Picture this: your driver picks you up every morning; you settle into a roomy, comfortable seat; you have extra time to read, snooze, visit or catch up on paperwork. Quite a way to start the day! You don't even have to worry about finding a parking space or the wear and tear on your car.

A vanpool is a group of seven to fifteen people who live more than twenty miles from work and commute together on a regular basis in a van. Some vanpools are company sponsored, others are rented month to month from VPSI or Enterprise Rideshare, and some are owned by the drivers.

VPSI           Enterprise Rideshare

Traffic Solutions can help commuters join or form a vanpool.  We can match you over the telephone with drivers and/or vendors of vans in your area, or help your company set up a vanpool program at the worksite. We'll work with your vanpool to plan schedules, routes, fares as well as handle any day-to-day questions.

There are already many vanpools on the road. A lot of vanpools are registered with Traffic Solutions Online and will show up on your list of commute options. Contact any of the vanpool coordinators below for more information about routes and seat availability: 

Common Vanpool Questions:

Q: Once I join a vanpool, what's my commitment?
A: Most vanpools operate on a month-to-month basis, and require a month's payment in advance. Passengers need to give the driver adequate notice before canceling.

Q: What is my commitment if I lease a van?  Leasing a vanpool is more like a month to month rental agreement than a traditional car lease.  You will be required to pay a monthly lease, but the money comes from vanpool fares, so you do not pay this money out of your own pocket.  Usually, vanpool coordinators start a dedicated bank account and pay the monthly lease and gas costs out of that account.  Also, remember that a portion of the lease is paid by Traffic Solutions during the first two months the van is on the road (50 % the first month and 25% the second).  Click here for more information about the Vanpool Quick Start Program.

Q: What happens when the driver is ill? Or passengers? And what about vacations?
A: Each vanpool is created with back-up drivers for such times. Passengers may also sublet their seats to folks who want to give vanpooling a try for a week or so (while you are on vacation, for example).

Q: What are the driver's basic responsibilities?
A: Drivers must pick up and deliver the passengers, arrange for van maintenance (the leasing companies pay for maintenance), collect fares, and see that the gas tank is full. No special licenses are necessary, however a certification of good health is required.