Research Triangle Park, N.C. - Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) presented William "Bill" Bell with a plaque Wednesday in recognition of his promotion to senior bus operator.
The presentation occurred at the beginning of TTA's Board of Trustees meeting. Jim Ferrell, assistant general manager for regional bus, and Anne Franklin, chair of the board, presented the plaque to Bell.
Bell said he was happy and proud to receive the promotion. "It makes me feel like I'm part of the family, the TTA family," he said.
Qualifications for promotion to senior bus operator include:
" Bill is an extremely reliable employee," said Laurie Barrett, Bell's supervisor. "He understands the transit business because he has been in transportation for over 30 years."
Bell's new responsibilities include covering for the dispatchers, tutoring junior operators and teaching new employees.
Bell has been with TTA for almost five years. Prior to working for TTA, Bell was a driver for New Jersey Transit for 22 years. He moved to Henderson from New Jersey in 1998.
"TTA is the best-kept employment secret in the Triangle," he said. "I'm looking forward many more years with TTA."
TTA is a regional public transportation provider, offering a wide variety of transit services to North Carolina's greater Triangle Region and outlying counties. In addition to its regional bus services and commuter resources, TTA plans to implement a 35-mile regional rail system with 16 stations connecting Durham, RTP, Cary and Raleigh, with shuttles linking RDU International Airport and RTP. The regional rail transit system is expected to be operational in late 2007 or early 2008. For more information, visit www.rideTTA.org or call (919)549-9999.
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