“[As NATA members], I think we collectively felt a sense of duty to the communities we serve to create an organization that advocates for effective public transportation systems, plays a leading role in serving the needs of cities across North America, and maintains confidence in public transportation.”

Tom Egan, Chief Executive Officer of MV Transportation is a dedicated leader to both his company and the industry.

On this episode of Transit Unplugged, Tom virtually sat down with host and transit evangelist, Paul Comfort, to discuss the history of MV Transportation and his role as CEO since the founders, Alex and Feysan Lodde, transitioned to members of the board. As he explains it today “they help keep the spirit of the original principles that MV was founded on, alive,” with his job being to “set the company up for the next 45 years of success.”

During their time together, Tom and Paul also dive into what it took for Tom and his leadership team to prepare strategies for COVID-19 before it was even officially declared a pandemic. Finally, the conversation concludes with Tom explaining his and MV Transportation’s role on the North American Transit Alliance (NATA). He says, “Even though we are competitors, [as members of NATA] have an obligation to further the industry, bring innovation, and I look at this as the start of that.”

If you want to know more about MV Transportation, check out their website here.