First Transit

First Transit

Parent	FirstGroup
Founded	1955
Headquarters	600 Vine Street, Ste. 1400 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Service area	United States India
Service type	fixed route, paratransit, shuttle bus, management
Website	First Transit

First Transit is a United States-based subsidiary of FirstGroup. It provides contract public transit and paratransit services, transit management services and transit consulting throughout North America. First Transit is a sister company to First Student, which provides school bus services in the same geographic market. In April 2016, it commenced operations in India.

American Transportation Enterprises was founded in 1955. Ryder acquired ATE in 1986. First Transit was formed in 1999 when FirstGroup acquired Ryder Public Transportation Services Inc. from Ryder. In 2007 First Transit acquired Cognisa, a company specializing in shuttle services. In 2007 FirstGroup acquired Laidlaw, and merged Laidlaw's transit operations with First Transit.

As of 2016, First Transit operates in 242 locations in North America, including locations in 39 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces/territories and in Puerto Rico.

First Transit generally contracts to provide specific services to public sector authorities or contracts to manage the whole transportation business of such authorities. Most transit vehicles operated by First Transit are owned by and carry the brands of the contracting authority. The corporate brand of FirstGroup is therefore much less visible in the US than it is in the UK, where most FirstGroup buses operate under the First brand and carry the distinctive corporate livery.

In April 2016, First Transit commenced operating a five-year contract for Hinjewadi Techzone IT Park in India. Starting December 2016, First Transit started operating the first autonomous vehicle passenger shuttle route in North America, using the Ligier EZ-10 used to loop through Bishop Ranch Office Park in San Ramon, California.

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