Travis Ground Transportation

Author Message   Mike Senior Member Username: Immerfertig Post Number: 1923 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 75.132.183.184 Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 01:52 am:    I notice Stan's Chaperone Service is now listed on the Travis AMCGRAM under Transportation. http://www.spacea.net/amcgrams/amcgramtravis.pdf He's listed under the section for shuttle services to the various commercial airports, but as mentioned he will give you a ride just about anywhere on/off base for a reasonable price (in my opinion). _   william brown Senior Member Username: Brown9bill Post Number: 558 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 12.11.239.226 Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 04:43 am:    Phil: I don't if there is a price list established. On the other hand after needing ground transportation at Charleston and Dover and fining the charges, I can say without a doubt that Stan operation gives the customer a great price. In addition, his name and number is listed on the information sheet at the terminal. $5.00 for a ride to long term parking was a good price as you stated. Happy Travels.   Phil Doubleman Senior Member Username: Phil Post Number: 1451 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.35.71.161 Posted on Monday, February 15, 2010 - 11:31 pm:    I'm curious. Do the folks that provide transportation to long term parking and the lodging have permission/authority to charge for their services? When we came back from the BFB get together, there were people at the arrival area offering rides to... where ever. When I tried to find out the charge, I could get no defined price for the transport to long term parking. He would not even admit that he was charging anything. He would just say "whatever you want". I gave him $5.00. It was worth that not to have to walk 1.5 miles.   william brown Senior Member Username: Brown9bill Post Number: 557 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 12.11.239.226 Posted on Monday, February 15, 2010 - 09:40 pm:    Arrived at Travis and immediately called Stan for transportation to lodging. As usually, Stan service provided us and another couple transportation to Lodge for a small fee. I don't know how he can do it for such a low fee but we gave the driver a good tip and he will be picking us up early in the morning for our flight to Southern Cal and home. Anyone visiting Travis should give him a call for fast reliable service. Happy Travels.   Samuel K. Ono Member Username: Patono Post Number: 23 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 66.91.123.197 Posted on Monday, January 11, 2010 - 04:39 pm:    We would also like to thank Stan. He has a wealth of information and so willing to share with us all.... We have called Stan on many occasions and he is always on time... We are planning to trip end of February and hope to see Stan again. Great job Stan, we love you and really appreciate all you do for us. Aloha, Sam & Pat from Hawaii   JOE KIRKPATRICK Member Username: Jkirkpatrick Post Number: 12 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 97.16.50.254 Posted on Monday, January 04, 2010 - 12:40 pm:    I was in Travis in Dec. and saw Stan, I printed out the kind comments that all of you have made. He was very appreciative, I think it really touched him to think that people remember him.   William Standage Senior Member Username: Charlie13 Post Number: 948 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 75.172.62.30 Posted on Monday, December 07, 2009 - 05:31 am:    Stan told me that if nothing is hopping and he's going that way, he often offers free trips for stranded pax over to billeting, probably to Bx too. He told me that the Wing offered him a temp 60 contract to operate on base, but AAFES stepped up and countered with the 90 day offer and possible office space. I may have some of these "facts" wrong, but I think that was the gist of what I heard him say.   Mike Senior Member Username: Immerfertig Post Number: 1723 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 75.132.183.184 Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 10:25 pm:    William, Interesting comment about Stan having a 90-day contract with AAFES. That bit of info clears up something that was puzzling me. When I was at the Travis terminal a couple weeks ago, there was an overhead announcement for anyone desiring "Free" ground transportation to the Travis BX complex to please procede to the parking lot in front of the terminal. There was Stan's van waiting to transport those who wanted to go to the BX. Now I know why the offer for a free ride. Nice of AAFES (and Stan) to provide the ride. _   William Standage Senior Member Username: Charlie13 Post Number: 946 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 75.172.85.155 Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 12:25 am:    Talked to Stan today at Travis, very personable guy and his fares are reasonable. I suggested he should advertise on this site, like Horace Freeman does out at Charleston. He is evaluating the opportunity cost associated with the opening of an office onbase. He has two vans and a couple of side business and is unsure about expanding into a more permanent operation. Currently, he has a 90 day contract with AAFES to operate on base, and seems to have a pretty good business plan. He said to contact him via his cell anytime I needed a taxi. 707-446-9801.   Ernest Thomas, Jr Member Username: Good2go Post Number: 11 Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 108.0.104.98 Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 11:43 pm:    I concur with everything that is being said about Stan. We used Stan's service two months ago and at that time he informed me that he was going through a "contract bidding" process to have an office inside the passenger terminal at Travis. If he gets this contract, this will greatly benefit space A travelers.   contessa s. cassel New member Username: Tommygirl11506 Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 173.145.63.209 Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 08:54 pm:    I have to say I agree with everyones comment here about Stan! There is truly not enough words to express how aewsome he is. My kids love him and know him as " Stan the man with the Caravan" He is dependable, reliable, and absolutely a friendly gentleman! I have used him 3 times since I started space-a traveling and he makes it so easy for me to tranport myself and 3 children. All i have to say is "Thank you Stan" for a job well done....Semper Fi   Mike Senior Member Username: Immerfertig Post Number: 1699 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 75.132.183.184 Posted on Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 12:32 pm:    I echo what William said, great service from Stan. I was at Travis a couple weekends ago and met Stan at billeting early on a Saturday morning. He offered our family of 4 and all our crap...I mean very important stuff...a ride to the terminal for $3. Very