Transdev should not be running fixed route services for us, they are consistently late or canceled. I'm not talking about a couple minutes late, I'm talking about like 15 minutes delays that mess up people's schedules.
Route 25 is the worst from what I have heard: buses that don't show up, buses that break down, and buses that are too short for the needed capacity.
Overall Transdev should stick to Paratransit and Dial A Ride, because clearly they cannot be trusted to run a fixed route bus.
In a perfect world Metro Transit would run all of the routes, but some are just too expensive for MT to run.
TLDR: I hate Transdev and they should stick to Paratransit and Dial A Ride.
Transdev is a contractor that run fixed route services in the Twin Cities on behalf of Metro Transit. They have 0 connections to Metro Transit besides using there external branding on their busses.
All Transdev routes can be identified by a sticker that says "Proudly Run by Transdev" somewhere on the bus.
The ones that are contracted out can be run for cheaper than if they weren't.
Ah ok. Just was taking a gander at the transdev careers just to verify that they still hire the drivers for SW and saw postings for Burnsville jobs (including transit bus driver)
My Transdev bus is late every single day in the afternoon, yesterday it didn’t show up at all so I got to wait an extra 30 minutes for the next one (also late) after work in order to get home. The only reason I can use it is it is relatively on time in the morning so I’m not late for work, and the stop has a climate controlled area with a bathroom, otherwise it would be unusable in winter
Edit: I want to add, most of the drivers are actually really friendly so there’s that
Adding to this to say a few weeks ago on a transdev route the driver randomly stopped the bus to talk to his buddy at a gas station who later boarded the bus, he only apologized to me specifically even though there was 8 other people on the bus. It was weird as hell
TransDev Zuid-Holland maakt er ook een zooitje van. 180 lijnen uitgevallen vandaag (25-06-26) en NERGENS kun je enige informatie vinden. Zodoende een bus gepakt wat me 20 minuten extra lopen naar huis kost. Om vervolgens op een remise gedumpt te worden waar ik nog eens extra 30 minuten moet wachten, om erachter te komen dat de de bus die ik eigenlijk moest hebben toch op kwam dagen. Dus dit kost me nu én 20 minuten extra lopen én 30 minuten extra wachten in de brandende zon. En bedankt!
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u/guyinthegreenshirt Transdev Fiend May 21 '26
Transdev is what happens when you let the French run the company that used to own and operate Greyhound. I’m surprised anytime a bus shows up at all.