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Nnee Bich’o Nii Services<br />
Apache Transit<br />
(928) 475-5023 or (928) 475-5024<br />
8<br />
7 buses out of a fleet of 18<br />
Commercial bus wash system.<br />
L to R: Lorinda Henderson, Angelia Delma, Samuel<br />
Phillips and Jocelyn Harney .<br />
14-passenger bus ready for sanitizing.<br />
One of the biggest challenges in rural areas is transportation.<br />
Nnee Bich’o Nii Services (TANF) addressed this challenge by creating<br />
Apache Transit. Bernadette Kniffin, Nnee Bich’o Nii Director,<br />
said, “It all started with one van and one driver.” That was in<br />
May 2008. 13 years later the fleet has grown to 18 buses, 1 Fleet<br />
Supervisor/Outreach Facilitator, 1 Dispatcher, 2 Assistant Dispatchers<br />
and 12 Transit Drivers; a total of 16 employees. Apache<br />
Transit is showing no signs of slowing down. The fleet continues<br />
to grow with two 4-wheel buses coming by 2023.<br />
The Apache Transit TEAM take great pride in their fleet.<br />
The buses are given a thorough safety inspection before and after<br />
every trip. The fleet has undergone COVID modifications with<br />
plexiglass dividers, hand sanitizing dispensers, HEPA filters, and<br />
nano technology to help fight the spread of bacteria and germs.<br />
For the safety of the public and the Apache Transit TEAM, the<br />
drivers sanitize the interior after every trip. So, if you drive by at<br />
1:00 A.M. and spot a bus parked in the washing area, the driver is<br />
sanitizing the bus and going the extra mile for the safety of their<br />
passengers.<br />
Nnee Bich’o Nii Services was awarded the 2017 Tribal<br />
Transit Competitive Projects Grant from the Federal Transit Authority.<br />
This funding was used to build a wash bay, a storage facility<br />
and a commercial bus wash system. The buses simply<br />
gleam as they make their way from one stop to the next.<br />
The Apache Transit TEAM received Passenger Assistance,<br />
Safety & Sensitivity Training (PASS). Jocelyn Harney and<br />
Samuel Phillips were certified as PASS Trainers in April 2021.<br />
The training focused on recognizing people with disabilities, not<br />
only physical but mental and emotional and how to respond to<br />
them with kindness and respect. The training also included how to<br />
safely load, secure and unload wheelchair bound passengers.<br />
Do you need a ride to Safford? Do you want to spend the<br />
day at Apache Gold? Or just go for a joy ride in a climate controlled,<br />
state-of-the-art bus? Give Apache Transit a call at (928)<br />
475-5023 or (928) 475-5024.<br />
Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2021
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