Company Profile
AC Transit
Company Overview
AC Transit is an innovative, modern bus system, owned by the public of the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District is the third-largest public bus system in California, serving 13 cities and adjacent unincorporated areas in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. AC Transit has been serving the East Bay since 1960, taking over from the Key System and its predecessors, which carried passengers via buses, horse-drawn rail, electric streetcars, and ferries over the previous 100 years. AC Transit’s mission is to provide safe, convenient, courteous, and reliable transit service.
With more than 2,500 employees, AC Transit is the number one transportation company in the East Bay and a major source of jobs. AC Transit hires drivers, schedulers, communications experts as well as professionals in the fields of planning, accounting and law.
To attract and retain the best people, we know it’s important to have a competitive compensation package. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefit package that meets the changing needs of a diverse work force.
Come Join AC Transit today! www.actransit.org/careers for available positions
Company History
Voters created the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in 1956 and subsequently approved a $16,500,000 bond issue in 1959 enabling the District to buy out the failing privately owned Key System Transit Lines. In October 1960, AC Transit’s service began. The new District built up the bus fleet with 250 new “transit liner” buses, extended service into new neighborhoods, created an intercity express bus network, and increased Bay Bridge bus service. October 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of AC Transit bus service. In the half century that AC Transit has been in operation, the District has expanded its service area considerably, expanded the types of services it offers, and become a leader in the use of alternative fuels. As at its inception, AC Transit is continually looking forward for better ways to move people.
Benefits
Company Paid Benefits: Medical, dental, orthodontic, vision and prescription insurance coverage for employees and qualified dependents. Pension plan with a five (5) year vesting. Vacation: Up to six (6) weeks, depending upon length of service. Holidays: eleven (11) per year. Group Life Insurance. Free transportation on AC Transit system