BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Stephen Morris, Jr., a bus operator for Trans-Bridge Lines, received the Pennsylvania Bus Association Driver of Distinction Award.
Morris began driving for Trans-Bridge Lines in September 2006 and is six years accident-free. He assists members of the Trans-Bridge Lines dispatch team in New York City by being their eyes and ears during peak travel times and helps guide passengers at Port Authority Bus Terminal to the correct gates and buses.
Morris also assists the Trans-Bridge Lines training department by teaching a one-day e-log class to new drivers about the intricacies of the company’s routes. He developed a “Driver Directions Packet” for the company, which contains directions for the most efficient routes to all of Trans-Bridge Lines stops, as well as alternate routes to take when there is an accident or road closure.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Ed Hope of Enfield, Conn., a driver for Peter Pan Bus Lines, will be inducted into the National Safety Council Hall of Fame as the first-ever “Four Million Mile Driver.”
The NSC defines driving 1 million miles as the equivalent of 12 consecutive years of driving without an accident of any kind.
Peter Pan CEO Peter Picknelly pointed out that it is the equivalent of driving “4.2 trips to the moon, and 40 times around the earth.”
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Bryan O’Connell has been named senior vice president of sales for ABC Companies’ Western Region.
O’Connell will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management for all of the region’s sales-related activities that impact financial performance, operational performance, new business development and inventory management, as well as ongoing development and relationship management of new and existing customer accounts.
He previously was senior vice president for Transdev, where he was responsible for strategic development and oversight of sales and operations of the company’s bus division.
O’Connell has 28 years of experience in the transportation, travel and tourism-related industries leading sales, marketing and operations initiatives.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kirk Browning has joined 1st Source Bank as president of the Auto/Light Truck & Specialty Vehicle Fleet Finance Divisions.
Browning has 25 years of experience in the auto and equipment rental industry. He has extensive executive-level experience in credit, leasing and fleet with leading companies including Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, the Hertz Corporation and the Ford Motor Credit Company.
Browning was most recently a nationwide consultant in the car and equipment rental industry. He has a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University.
ESTERO, Fla. — Erik Hopwood has joined Distinctive Systems as a software support specialist and Marina Huebner has joined the company as director of operations and finance.
Hopwood has more than 15 years of customer support service experience and is working out of the company’s Northeast office.
With the addition of Huebner, Distinctive Systems greatly expands its everyday administrative management and financial activities and its efforts to provide the highest-level client experience to motorcoach and tour operators.
