MV Transportion

We are proud of the humble origins of the company. In 1975, the founders of the company purchased one van and began providing paratransit service in the San Francisco Bay area under the state Medicaid program. MV Transportation is still owned and operated by Feysan and Alex Lodde, who continue to lead the organization. MV is now the largest woman/ minority owned passenger transportation management firm in the nation and we provide more paratransit services than any other company in the nation.

Since the start of the company, our reputation for providing excellent service has been the hallmark of MV. Soon after its founding, the company developed a reputation in the San Francisco Bay area for being an organization with strong customer service.

In 1983, MV received its first contract with a public transit agency. We were awarded a contract with San Francisco Muni to operate a large pre-ADA paratransit service for the elderly and disabled citizens of San Francisco. MV continues to operate this service today, now under the requirements of the ADA.

MV continued to grow in the San Francisco Bay area, adding contracts and vehicles as its reputation for providing great service and high quality employees reached surrounding communities. Since that time, MV has added fixed route services to our repertoire and our company has expanded significantly.

MV's experience with managing public transportation services is extensive and spans our entire history. We are proud of our accomplishments in assisting cities, counties and transit authorities to achieve success with their transit systems.

MV Transportation, Inc. Awarded $77 Million LYNX Contract

Company Retains Paratransit Contract

June 26, 2005
The Board of Directors for the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) voted unanimously to award a new $77 million five-year contract to MV Transportation, Inc. to continue the management and operation of the agency's paratransit program.

MV will begin the new ACCESS LYNX contract October 1. The LYNX/MV paratransit partnership began in 2002 when MV was first selected to manage ACCESS LYNX.

"LYNX looks forward to another five years of working in concert with MV to continually improve Central Florida's transportation for the elderly and disabled," said Linda Watson, Chief Executive Officer of LYNX. "We are excited to have an MV general manager who is very familiar with the LYNX program, the Central Florida community and statewide transportation issues."

MV Director of Government Relations and General Manager Edward Griffin, a former commissioner for the state's Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged and the former LYNX deputy director, will manage the ACCESS LYNX service.

"This is an extremely rewarding opportunity for me because I truly enjoy working with the LYNX staff and have a real affinity for the ACCESS LYNX program," said Griffin, who helped design the service in 2002.

Under the terms of the new contract, MV will provide overall operations and management of transportation services for the elderly, disabled and income restricted riders in a 2500 square-mile service area. MV will provide about 1500 trips a day in a new fleet of vehicles. MV is responsible for reservations, scheduling and dispatching.

"The partnership we share with LYNX sets an example for all other contracts we have across the country," said Jon Monson, MV's Chief Executive Officer. "We are not simply viewed as the contractor, but as an integral part of the LYNX organization."

MV currently operates several contracts throughout Florida in Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Winter Springs, Lake County and the Orlando Airport.

Based in Fairfield, California, MV Transportation is the largest minority and woman-owned privately held transportation management firm in the United States. MV operates more than 140 contracts to provide transit service in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The company employs more than 9,000 transit professionals.

The success of MV in the passenger transportation industry has been achieved through constant attention and commitment to our clients. In building our company, we have made a commitment to provide our customers with the most comprehensive support structure available. As such, we have established a national staff of support specialists including a team of Vice Presidents of Operations, Directors of Operations, Directors of Maintenance, Regional Safety Managers, and Automated Scheduling Software Specialists.

This highly experienced and extensive support team is indicative of our dedication to service quality and assures our clients that MV has the knowledge, ability and commitment necessary to achieve a highly effective transit system. Our expertise in passenger transportation is rooted in the history of both our company and our employees.

Most members of our management team, including almost all of our corporate executives, operational executives and general managers, began our careers as drivers. This experience is irreplaceable in understanding the challenges faced each day by MV employees who are serving our passengers. This perspective makes us truly different from many of our internationally held competitors.