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introducing tri-rail’s employer discount program

Since Tri-Rail’s inception in 1989, commuter rail has been a valuable

component of South Florida’s transportation network. Serving thousands

of riders as part of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

(SFRTA), Tri-Rail has developed the Employer Discount Program (EDP) to

meet the needs of employees of area businesses.

More than half of Tri-Rail’s riders are regular business travelers; some of whom

may be your present and future employees. With 18 stations conveniently located

throughout Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, Tri-Rail is a valuable

transportation alternative for daily commuters. Easy connections and stress-free

travel make Tri-Rail even more appealing to South Florida’s growing workforce.

it pays to ride tri-rail

With absolutely no cost and just a minimum amount of paperwork, your company,

no matter how large or small, can join hundreds of other businesses enrolled in Tri-Rail’s

Employer Discount Program.

As a participating business, you can offer your workers a valuable employee transit

benefit. Your employees will be eligible to receive a 25% discount on Monthly and 12-Trip

passes. In addition, with new federal tax incentives, your company can subsidize employee

transportation costs, or offer workers pre-tax benefits with payroll deductions.

Additionally, your company is serving

the community by helping to reduce the

number of vehicles on our congested

highways and keep carbon

emissions low.

“We enjoy providing our

employees with the benefit

of riding Tri-Rail for less.

It is no extra work for us

and our employees truly

appreciate it.”

tri-rail works For your business

As part of the SFRTA, Tri-Rail’s EDP offers many advantages to your company:

• Improved employee recruitment and retention efforts

• New job markets with greater access to the entire South Florida area

• Additional employee benefit with substantial savings

• Reduced parking demand at company locations

• Tax-free incentives for corporations and employees

• Greater opportunity to access a transportation alternative

• Reduced number of vehicles on our highways

• Reduced pollution with fewer vehicles on the road

employer/employee transit taxbeneFit

With federal tax benefits, it really does pay to ride transit! Employers who offer a

transit commuter benefit program can take advantage of federal tax benefits as

mandated by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA-21).

the beneFits

The transit commuter, pre-tax benefit allows employers to give their employees

up to $230 per month to cover transit commuting costs as a tax-free benefit.

Alternatively, employers can allow employees to pay for the commuter benefit

with payroll deductions.

An employer can pay for the cost of the transit commuter, pre-tax benefit for their

employees. The employer’s cost of providing transit benefits can be deducted as a

normal business expense.

Employers can share the cost of commuting by paying for part of the transit

commuter, pre-tax benefit and employees can pay for the remainder with pre-tax

dollars.

No matter who pays, both the employer and employee will save money by

participating. For more information about the transit commuter, pre-tax benefit

program, please contact your EDP Coordinator at 954-788-7938 or via e-mail at

fortierd@sfrta.fl.gov.

“Our employees

use the

convenient

shuttle

connections

from Tri-Rail

to get them

to the office.”

or

or

when your company enrolls in

tri-rail’s employer discount program,

everyone is a winner!

For more information on the Employer Discount

Program, call 1-800-TRI-RAIL (874-7245)

or visit us online at www.tri-rail.com.

your employees willbeneFit

As soon as your company is a member of Tri-Rail’s EDP, your

employees can quickly take advantage of a number of valuable

benefits. We can supply you with materials to promote Tri-Rail to your

employees. As your employees register for the program, we work

directly with them so your time commitment is as minimal as possible.

Your employees will see that it pays to ride Tri-Rail with:

• A 25% discount on Monthly or 12-Trip passes

• A relaxed commute in air-conditioned comfort

• Convenient pass purchasing at all train stations

• Free parking and easy connections

• Tax benefits

• Access to the Emergency Ride Home Program, which provides free taxi

service in an emergency situation to those registered with South Florida

Commuter Services

the program is easy!

Knowing the challenges of day-to-day business activities, Tri-Rail has made enrolling in

the EDP as easy as possible. Just three simple steps and your company is a member of

Tri-Rail’s EDP!

1. Simply complete the EDP Application and Agreement forms and return them

to Tri-Rail. To qualify, your business must employ at least one person,

have a business/commercial address and phone number.

2. It is important that our staff can provide your company with regular service

updates and other pertinent information. All that we require is that your company

assigns a designated contact person to promote and administer the program

within your organization.

3. Your employees are now ready to save money and use their commute time

wisely once they get registered as EDP members using our easy online system.

