🚌CUSTOMER REVIEW🚌 Good evening. Yesterday a group of us celebrated my wife's birthday by going to a Toronto Marlies game, followed by dinner at canyon creek chop house in Toronto. What helped make this a wonderful day was our fantastic driver provided by Switzer-Carty, Karen. (Brampton driver). She was funny, very accommodating, very pleasant, and a skilled driver. She made such a good impression on us all that I saved my desert and took it to her after dinner. She is an asset to your company, and her great job will not be soon forgotten by any in attendance yesterday. Tip off the hat to her! Thank you!

🚌 CUSTOMER REVIEW🚌 Hi Marlene, I wanted to provide you with some feedback from our experience this past weekend. We had rented a bus for my sons 2nd birthday as he absolutely loves buses. However, our experience completely surpassed our expectations! Nadine went above and beyond to make this a very special day for our son. The bus was decorated, she had brought children's music to play and took a route that would be entertaining and also meet the needs of our young group. The children and adults alike thoroughly enjoyed the experience and most importantly my soon was beyond thrilled! Please ensure that your team is aware of Nadine's exceptional efforts and the fantastic experience we have had with your company. Kind regards Ashley Mehta

Switzer-CARTY Wins 150 School Bus Award in Toronto RFP

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Switzer-Carty Swag making the rounds...... This is the lovely daughter of our driver Ken Johnston. She is skiing in the Austrian Alps. Check out her fabulous scarf!!

CUSTOMER REVIEW I just wanted to say thank you very much for all your accurate and speedy work you do for me. Many of my teachers have also commented on the reliability and friendliness of your staff during school trips. Please pass this along to your co-workers. Have a happy Friday! Natasha

Announcement Switzer-CARTY is pleased to announce that 3 of our branches have new Part Time Driver Trainers. They have all recently passed the PRIDE program. Brampton welcomes Narinder Gosal Leamington welcomes Jennifer Smith Mississauga welcomes Barb Pauze, and Kanwal Najeeb. Please join us in welcoming these ladies to their positons.

ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce the appointment of Norma Chammas to the position of Full Time Driver Trainer, Mississauga Branch effective February 16, 2016. Norma began her career with Switzer-Carty in September 2013 as a 72 passenger school bus driver and progressed to the role of Part Time Trainer. Norma is an experienced and successful trainer who has already contributed greatly to the success of our Branch in safety. Norma embraces our Company’s Values and looks forward to putting these words into action not only for her personal success in her new role, but for the success of all drivers and the Switzer-Carty Team.

CUSTOMER REVIEW My church booked a charter bus to a weekend retreat. Our bus driver, Stephanie, was simply fantastic! She was early to pick us up, and got us to our destination safely and in plenty of time. She was very accommodating as we had to make several stops on our route to pick up other members of our party. She was very knowledgeable about the route and our location. It turned out our event finished early. Without even asking, she arrived ahead of time to pick us up. We were able to load the bus and beat the rest of the traffic home. Her professionalism and experience made this an excellent trip. When we book a bus with your company again (and we will be because of our experience) we will be requesting Stephanie as our driver. Best regards, Pastor Mike Aldred

YMCA Cycle for Strong Kids Campaign

OUR SAFETY BLOG Our monthly safety theme is Defensive Driving LLLC. As a reminder, LLLC stands for, Look Ahead, Look Around, Leave Room, and Communicate. By using the LLLC method you will have time to recognize the hazards (see) time to absorb the hazards (think) time to adjust/react to the hazards (do). Look ahead means that you look 15 seconds ahead of where the bus is at any given point in time. Look around means that you take in the entire scene when you are driving, keeping your head and eyes moving to see everything around the bus. This also means to check your mirrors every 5 to 8 seconds to increase your range of vision. Leave room means to leave room on all sides of your bus. Your following distance should be 200 ft or 6 seconds and when stopped behind a vehicle do not leave enough room for another vehicle to squeeze into that space as you need room to get out just in case that vehicle breaks down as we do not back up. If someone is tailgating you, slow down so that they may pass you. Watch out for low bridges and for any debris on the road so that you don’t damage the bus by hitting it. Communicate means to always let other drivers know your intentions. Use your headlights, tail lights, brake lights, clearance lights and when using your signals, please signal at least 4 times before you change lanes. A tap of the horn is a good way to get someone’s attention and if possible eye contact. Thank you all for continuing to be the best and safest drivers on the road!!

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Doug Carty and some of the family on the Great Wall of China. Over the Christmas holidays. Check out the wonderful scarves, and hats!

Great work driving this morning. Be safe, and remember to drive defensivley, as winter has just begun!