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Source: Milwaukee Journal SentinelSept.儲存倉 04--Innovative technology, better buying power and cleaner buses are advantages MV Transportation Inc. officials say they would bring to bus management in Milwaukee County if a contract with the company is approved.Milwaukee County recently indicated it would choose the Dallas-based company, which has operations in 28 states, two Canadian provinces and Saudi Arabia, to manage transit services in Milwaukee County, replacing Milwaukee Transport Services, Inc., a local non-profit firm that has worked with the county since 1975.MTS is suing the county to stop secret contract negotiations with MV.At a meeting with the Journal Sentinel Editorial Board Wednesday, chief executive officer R. Carter Pate said MV could bring the benefits of a large company with experience in many cities."We can put more buses on the street, have a better routing system and you'll be shocked at level of technology we'll bring," Pate said.Driver and passenger safety were a top priority, Pate said. As part of the county contract, the company would install DriveCams in every bus, which record video inside and outside buses.Pate touted the company's software, which finds scheduling and route efficiencies,迷你倉價錢and other solutions that give riders detailed data on where their bus is and when it will show up. As a large company, it can also save the county money through economies of scale. According to Pate, MV is one of the four top buyers of tires, for example."That's real cash that can be plowed back in, and a local person won't have that buying scale," Pate said.MV has promised to honor pensions, but transit employees are still nervous. Pate, who worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining MV, said the company could help the pension, which was fully funded in 2001 and now funded at about 78%."We're going to have to roll up our sleeves," he said.Rick Bassler, acting president of Local 998 bus drivers union, said he had received a letter from MV's attorney saying the company would honor pension agreements. But there are a lot of unanswered questions, Bassler said. The union hopes to get more clarity in a meeting with company representatives Thursday."What scares us is they have to make a profit, they promise you the world, but then they get in," Bassler said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at .jsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