Issaquah bus driver honored as Metro’s Operator of the Year
August 2, 2010
By Staff
NEW — 1:50 p.m. Aug. 2, 2010
Marvin White, a King County Metro Transit bus driver and Issaquah resident, has been named the transit agency’s Operator of the Year.
The annual award honors operators who demonstrate safe driving skills, exceptional customer service and a stellar work record. Other Metro drivers select the honoree. The transit agency announced the award Monday.
“There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Marvin is one of our best operators,” Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond said in a news release. “There are dozens of commendations from customers in his file that underline what a great driver — and a great person — Marvin is.”
White, 58, started driving for Metro in 1979. Nowadays, he drives Route 271 serving Issaquah, Bellevue and the University District in Seattle.
Riders described White is the Superman of Metro drivers: kind, courteous, skilled and able to stay on schedule — despite Interstate 405 traffic. White has earned a safe-driving, accident-free record in 23 of his 31 years with Metro.
“Marvin is one of those operators who knows many of his passengers by name, even though he picks a new route to drive three times a year,” Metro Operations Manager Jim O’Rourke said in the release. “When he goes on vacation, his passengers actually send us e-mails to tell us they miss him.”
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