A vanpool consists of 7-15 people who commute to work using a van leased by a third party vendor.

• The vanpool company provides the maintenance and insurance.
• The lease on the van is month to month, so you only have a 30 day commitment.
• Participants decide the driving, operating and cost sharing arrangements.
• Vanpooling offers significant cost savings.
• Greater Mercer TMA can help you start a vanpool and lease a vehicle from a vanpool provider.

How much can I save by vanpooling?
Example:

Commute = 80 miles round trip a day

Annual cost to commute = $9310*

If you are part of seven-person vanpool, annual cost to commute = $1643

You SAVINGS = $7667

Imagine what you could do with the savings...vacation, mortgage payments, tuition expenses...and more.

*$3.75/gallon of gas, AAA 2011 driving costs, use of commuter tax benefit, 230 workdays

NJ Transit Vanpool Sponsorship Program To reduce congestion, NJ Transit provides $175 per month to vanpools that lease a van through a third-party vanpool provider and where public transportation is not available.
Vanbuck$ If you lose a rider, the TMA’s empty seat subsidy pays that person’s share of the cost for up to three months while you find another passenger.
	Emergency Ride Home Program Greater Mercer TMA’s Emergency Ride Home program gives registered carpoolers a free lift home if they have to leave early or stay late at work. Click here to register.
Pre Tax Benefits The IRS allows $245 per month to be deducted from your pre-tax salary to be used to pay for vanpooling expenses. Using pre-tax money to pay for commuting reduces the amount of taxes you pay.