Welcome Employers!

Join us and we’ll show you no-cost, turnkey ways to help your employees save money on their daily commute.

GO MAINE is the statewide commuter program sponsored by the Maine DOT and Maine Turnpike Authority and administered by the Greater Portland Council of Governments. GO MAINE works for your business or organization to create a customized commuter program that will benefit your company and your employees.

Big benefits for your business

Provide employees with a free benefit

• Our carpool and vanpool ridematching service can help employees save big money on their daily commute

Win points with vanpools

• We’ll help you start and maintain a money-saving vanpool program your employees will appreciate

Reduce parking requirements

• Carpools and vanpools mean less congestion and fewer company spent on parking

Raise morale and increase productivity

• It’s a fact that employees who carpool or vanpool are more likely to arrive on time, be less stressed and more productive

Expand your labor market

• A carpool and vanpool program can help attract and retain qualified employees

Save money on taxes

• Your business can save money on payroll and other taxes when employees vanpool or ride transit

Enhance your public image

• Help your employees find economical, healthy and eco-friendly ways to work and you reduce traffic and pollution and help preserve our quality of life

Big benefits for your employees

Save big money on the daily commute

• Sharing the ride in a carpool or vanpool means significant savings on gas, tolls, vehicle wear and tear and more; savings that add up fast!

Emergency Ride Home

• It’s our carpool and vanpool guarantee! Whether it’s for unscheduled overtime, illness, a family crisis et al, your employee gets a free (or reimbursed) ride home in a taxi or rental car

There’s no obligation

• Our commuter services are free, it’s fast and easy to sign up (online at www.gomaine.org or call toll-free 800.280.RIDE), commuter information is completely confidential, and there’s no obligation.

Pre-tax savings

• Commuters who vanpool or ride transit are eligible for pre-tax deductions to pay for the service and reduce the cost

Free stuff!

• Everyone who registers with GO MAINE is automatically eligible for our regular drawings for gift certificates for the movies, dining, shopping, entertainment, gas and more, plus big annual drawings, too!

We help get the word out

• GO MAINE makes it easy to establish a successful commuter program at your company. We provide all the help you need: Brochures, posters, paycheck inserts, newsletter articles, e-news and more.
• Information tables staffed by our personnel, displays at your work site(s) – even coffee and donuts – to make registering attractive and easy
• www.gomaine.org, a great website filled with useful information and news about local commuting options, available 24/7/365

GO MAINE stays on the job with you, working with your staff to provide ongoing assistance so your employees always have the money-saving commuter information they need.

Contact GO MAINE today to get started!