What is Microtransit? Microtransit is a more demand-responsive transit system Microtransit is a term most members of the public don’t know, but it’s growing into a significant industry buzz. When public transit is mentioned, most of us think of large city buses, subways, trains and streetcars on set routes. The challenges with this model in
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The population is aging, community services are overwhelmed, and rural areas are under resourced. The result is a significant gap in transportation options for those who need it most. People who are aging, needing medical treatment, living with mobility challenges, or cognitive impairment find it extremely difficult to get to appointments or run errands.
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What makes entrepreneurs different? This is a question I often get from people. It is extremely difficult to articulate exactly what makes someone entrepreneurial, but there are some clear qualities that give them this distinction. The Oxford Dictionary defines an entrepreneur as “a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater
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Driverseat is an award-winning company, which strives to out-care the competition and ensure the success of others. Driverseat is a franchise system that has you, the Franchisee, employ teams of Chauffeurs who will then provide services to customers. When it comes to starting a business, many questions and concerns may arise. This is completely reasonable
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When we launched our Shuttle service only months ago, we knew we were meeting a unique demand in the marketplace, but had no idea what the demand truly was. Over the past few months, we have seen triple digit growth in our specialized shuttle offering. Demand has been so great, that we have been declining
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An Amtrak commuter train may have been travelling a bit too quickly into the station after snow from Stella. Nick Colvin filmed the whole thing in slow motion, in a Kamikaze move that resulted in him taking the blast himself.
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Driverseat co-founder Luke Bazely was featured on CTV’s ‘Made Right Here’ in Kitchener. The interview was on the heels of Driverseat winning the Innovation Award at the KW Chamber of Commerce Gala.
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In an area so vibrant with innovation, we were extremely proud and humbled to be recognized at the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce with the Innovation Award. Our technology, service offering, and franchise model are certainly innovative and we very proud of that, but we did not anticipate this level of recognition. On behalf of
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Putting your finger on what makes someone a great Coachman with Driverseat is very difficult, if not, impossible. Every person who has or is working with us does so for different reasons. We have had a number of people over the years who have said, “I never thought I would do a job like this,
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Change is always tough, and the launch of our new mobile app was no exception. Going from a system where you can call 24/7, pay cash, and not worry about downloading app-thingy’s, to a system where you create your profile, enter your credit card and book a Coachman in a matter of seconds seemed like
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