Big Blue Bus Honors Retirees’ 150 Years of Service
Four long-time employees will retire in December.
SANTA MONICA, CA – Big Blue Bus will
soon bid adieu to four long-time
team members with nearly 150 years of combined service. BBB employs a team of 300 Motor Coach
Operators to deliver 61,000 trips per day and 43 Mechanics who maintain a fleet
of nearly 200 vehicles. Big Blue Bus commends these experienced road
ambassadors for their many years of service to BBB customers in Santa Monica
and BBB’s greater Los Angeles service area.
Tim Giroux,
Santa Monica Resident and BBB’s longest driving Motor Coach Operator, with 40
years on the road, will drive his final Big Blue Bus route on December 12th.
When asked about his many years on the job, Giroux says it was the passengers
he’s most enjoyed. “I was able to develop relationships with some customers
from the time they were in high school. I’ve watched them become adults and
start their own families,” he says. “You get to know them well and come to care
about them.” In his years of service, Giroux has driven approximately two
million miles.
Motor Coach
Operators Vincent Murillo, with 35 years of service, and Jesse Webb, with 34
years of service, will also be covering their final shifts late in
December. Murillo sums up his service
experience; “My job is about working with people, and Big Blue Bus combined my
love for people and driving. And, I strove to be the best driver I could be for
my customers.” Webb adds, “I love being helpful and my
job is about helping people and sharing information to help get them to their
destinations.”
Edward
Anderson, Maintenance Supervisor, has been keeping buses running in BBB’s shop
for 38 years. He has enjoyed his years working with his hands as a “bumper to
bumper” mechanic, maintaining and repairing every inch of every BBB model in
the bus yard with precision, and helping BBB’s team in the shop to come up with
creative solutions for mechanical challenges, large and small, for BBB’s fleet
running entirely on low emissions natural gas. Anderson enjoys restoring muscle
cars and is looking forward to more time with his grandchildren and traveling.
“Motor Coach
Operators have to be the type of people who find it rewarding to serve the
public and provide mobility options to customers from all walks of life. We
will all miss these experienced team-members. We believe sharing their stories
will inspire a new generation of BBB Motor Coach Operators and Mechanics to drive
our customers into the mid-21st Century,” says Edward King, Transit
Director of Big Blue Bus. See more about these folks at bigbluebus.com.
About the Big Blue Bus
The
Big Blue Bus operates a fleet of over 200 vehicles transporting more than 61,000
passengers daily across a 51-square mile service area. Nationally recognized
for its long-standing commitment to a cleaner environment, the entire fleet
operates on alternative fuels, including liquefied and compressed natural gas
(LNG/CNG), which helps to cut emissions by over 80 percent. Serving Santa
Monica and the Los Angeles area since 1928, the Big Blue Bus has won numerous
awards for its customer service, safety and efficiency.