The DHS/DDS Transportation Training package has been renamed Transit Driver Training Package.  This package is intended to meet the transit driver training requirements in federal law.  It includes: Defensive Driving Transport of Older Passengers and Passengers with Disabilities Wheelchair Securement & Lift Operation We also offer the following online courses: A ...

  DHS’s new driver and attendant training requirements for Adult Developmental Day Treatment (ADDT), Early Intervention Day Treatment (EIDT), and Day Treatment Transportation (DTT)/Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services (NET) contracts, ATA has redesigned the way it combines courses into training packages.  We’ve made these changes because of: Recent revisions to DHS ...

👏METRO CONNECT CONWAY MICROTRANSIT SERVICE RIBBON-CUTTING HAPPENING FRIDAY👏 Ceremony Precedes Monday, Oct. 24 Service LaunchConway Mayor Bart Castleberry, Rock Region METRO CEO Justin Avery and public transit supporters celebrate the start of Conway’s first modern-day public transit service. A METRO Connect Conway transit vehicle will be on display before it goes into servic ...

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ATA would like to welcome its newest members for 2022.  AMF-Bruns of America LP Bradford Industries CourtHouse Concepts Dawson Employment Transportation Service KJ Backpack Master's Transportation, Inc. RideCo REI If you are interested in joining ATA, please click here or contact ATA's office at 501-372-8900. ...

Rock Region METRO, on behalf of the City of Conway, will launch the METRO Connect Conway public microtransit service zone Monday, Oct. 24. The service, which will operate Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m., is the first modern-day public transit service offered in Conway. METRO Connect Conway service offers on-demand, point-to-point trips within the city with an easy-to-use ride- ...

  The 2022 DDPA Fall Conference will be held October 11th – October 12th at the Holiday Inn Airport Conference Center in Little Rock.  Registration closes on Friday, October 7th.      Conference Registration: To register and purchase tickets please complete the online registration form at:   ddpaspringconference17.ticketleap.com/2022-ddpa-fall-conference/ Payment is acce ...

Every week we add more webinars and other training opportunities to the ATA Training Calendar. We recently added: Webinars 8/10, 8/11, 8/12, 9/8 – Q'Straint/Sure-Lok Wheelchair Securement Training 8/8-8/11 – Transitioning from Frontline Employee to Frontline Supervisor 8/22-8/25, 9/26-9/29– Introduction to Paratransit Management and Operations 8/23 – Integr ...

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) recently conducted public meetings across the state to seek input on an update to the federally required Statewide Public Transit Coordination Plan. Public transit coordination provides an opportunity to identify mobility needs in Arkansas and develop a consensus on how to meet those needs. The updated Transit Coordination Plan ...

ATA's Newest Members ATA would like to welcome its newest members for 2022.  AMF-Bruns of America LP CourtHouse Concepts Dawson Employment Transportation Service Master's Transportation, Inc. RideCo REI If you are interested in joining ATA, please click here or contact ATA's office at 501-372-8900. ...