membership benefits

THE INDUSTRY LEADER

Being a member of the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) brings you a number of clear benefits, including access to a collection of  products and services either exclusively available to CTAA members or available at a discounted rate.

Want to provide a special offer to members, or do you have a question about membership? Send a message to membership@ctaa.org to reach our Member Services team.

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Advocacy

CTAA strategically advocates on behalf of its members in Washington, D.C., and in many state capitols – as well as with the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. CTAA members receive key analyses of legislation, appropriations and regulations first, before the public.

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COMMUNICATIONS

CTAA’s keeps members up to date on urgent and important news effecting communifty transportation. For example, our twice-monthly members-only email newsletter “FastMail” provides all the information on the community and public transportation industry our members need to know. 

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TRAINING

CTAA members get discounted access to all CTAA training and certification programs – including the annual Community Transportation EXPO and other CTAA Events. What’s more, members help set the Association’s training and certification class agenda with numerous opportunities to suggest and develop new courses and sessions. From sessions at the EXPO to on-line courses to classes offered at state and regional transit association meetings, CTAA’s professional development program is raising the standard of excellence across the industry. Members set the training agenda, and then get discounted access to all classes.

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EVENTS

CTAA members get exclusive access to our industry-leading events including CTAA EXPO, National Roadeo, Small Urban Network Conference, Leadership Academy, and, newly open to all members in 2025, the Legislative Fly-In. Meet with your peers and learn from community transportation leaders who know the types of challenges and opportunities your transit system is facing. 

If you’re interested in sponsorship check out our available opportunities:

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INSURICA Insurance

The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and its members believe that mobility is a basic human right. From work and education to life-sustaining health care and human services programs to shopping and visiting with family and friends, mobility directly impacts quality of life. CTAA has put their trust in INSURICA to provide these services efficiently and cost-effectively. INSURICA delivers exceptional service to the CTAA members, allowing them to further improve services to communities nationwide. Click for more information.

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DRIVER BACKGROUND CHECKS​

CTAA has partnered with IntelliCorp, a full-service provider of background checks and employment screening solutions. Accredited through the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), IntelliCorp offers a special package of products at a discounted rate to all of our members that includes validated criminal database checks, unlimited single county searches, Social Security Number verification and government sanctions searches.

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STAPLES BUSINESS ADVANTAGE​

With the Staples Business Advantage (SBA) program, when a CTAA member becomes a registered SBA member, you’ll achieve an average discount of 62 percent off list price, a next-day delivery of 98.6 percent in the continental United States, receive free delivery on all orders of $30 or more and a large order rebate of 2 percent on any orders of $250 or more purchased. These special savings prices are not available through Staples.com or Staples retail stores. If you are interested in this program please contact CTAA’s Staples representative Barb Lidstone at Barbara.Lidstone@staples.com.

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Tootris

TOOTRiS is the first and only platform that makes providing Child Care Benefits turn-key, empowering community transit agencies with the ability to attract a new generation of
younger employees – especially women – to supplement an older, retiring workforce.

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Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans

CTAA has partnered with Buchanan Wealth Management for several years now in our retirement plan offerings. As a CTAA member organization we are pleased to offer you a complimentary consultation with Buchanan Wealth to explore the option of adding a company retirement plan for your organization. Employee retention is one of the many benefits that can be realized in an employer sponsored retirement plan. Already have a 401k? Take advantage of their plan assessment service which will address best practices and plan benchmarking.

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Northpass

Northpass is a global technology company providing the learning platform for today’s cutting-edge businesses to train their workforces, customers and partners. Northpass’s Software-as-a-Service- (SaaS) based solution gives today’s builders the ability to deliver integrated and personalized learning programs that impact business results at scale. Northpass powers the PASS program for CTAA and Southeastrans, in addition to hundreds of other leading companies in the technology, transportation and logistics space. Airbnb, Compass, Lyft, Shopify, Uber and others leverage Northpass to fuel their learning-based initiatives – from onboarding, continuous training, certifications, compliance and more. Visit here to learn more about Northpass and the significant discounts they will offer to CTAA members.

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Cyber Security Assessments

Feeling overwhelmed by cybersecurity and not sure where to start? You are not alone. Recent studies from the Mineta Transportation Institute reveal that many small to mid-sized transit agencies face similar challenges. That’s why CTAA has partnered with Cybrbase to help Members through their new offering, CybrShield Collaborative. Together, Members perform cybersecurity assessments where they can share knowledge, strategies, and resources to collectively baseline and then strengthen their cybersecurity resilience and address these challenges head-on. With cyber threats on the rise, protecting your Agency is more critical than ever. CTAA has partnered with CYBRBASE to bring you their NIST-based cybersecurity assessment platform. The CYBRBASE platform is designed for ease of use, allowing Agencies to:

  • Baseline your current cybersecurity maturity
  • Quickly identify key vulnerabilities
  • Measure and track improvements over time

As a CTAA member, you’ll enjoy a 10% discount on the annual subscription, plus an additional 20 hours of professional services to enhance your cybersecurity posture. 

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The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and its members believe that mobility is a basic human right. From work and education to life-sustaining health care and human services programs to shopping and visiting with family and friends, mobility directly impacts quality of life.

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