Commuter Direct
Some of the highlights of this convenient corporate service:
- Online Purchasing: Passes, tickets, tokens, and SmarTrip® cards can be purchased online.
- Payment Options: Pay for your purchases with American Express, Discover, VISA, or MasterCard or authorize CommuterDirect.com® Corporate Services to deduct the amount electronically from your company's checking account.
- Secure Ordering: The CommuterDirect.com® Corporate Services website is completely secure, and your name and other data will not be used for any other purpose.
- Automatic Order Renewal and Update Reminder: When things get hectic, there is no need to worry about your order. It is automatically placed every month, and before placing it, we will send you a reminder about making any changes to it.
- Easy Account and Order Updates: Revise your account and order online as often as you like.
- Benefits Management: You no longer have to distribute paper vouchers to your employees or keep track of how many vouchers of each denomination your employees need each month. Your online account keeps track of the exact value of the transit or vanpool fare each employee receives each month.
- Reports and Record Keeping: Automatic report features make management a snap. IRS compliant reports, tax calculators, employee profiles, and benefit-change forms are accessible to you in an instant. For record keeping, reports and data can be exported to Microsoft Excel via our secure server.
- SmarTrip Cards Automatically Reloaded: SmarTrip cards can be automatically reloaded on a monthly basis using your CommuterDirect.com® Corporate Services account.
- Distribution Choices:End distribution worries—the exact passes, tickets, and tokens your employees use to commute can be sent directly to your office, satellite office, or the employees' homes.
- IRS Compliant: CommuterDirect.com® Corporate Services is fully compliant withIRS regulations.
The cost to you for all of these conveniences is just $4.50 per participating employee per month. In addition, a $2.00 fee is charged for each home delivery. A $25 fee is charged per bulk office delivery. There is no delivery charge for employees receiving SmartBenefits only. Despite the minimal fees, your company will still save on corporate taxes.
CommuterDirect.com® is the only online service that carries every transit provider in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, including Metro, MARC, VRE, Ride-On, DASH, and ART.
Ordering passes, tickets, and tokens has never been so easy! Whether you are managing employee’ transit benefits, stocking up on SmarTrip cards for new residents, or ordering rail fare cards to keep onsite for your guests, CommuterDirect.com’s state-of-the-art website allows you to order the exact tickets, passes, and tokens you need and have them delivered right to your door. You can even place automatically renewing monthly orders. All you have to do is click and we’ll do the rest.
For more information, contact Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP) at 703.247.9299 (TDD: 711), solutions@transpartners.com, or request ATP's services by filling out this form.