reasonable since we had walked to billeting from the terminal the evening before and wasn't looking forward to that walk again. It's an easy walk, but with two small kids and all the stuff that goes with them (car seats, extra bags), I thought 3 bucks was a fair deal. Well, our plane got delayed from Saturday until early Sunday. With the delay, I decided to rent a car at Travis. I needed it from Saturday to Sunday. I called Enterprise on base since they will "pick you up" (wrong!), but mainly because they have a drop box in the terminal. We were hoping to fly out early Sunday morning so I thought having the drop box would be a big help. The big problem for me was that Enterprise is closed on Sunday. If I rent on Saturday, I will incur charges until Monday morning when they open. That meant a two-day rental when I only need the car for one day. I also called Budget, which is near the Travis main gate. The price was the same per day as Enterprise, plus they are open on Sunday. Therefore would only have to rent the car for one day. HOWEVER, they would give me a ride back to the terminal on Sunday, but only if I dropped the car off during business hours. Since I had an early AM showtime on Sunday, this wouldn't work for me. Budget does not have a drop box in the terminal. I ended up going with Enterprise for the convenience. Being able to drop the car at base ops (next to terminal) and leave the keys in the drop box after space-a roll call was a huge benefit. On Sunday morning I ran into Stan again at billeting. He asked if my family needed a ride to the terminal. I told him no, I had rented a car from Enterprise. Stan told me I should have called him cause he has "a deal" with Budget for a better price than Enterprise. Plus he will return the car/keys to Budget for you if you have to depart before they open. I noticed he has a Budget advertisement on the back of his van. Lastly, when I called Enterprise on Saturday morning to rent a car I was told they normally could pick me up, but today they only have one person on duty and could not come pick me up at the terminal. I walked the mile or so to their office in the BX mini-mall. _   D.B.M UK Senior Member Username: Overlandrover Post Number: 5374 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 88.108.87.27 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 05:08 pm:    A smiling mouse......   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 3593 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 04:31 pm:    Don, You won't find it in the FAQ. You will find it on the spacea.net Travis page under "Ground Transportation." To save a click of the mouse it is (707) 761-4430   D.B.M UK Senior Member Username: Overlandrover Post Number: 5367 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 88.108.87.27 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:39 am:    Sorry John, didn't read your post all the way through. I will look at the FAQ, I will say I did look when your site was down, but that would be lying.   D.B.M UK Senior Member Username: Overlandrover Post Number: 5366 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 88.108.87.27 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:37 am:    The question is, a Phone number for Stan.   william brown Senior Member Username: Brown9bill Post Number: 502 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 108.0.100.243 Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 - 06:40 am:    I landed at Travis and needed to rent a car. After calling Hertz and getting a good quota, I call Stan for transportation to Hertz. Upon pick-up he recommend another company because their price would most likely be lower. He was right. He also picked up a young lady who was travelling with a little child and provided her free transportation to lodging. Stan provides first class service and I recommend those who need ground transportation in the Travis area to contact him. He is also retired military, knows the area and the companies who provide services at a reasonable cost for military folks. Happy Travels.   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 2901 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.72.23 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 01:48 pm:    Jack asked "a contact number for Stan maybe?" Jack, Look at the spacea.net Travis page under "Ground Transportaion."   Marv Feldman Senior Member Username: Marv Post Number: 1492 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 24.205.102.7 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 12:52 pm:    Effective 1 July 09, the public transportation between the Bay Area and Travis changed. I will be writing up the new system and will post it on this board as the route on John D's board no longer is correct. Good news---now it only takes one and a half hours to get from Oakland to Travis and was very easy to use public transportation. More to follow. Happy traveling, Marv   Jack Wanless Senior Member Username: Jack646 Post Number: 1183 Registered: 02-2007 Posted From: 66.79.34.22 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 07:11 am:    John, And just what fair price for the pick-up at SMF and transport to SUU be? And a contact number for Stan maybe? A buddy and I will be needing that hookup in Sep. We've checked all the shuttles, just want to know what Stan has to offer.   John Maher New member Username: Johnmaher Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2009 Posted From: 12.11.239.226 Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 03:21 am:    Richard, I concur with David's impression of Stan. He picked me up at SMF and dropped me at the Travis AF Inn. Great Service and fair price!!   richard osburn Member Username: Ae2osburn Post Number: 22 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 66.78.69.175 Posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 04:16 pm:    and the other shuttles i think you have to call them atleast 24 hr ahead of time, and i still haven't bought my ticket yet and it be tomorrow! trying to get on one of the hickam flights, hopefully the one to guam!   richard osburn Member Username: Ae2osburn Post Number: 21 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 66.78.69.175 Posted on Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 04:15 pm:    does he pick up at airport and give a ride to travis? i might fly into sac and trying to get to travis. it's my 19mth old son and i - we're trying to find the safest and easiest way to get there.   David Brandt Member Username: Daveandjean Post Number: 10 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 168.137.100.23 Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 07:54 pm:    I would like to put in a plug for Stan if you need ground transportation at Travis. The gals at lodging will give you his card. He is retired military so he can pick you up in his van at the lodge (no long walk to the gate) and take you where you need to go. We just used his services on Sunday to pick up a rental car at Avis. He's a great guy and he gave us great service.