Transportation Services

Transportation is provided for TARC Enterprises and Options Plus participants, field trips, Cajun Confections deliveries, and meal runs for the cafeteria.  Ten routes encompass, end to end, the entire span of Terrebonne Parish.

TARC TRANSPORTATION FLEET

TARC’s transportation fleet consists of 43 vehicles, including buses, shuttles, trucks, vans and cars.

TARC’s Transportation Department has the following type vehicles;

1)   Four full-size buses.  TARC has adopted a patriotic theme adorned with red, white, and blue colors, and patriotic graphics. Those buses are now named: The Patriot, The Liberty, Justice, and Eagle. These buses serve 24 seated passengers and accommodates 4 wheelchair slots.

2)       8 LaDOTD Section 5310 funded vehicles (5 shuttles and 3 vans).

3)       1 mechanic truck used for road side recovery.

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES

TARC’s runs 10 routes, including other uses, throughout the day to accommodate job needs for our TARC Enterprises and services. These routes run the entire parish including all the rural areas. TARC Community Homes utilize their own van transportation.

During 2019-2020, TARC transported 44,640 individuals for a monthly average of 3,720. Also last year, the mileage placed on our vehicles was 185,634 for an average of 15,470 per month. (Note: Due to Covid-19, the numbers reflect an average service of 240 days.)

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

TARC’s vehicles are 35% ADA compliant, which includes wheelchair lifts, tie downs, and passenger safety belts. TARC is continuing to improve this service on a daily basis.

TITLE VI OF TARC’S CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURE

Terrebonne ARC assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (P.L. 100.259) be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any programs or activities. Terrebonne ARC assures every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not (inclusive of additional Title VI Authorities and citations).

For more information, download TARC’s Non-Discrimination Policy.