughtry took 2nd Place in Cutaway and Van competitions.
The SCDOT State ROADEO is held annually. Drivers and mechanics from public transit and human service agencies from all over the state compete in the event. First Place winners will compete in the American Public Transit Association 2008 International ROADEO to be held in Austin, Texas in May.
PDRTA operates the Florence Transit system and provides paratransit and fixed route bus service throughout the six county Pee Dee region. The Authority is headquartered in Florence and has offices in Marion and Cheraw.
PDRTA Names 2007 Employee of the Year
-- Posted on Monday, December 17 2007
Sonya Mullins was named PDRTA Employee of the Year at the Authority’s End of Year Celebration held December 7. Mullins is the IT Technician for Area II, Florence and Darlington Counties, and has been with the Authority since August, 2005.
Second Place winner for Employee of the Year was Joyce Gilmore from Cheraw. Gilmore is a Dispatcher in Area I, Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties. Third Place winner was Danny Caulder of Marion, a Mechanic in the Florence Maintenance Department.
Other awards given out at the annual event were:
Safety
1st Place – Sandra Paige, Area III (Marion and Dillon Counties)
2nd Place – Terry Harrell, Area II (Darlington and Florence Counties)
3rd Place – Edith Gainey, Area I (Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties)
Best Uniform Appearance:
Area I – Elmer Carper
Area II – Geraldine Graham
Area III – Francis Dennison
Service Awards:
5 Years:
Grover Curry, Driver, Area II
Freddie Davis, Driver, Area III
Geraldine Lisenby, Driver, Area I
Ronnie Newsome, Maintenance Manager
10 Years:
Anthony Alford, Driver, Area III
Janice Baroody, Executive Director
Doris Dudley, Driver, Area III
30 Years:
Linda Sanders, Accounting Technician
VAN POOLS: A Win-Win for Employers and Employees
-- Posted on Sunday, September 30 2007
People want to work but don’t have a way to get there. Employers are frustrated when their employees don’t show up because their ride didn’t show or their car broke down. Employees who live a considerable distance from their jobs find themselves working one day out of five just to pay for the gas to get there.
All of these situations are not uncommon in the Pee Dee. Statistics show that large numbers of employees travel out of town and out of county to work every day, and that 20, 30, and 40 mile commutes are not uncommon. How many unemployed are willing and able to work but don’t have transportation? That number isn’t known, but any employment office will tell you that lack of transportation is a huge barrier when it comes to people working.
Van Pools are one of the alternatives that employees and employers alike can look to for a solution to the transportation problem. Under PDRTA’s van pool system, PDRTA will provide a vehicle, insurance, gas, and maintenance for a group going to work. The cost is shared by the riders, and simple math says that ride sharing is cheaper than one-person-one-car. Under IRS rules, the employer can designate transit costs as tax free, so the van pooling employee saves even more. If the employer subsidizes the cost of the Van Pool, then the employer doesn’t have to pay payroll taxes on those dollars. Congress recently increased the amount that employees and employers can claim for transit to $110 per month per employee. It’s a win-win arrangement for both sides!
To download a brochure about the benefits of van pools, click here.
Pee Dee Links Service
-- Posted on Thursday, August 23 2007
Check out our new Pee Dee Links service! We now offer 6 commuter routes into Florence! All routes connect to each other and to our Florence Transit System at our Central Transfer Point in downtown Florence. PDRTA gets you to work, school, or recreation in clean, comfortable, safe vehicles at affordable prices.
Route 10 – Central Transfer Point, Hardees at Hwy 52/I-95, Pee Dee Farmer’s Market, Florence Darlington Technical College, CTP and return.
Route 11 – Hartsville Hardees, Darlington Square, Main St/Darlington, Florence Darlington Tech, CTP and return
Route 12 – IGA/Lake City, Bi-Lo/Lake City, Young’s/Scranton, Town Hall/Coward, Hub Grill/Effingham, CTP and return.
Route 14 – Hardee’s/Dillon, McGill’s/Marion, CTP and return
Route 15 – Hardee’s/Mullins, McGill’s/Marion, Francis Marion U/Hwy 301, CTP and return.
Route 16 – Dollar General/Mullins, McGill’s/Marion, Hot Spot/Pee Dee, Francis Marion U/Hwy 301, CTP and return.
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