Transportation

Foletta-Morales named COO of RTD

Submitted by Central Valley ... on Monday, August 28th, 8:33 am

The San Joaquin Regional Transit District recently named Jean Foletta-Morales as its new chief operating officer.

Foletta-Morales will oversee transportation, maintenance and paratransit operations for the county transportation agency.

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Transit district unveils first all-electric bus route in nation

Submitted by Central Valley ... on Monday, August 21st, 4:15 pm

STOCKTON — The San Joaquin Regional Transit District will convert one of its routes to zero-emissions.

On August 18, RTD announced it will change its Bus Rapid Transit Express Route 44 to an all-electric, zero-emission bus line this month. The agency said it’s the first of its kind in the U.S.

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RTD partners with Uber to expand service in San Joaquin County

Submitted by Central Valley ... on Thursday, July 13th, 9:28 am

The service of the San Joaquin Regional Transit District is countywide, yet some residents live outside the service routes, such as Linden, Lockeford and Thornton.

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RTD enters subsidized transportation program with Uber

Submitted by Central Valley ... on Wednesday, July 12th, 3:34 pm

San Joaquin Regional Transit District is set to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand transportation services.

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United Cab makes inroads to specialized service; vies for Uber, Lyft customers

Submitted by Central Valley ... on Friday, June 23rd, 3:53 pm

By Patricia Reynolds
Business Journal Writer
preynolds@cvbizjournal.com

MODESTO — Jay Akbari started working in the transportation industry at a very young age.
“I’ve been in this business since I was seven years old,” Akbari said.

Now the owner of Modesto-based United Cab Company, Akbari grew up helping in the family’s Bay Area taxicab business, an operation his father started in 1998 with one vehicle.

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