ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC has announced that Ozark Regional Transit in Arkansas has awarded ARBOC with an order for up to 40 Spirit of Equess low-floor, medium-duty transit...
Ozark Regional Transit Authority now provides virtual bus passes via the “Token Transit App.” Instructions for downloading the app are as attached and available on our website...
Ozark Regional Transit has operated a Commuter Express route since early January 2017. The route has been a non-stop trip from Fayetteville to the 8th-&-Walton-area in Bentonville...
A significant fire experienced on January 10, 2017, wiped out 80 percent of ORT’s fixed route fleet. Slowly, ridership is being restored to levels not seen since 2016. In that...
The recent fire experienced at Ozark Regional Transit’s (ORT) facilities earlier this year, and the resulting lack of adequate public transportation in the region for nine days...
In keeping with the ten-year tradition of the “Kids Ride Free” summer program, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has committed to providing this program once again in 2017 on all fixed...
Generosity continues to flow from other transit systems to Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) as the public transportation system recovers from a severe fire on January 10, 2017.
In just 9 working days after a severe fire destroyed 85% of Ozark Regional Transit’s (ORT) fixed-route bus fleet, the public transit system announces that all routes will be in...
Ozark Regional Transit has recently purchased, and has incorporated over the past month, five new vehicles to replace aged vehicles in its fleet. These vehicles are purpose-built...
Public transportation use reduces the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline a year, and it also saves 37 million metric tons of carbon emissions...
In keeping with the nine-year tradition of the “Kids Ride Free” summer program, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has committed to providing this program once again in 2016 on all ...
Ridership numbers have been compiled for 2015 and reveal a second-straight, record-setting year for usage of the regional public transit system.Building off of 2014’s record numbers...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) experienced dynamic growth in Northwest Arkansas in 2015. As a result of additional routes and multiple redesigned existing routes, ORT has felt the...
Joel Gardner, executive director of Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) attended the most recent Arkansas Transit Association (ATA) conference in Little Rock, in October. At the event...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) offers free ridership to kids from Memorial Day until Labor Day each year. Since the inception of the “Kids-Ride-Free” program in 2006, ridership ...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is adding its second route in as many weeks to the overall Northwest Arkansas bus network.Since May, ORT has been working with some of the larger ...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has been in discussion with two large employers in the Rogers area and with the Rogers Technical High School (RTHS), in recent weeks. Addressing employee...
Ozark Regional Transit has been in discussion with larger employers in the Springdale area in recent weeks. Addressing the needs of these companies with regard to employee turnover...
In keeping with the eight-year-tradition of the “Kids Ride Free” summer program, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has committed to providing this program once again in 2015, on all...
From May 8-11, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will be host to the Arboc’s Spirit of Liberty, a 33-foot, 52-passenger-capacity bus.“This is the future of ORT,” said Joel Gardner,...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has received four new buses to add to its ever-growing fleet, but these are unique. These buses run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and as such, they...
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will be providing free shuttling for cyclists and their bikes May 2, in conjunction with the grand opening of the Razorback Greenway Trail System....
Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) reports another successful free-fare event during the recent Spring Break week.Three out of the four ORT routes in Fayetteville, Arkansas, reported...
It’s been a long, cold winter, but Spring is finally on the horizon.Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is offering free fares during Spring Break, March 23-27 for all 13 fixed routes...
Ozark Regional Transit Authortity’s Ridership Numbers have been compiled for 2014 and reveal record-setting passenger rides for Northwest Arkansas’ regional public transit system...
To show appreciation for another great year of serving Northwest Arkansas, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is offering free-fare days for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
To show appreciation for another great year of serving Northwest Arkansas, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is offering free-fare days for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday.
In an ongoing effort to meet the public transit needs of the northwest Arkansas area, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will be running a Demonstration Route in the downtown Bentonville...
Administrators with the Prairie Grove Senior Activity Center, in conjunction with other local senior centers along the route, are coordinating a “Travel Trial” for their clients...
The Dump-The-Pump day of June 19th, is a national campaign put on by the American Public Transportation Association, and is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of using...
In an effort to provide effective bus service in Northwest Arkansas, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is taking steps to grow the region’s public transit system while planning for...
In keeping with the seven-year-tradition of the “Kids Ride Free” summer program, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) has committed to providing this service again, in 2014, on all fixed...
Ozark Regional Transit has recently activated software that will provide real-time information for our Fixed Route passengers, on their mobile smartphone of choice or via the ...
Ozark Regional Transit is developing a plan for a new public transit route through the city of Rogers. The route will travel from the southeast area of the city to the northwest...
To show appreciation for another great year of serving Northwest Arkansas, Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) is offering free-fare days for the upcoming holiday season.