As part of a series, TransPro is exploring transit’s labor shortage…in this issue, we want to understand why?
Prior to the pandemic, transit agencies around the country were grappling with labor challenges – recruiting and retention were the talk of the industry at the APTA Annual meeting in 2019. Two years later the economy and transit begin to emerge from a pandemic, with significant financial resources, and the labor issues facing transit are […]
Operator Shortages and The Power of Listening
The world is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. With that, transit agencies are working to restore service lines within their respective communities to connect customers to jobs, education, and healthcare. However, the national shortage of bus operators has been a tremendous hurdle for agencies to overcome in restoring those lines of service. At the core […]
Employee Engagement as a Pillar of Success
There are many ways for an agency to measure success. Many of the agencies TransPro partners with identify employees as a vital component to their success. Digging deeper, most agencies believe that employee success and organizational success are intrinsically linked. A common way for agencies to measure employee success is through employee engagement, the outcome […]