Vanpooling

Share the cost of fuel, save wear and tear on your personal vehicle and save big money. Commuter Services has heard you loud and clear! There are many of you interested in vanpooling from Crawfordville to Tallahassee. Don’t be left behind…The Rural Vanpool Program offers a 60% subsidy on operational costs! We are starting up vanpools in your area and the MORE seats filled the MORE you SAVE. If you or someone you know is interested in saving; give us a call and we will help you get started in a commuter vanpool.

Today is the first official vanpool day for the Marianna to Department of Revenue vanpool commuters! This group has been diligent and excited about starting their vanpool and are finally on the road. Congratulations to the group!

If you would like information on how to join or start your own vanpool please visit our Vanpooling information page to get information on how to save wear and tear on your personal vehicle and save money on gas! What would you do with the money you could save by vanpooling this Christmas?

If you could carpool to work, would you? You know the benefits. It saves gas money and reduces wear and tear on your vehicle. Carpooling also helps save the environment because there are fewer vehicles on the road releasing emissions. It’s true that many carpools require that you take a turn driving, and perhaps you consider that to be a downside.

What if there were a ride share program that you could join without involving your personal vehicle, meaning you would never have to do any driving? The Rural Vanpool Assistance Program might be a great fit for you. By taking advantage of this program as a start-up employment commuter, with your trip originating or ending in a rural county, your vanpool can save up to 60% of the operational cost. The Department of Transportation is offering Federal stimulus dollars to cover 60% of the operational cost. This is a huge savings!

In addition, anyone traveling to work by vanpool at least three days a week is automatically eligible for our Emergency Ride Home Program.

For more information on how to get started visit our Vanpooling page or call 1-800-454-7433.

We are excited to report that two vanpools have signed on to operate under the Rural Vanpool Program! These employment commute routes are from Tallahassee to Chattahoochee and from Perry to Tallahassee. Additionally, these vanpoolers (as well as carpoolers, pedestrians, transit riders and bicyclists) are eligible for the Emergency Ride Home Program! Welcome aboard!

If you are interested in joining a vanpool or starting one of your own, please feel free to call 1-888-454-7433 or visit our vanpool information page.

If you commute more than 40 miles a day to get to and from work, vanpooling may be a great commuting option to consider. Vanpooling can reduce your annual commuting costs by 75% or more, and if you live in Wakulla, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Calhoun, Franklin, or Jackson counties, you can save even more.

Through a special program for rural county residents in Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation is offsetting monthly operational costs for vehicle lease, insurance, maintenance and fuel by 60%.

The Vanpooling page on our website contains more information about this program.