MV Transportation

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MV Transportation, Inc.
MV Transportation logo.png
Founded1975 [1]
Headquarters Dallas, Texas
Service areaUnited States and Canada
Service type transit bus, paratransit, shuttle, school bus
Chief executiveThomas A. Egan [2]
Website www.mvtransit.com

MV Transportation, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas., [3] is the largest privately owned passenger transportation contracting services firm in the United States. The company can provide paratransit, fixed-route, campus and corporate shuttles, and student transportation services, partnering with over 200 city and county government transit agencies, school districts, universities, and corporations. MV serves over 110 million passengers each year across 30 states and Canada with a team of more than 20,000 transit professionals. [4]

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History

MV Transportation, Inc., was founded in 1975 in San Francisco, California, by Alex and Feysan Lodde, who continue to own the company. [5] The Loddes realized the limited transportation options for the elderly and people with disabilities and began providing transportation services throughout the city. By 1990, the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, mandating comparable transportation for passengers with disabilities.

Since that time MV has grown, now generating over $1.3B in 2022 annual revenues and representing more than 200 public transit agencies and private companies in performing their passenger transportation service in both the U.S. and Canada. It is the largest privately owned transportation company in North America, providing paratransit, fixed route, shuttle and school transportation services. . [5]

Company milestones

Transit operations

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