With the addition of propane vehicles to its fleet, Laketran has been designated as an Ohio Green Fleet by Clean Fuels Ohio’s statewide program. The Ohio Green Fleets program recognizes fleets efficiency and environmental performance and acknowledges Laketran’s commitment to being environmentally responsibility by improving air quality and reducing Ohio’s dependence on imported petroleum. Laketran […]
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Partnership between two agencies creates efficiencies while improving transportation access for college students
Lake County, OH – Officials from Laketran, the regional public transportation system in Lake County, Ohio, Lakeland Community College, elected officials, and community representatives gathered on September 6 outside the Lakeland Community College’s new Health Technologies Building to commemorate Laketran’s Campus Loop service, the first transit service expansion for Laketran in nearly 15 years. Laketran’s […]
US Senator Brown announces more than $2.2 million for electric buses in Lake County
Funds to Help Laketran’s Plan to Become One of the First Transit Agencies in Ohio to Have All of It’s Fixed-Route Buses Run with Zero-Emission Technology Brown Pushed for Investment, Fought for Funds Going Toward Purchase WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $2,290,000 to […]
Laketran general manager bringing ‘innovative ideas’ in moving agency forward
By Chad Felton, The News-Herald, Thursday, August 16, 2018 When Ben Capelle was hired as general manager of Laketran in July of 2017, he knew he wanted to continue to do big things with the agency, and the transition has been productive yet challenging. Bringing 17 years of transit experience from working as a student bus driver, […]
Great Lakes Mall, Laketran taking part in Back to School Bash
“Stuff the Bus” for Lake County MENTOR, OH (July 25, 2018) — Great Lakes Mall is teaming up with Laketran to hold its first annual Stuff the Bus collection drive on Saturday, July 28th. School supplies as well as clothing and books will be collected in support of Lake County’s annual Back to School Bash. […]