They can access the online EDP Member Application by visiting www.tri-rail.com

� Employer Discount Program � Member Information � Getting Started. If no

online access is available, they can also complete the EDP Member Application

and return it to us via fax or mail. We just ask that you help us promote this

program by selecting one or more promotional methods of your choice, listed

on the EDP Application and Agreement.

• Access Worldwide

• Air Canada

• Air Jamaica

• Allstate Insurance Company

• American Airlines

• American Media

• American Medical Response

• American Red Cross

• Amerijet International

• Applied Card Systems

• Associated Grocers of Florida

• Baptist Health Systems ofSouth Florida

• Barry University

• Bass Pro Shops-Outdoor World

• Bayview Financial TradingGroup

• Bellsouth Telecommunications

• BFI Waste Systems of N.A., Inc.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield ofFlorida

• BlueGreen Corporation

• Boca Raton Resort & Club

• Broward College

• Broward County

• Broward County HealthDepartment

• Broward County School Board

• Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO)

• Burger King Corporation

• CBSSports.com

• Cedars Medical Center

• Citrix Systems, Inc.

• City of Boca Raton

• City of Coconut Creek

• City of Deerfield Beach

• City of Ft. Lauderdale

• City of Hollywood

• City of Lake Worth

• City of Miami

• City of West Palm Beach• Columbia Hospital• Comcast Spotlight• Cunard Line Limited• Delta Airlines• Discovery ChannelCommunications

• DMJM & Harris• eNeighborhoods• FDOT Broward CountyDistrict #4

• Federal Express Corporation• Florida Atlantic University (FAU)• Florida Department of Children& Families

• Florida Power & Light (FPL)• Goodwill Industries of SouthFlorida

• Greenberg Traurig, P.A.• Gulfstream InternationalAirlines

• HBO• Heico Aerospace Corporation• HMSHOST-Miami• Huttig Building Products• IBM• Ikon Office Solutions• Implant Innovations, Inc.• Jackson Memorial Hospital• JM Family Enterprises• Kaplan University • Keith & Schnars, P.A.• K-Mart• Land & Sea Distributing, Inc.• LSG/SKY Chefs• Memorial Regional Hospital• Miami Dade College• Miami-Dade County HealthDepartment

• Miami-Dade County PublicSchools

• Miami-Dade Transit

• National Linen Service

• NCCI Holdings, Inc.

• Neighborhood HealthPartnership

• North Broward Hospital District

• Northern Trust Bank of Florida

• Norwegian Cruise Line

• Nova Medical Services, Inc.

• Office Depot

• Office of Attorney General

• Orkin Exterminating Company

• Palm Beach Atlantic University

• Palm Beach CommunityCollege

• Palm Beach County

• Palm Beach Health Department

• Palm Beach Department ofChildren & Families Services

• Palm Beach Post

• Parsons Brinkerhoft, Inc.

• Public Defender’s Offices

• Publix, Inc.

• Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

• Raytheon

• Rexall Sundown, Inc.

• Rooms to Go

• Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD

• Ruden McClosky P.A.

• Seminole Tribe of Florida

• Shutts & Bowen

• Siemens Telecom Networks

• South Florida Business Journal

• South Florida WaterManagement District

• SouthTrust Bank

• Southwest Airlines

• Spirit Services Company

• St. Mary’s Medical Center

• State Attorney’s Offices

• State Farm Insurance Company

• Subway, Inc.

• Sun Trust Bank

• Sunfest of Palm Beach County

• Sun-Sentinel

• Sysco Food Services of SouthFlorida

• Tenet Health System

• The Anspach Effort, Inc.

• The Florida Bar

• The GEO Group, Inc.

• T-Mobile

• United Airlines

• United Parcel Services (UPS)

• United Way

• University of Miami

• URS Corporation

• US Airways, Inc.

• US Attorney’s Offices

• US Coast Guard

• US Department of Housing Urban Development

• US Diagnostic

• US District Courts

• US Federal AviationAdministration (FAA)

• US Marshals Services/JusticeDepartment

• US Post Offices

• US Securities & ExchangeCommission

• US VA Medical Centers

• Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

• Vista Health Plan

• Wachovia Bank

• Wackenhut Corporation

• Walgreen’s Company

• Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

P.O. Box 5148 • Lighthouse Point, Florida 33074-5148

1-800-TRI-RAIL (874-7245) • Fax: 954-788-7878 • www.tri-rail.com

e m p loy e r d i s c o u n t p r o g r a m

join the 2,600+ companies already onboard with

tri-rail’s employer discount program

Below is a partial list of participating businesses whose employees are currently receiving EDP benefits: