verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message mv transportation inc. slogan we provide freedom founded 1975 1 headquarters dallas texas service area united states canada and saudi arabia service type transit bus paratransit chief executive alex lodde interim 2 3 website www.mvtransit.com mv transportation inc. based in dallas texas . 4 is the largest private provider of paratransit services and the largest privately owned transportation contracting firm in the united states . citation needed the company employs more than 17 000 workers and operates more than 190 paratransit fixed route shuttle and medicaid contracts in 28 states the district of columbia 2 canadian provinces and saudi arabia . 5 contents 1 history 1.1 company milestones 2 transit operations 3 references 4 external links history edit mv transportation inc. was founded in 1975 in san francisco california by husband and wife team alex and feysan lodde who continue to own the company . 6 for the first twenty years of service the company remained small operating in fewer than 10 locations . in the mid 1990s the transportation industry experienced a wave of consolidation when several small and mid sized companies merged and acquired each other . as a result privately held mv found itself facing major multinational corporations . at this time mv transportation recruited a number of top industry professionals who developed and expanded the company under the guidance of the loddes . 7 today mv transportation has 1 billion in annual revenue and operates nearly 10 000 vehicles across the united states and canada . it offers cities counties transit authorities and private companies transportation in paratransit fixed route flex route commuter service and medicaid transportation management . mv also contracts with several entities to provide turnkey services operating all modes of service under one contract . 6 company milestones edit 1978 incorporated in the state of california as medivan 7 1984 the company won its first government contract 1990 name changed from medivan to mv transportation inc. 7 2001 mv won its first contract outside of its home state california 2004 mv is named one of america s fastest growing companies by inc. magazine 2004 mv debuted on black enterprise magazine s b.e. 100 list as the 16th largest black owned company in the united states 2004 mv was awarded microsoft s employee shuttle contract 2005 mv was awarded 500 million contract in washington d.c. largest in company history 2008 mv won the translink paratransit contract in vancouver british columbia the company s first contract outside the united states . 2010 mv transportation was celebrated by client bechtel corporation for its work at motiva refinery in port arthur texas . the mv division drove one million miles and carried one million passengers at the site . 2012 mv transportation relocated its global headquarters from fairfield california to dallas texas . 8 transit operations edit this list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it . anchor rides anchorage ak anchorage school district anchorage ak austin texas capital metro metroaccess barrie transit ontario canada barstow area transit compton renaissance transit dumbarton express durham area transit authority detroit department of transportation e tran emery go round fairfax connector foothill transit fresno area express contractor for paratransit operations glendale beeline indianapolis public transportation corporation contractor for paratransit operations los angeles county metropolitan transportation authority los angeles ca southbay lines lawrence transit lawrence berkeley national laboratory marin transit contractor for west marin stagecoach mta maryland monterey park spirit bus monterey salinas transit contractor for paratransit minibus and tourist trolley routes orange county transportation authority access only palm springs buzz trolley pueblo transit citilift petaluma transit rtc transit simmons lot a yard roseville transit regional transportation commission of washoe county contractor for rtc ride buses in reno and sparks nv . samtrans contractor for services that cross the san mateo county line to san francisco santa clarita transit san joaquin rtd county services santa maria area transit santa rosa citybus contractor for santa rosa paratransit south coast british columbia transportation authority translink st. john s newfoundland 9 thousand oaks transit tcat tulare county area transit tulare intermodal express time tulare ca west hollywood cityline union city transit visalia transit visalia ca westcat western contra costa county transit subcontractor for nyc mta access a ride program in brooklyn staten island and harlem references edit mv our purpose leadership team . mv transportation . retrieved 13 november 2014 . mv transportation ceo to retire pdf . mv transportation . retrieved 13 november 2014 . businessweek company overview mv transportation locations a b mv fast facts pdf . mv transportation . retrieved 13 november 2014 . a b c the mv story building an american dream . mv transportation . retrieved 13 november 2014 . mv transportation inc. relocates global headquarters to dallas pdf . mv transportation . retrieved 13 november 2014 . http www.cbc.ca news canada newfoundland labrador story 2011 08 09 nl paratransit stjohns 809.html external links edit mv transportation website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mv transportation & oldid 736240603 categories bus transportation in the united statesbus companies of the united statesfairfield californiadisability in the united statescompanies based in solano county californiahidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2011all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2011incomplete lists from february 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 04 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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