Transportation Matters in Iowa

Archives: June 2014

CyRide driver places first and wins Rookie of the Year in national competition

CyRide driver places first and wins Rookie of the Year in national competition

June 12, 2014

Transit rookieAn Ames CyRide bus driver, Nathan Shimanek, reached the top position in his first national bus driving competition by beating out 68 other competitors to win a first place award and to be honored as Rookie of the Year. 

Zero Fatalities Message Monday - June 9, 2014

Zero Fatalities Message Monday - June 9, 2014

June 9, 2014

6-9-message-mondaySchool’s out for summer.  With the weather warming up,  kids are taking to the streets on bicycles. Being kids, sometimes they don’t pay as much attention to traffic as they should. That’s where you as a driver come in. When you’re behind the wheel, remove all distractions and pay specific attention to the task of driving.  It could save your life or that of a child.

 Being careful behind the wheel isn’t limited to Iowa or even the United States. Watch this video from Russia where, luckily for these children, the driver of the car was not distracted and could stop in time.

http://youtu.be/ZxhIyReEyck?t=12s

June service awards

June service awards

June 6, 2014

ServiceawardInformation supplied by the Office of Employee Services 

 

 

Family happenings

Family happenings

June 5, 2014

Family-happsThis segment of the Transportation Matters for Iowa blog is a space where Iowa DOT employees can share family milestones with their co-workers. Celebrating life events like the birth of a new baby, a wedding, retirement or other personal news brings us closer together as an Iowa DOT family. If you are an employee and want to submit information for this section, please click on the "submit a story" link in the upper right corner or contact the correspondent in your office or work location.  

 

Personnel updates May 9 to May 22, 2014

Personnel updates May 9 to May 22, 2014

June 5, 2014

Personnel_updatesInformation provided by the Office of Employee Services

Zero Fatalities Message Monday - June 2, 2014

Zero Fatalities Message Monday - June 2, 2014

June 2, 2014

6-2-message-mondayFor many of us, summer vacations are anticipated and planned for months. If you’re loading the gang into the "Family Truckster" for your summer trip, did you remember to check the tires? Even if you’re not traveling far, you have a lot riding on your vehicle’s tires every day.

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