Pacific Western Transportation

Southland Transportation

Allan Askeland RAp Scholarship

Pacific Western a group of companies, provides the following people transportation services across Canada:

- scheduled and chartered school busing services
- municipal transit services
- special needs adult transportation services
- special needs school busing services
- industrial employee transportation services
- local and long distance charter coach services
- inter-city passenger and parcel express services
- scheduled commuter services
- metropolitan airport passenger services

SOUTHLAND Transportation Ltd.

In 1971 SOUTHLAND Transportation Ltd. launched a special education van service for the Calgary Catholic School Board. By 1979 the company had grown to over 50 buses, serving both the Calgary Public and Catholic School Boards as well as the Calgary Hebrew School. In 1987 the fleet had increased to approximately 100 units.

SOUTHLAND started to diversify transportation operations when they set up a weekly Calgary commuter bus service from Cochrane. The company currently operates four scheduled commuter buses. The communities of Drumheller and Brooks were added to SOUTHLAND's Christ the Redeemer contract.

In 1997, the company, along with approximately 450 buses, was sold to the present owners Pacific Western Transportation. Southland has continued to expand its operation and the communities it serves.

SOUTHLAND Transportation Ltd. operates one of the largest fleets of school buses in Alberta and employs in excess of 850 employees and operates approximately 950 school buses, 20 coaches/transit buses, and service and staff vehicles.

The company's primary business is to provide transportation of school students in metropolitan and rural areas. The company also provides commuter service and commercial charter bus service.

SOUTHLAND supports the company fleet by providing superior maintenance facilities which meet the needs of highly trained company technicians and support personnel. Continued education of our technicians is critical to keep them educated on changing technologies and new buses purchased.

ALL positions at SOUTHLAND are classified as "safety sensitive". This ensures those hired are properly screened and evaluated for providing the best in maintenance support and transportation.