Palm Tran chief: New uniforms, sleeker buses part of “re-imaging” push

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Even as he is getting his new management team in place, the head of Palm Tran Thursday rolled out the first phase of his ambitious plan to overhaul the way the public views Palm Beach County’s bus agency.
With new uniforms for drivers and sleek new buses equipped with USB ports, “Palm Tran is re-imaging our brand,” Executive Director Clinton B. Forbes told Thursday’s meeting of the Palm Tran Service Board, an advisory group.

Hired in November Forbes has overhauled management of both Palm Tran and Palm Tran Connection, the call-ahead bus service for the elderly, disabled and ill. He also has had to deal with a Palm Beach County Inspector General report that said Palm Tran Connection was doctoring on-time statistics.

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