STS News

STS is excited to announce the Schuylkill County Transportation Authority Board of Directors have decided to promote Mr. Gary Martinaitis as our new Executive Director! His first day in his new position will be August 1, 2022. Gary will be transitioning into his new position working with our current Executive Director David Bekisz until his retirement in September.
In his 17 plus years of service, Gary has accomplished great things at STS. He started his STS career as a Dispatcher/Money Counter. He later joined the STS Operations & Safety department as the Operations Service Coordinator. In 2013 he was promoted to the position of Operations and Safety Supervisor. And, in 2014 he was promoted to Director of Operations and Safety. Now, Gary will be bringing his expertise to our Executive Director’s position. In this position he is responsible for the comprehensive daily management of our entire public transit and shared ride systems; his duties are performed under the direction of the Board of Directors with direct reporting to the Chairman of the Schuylkill County Transportation Authority Board.

We hope you all will join us in congratulating and wishing Gary the best of luck and welcoming him to his new role!

Must Be Registered with S.T.S.
Call Union Station for Details: (570) 429-2701

Part-Time Shared Ride Van Drivers Needed – Please reference our “About” – “Employment”  tab on this website.

Dave Bekisz, Executive Director, presents Eric Cookson (Shared Ride Van Driver) with his plaque of appreciation for celebrating his 20th Anniversary with STS on May 14, 2021. 

Thank you Eric for your many years of dedicated service not only to STS but to your passengers!  Congratulations!

Dave Bekisz, Executive Director, presents Tara Schartel (Shared Ride Van Driver) with her plaque of appreciation

for celebrating her 20th Anniversary with STS on April 27, 2021. 

Thank you Tara for your many years of  dedicated service not only to STS but to your passengers! 

Congratulations!

Gary Muclada, Senior Dispatcher/Schedule Designer  (right) accepts his plaque honoring him

for his 35 years of dedicated service to STS.   

Presenting Gary with his plaque is Dave Bekisz, STS Executive Director.  Congratulations Gary!

2021 Service Changes-Pottsville and Southern Loop

2020 Shared Ride Fare Increase Information

Retiring Operations & Safety Officer Jim Minnich (center) displays his plaque honoring him for his 12 years of dedicated service to STS.

Pictured with Jim are Dave Bekisz, Executive Director and Michele Eckert, Operations and Safety Supervisor

 

Retiring Maintenance Department employee Tom Morris (center) displays his plaque honoring him for his 14 years of dedicated service to STS.

Pictured with Tom are Sam Detweiler, Maintenance Director and Dave Bekisz,  Executive Director 

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for a newly constructed 80,000 square foot facility which will be located at 300 Wade Road in St. Clair  took place on August 11, 2020 .

The  new administrative and maintenance facility will provide indoor-covered storage, modern maintenance bays and equipment along with much more needed administration space.  It will also provide  Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling for the STS system which will replace the current outdated and undersized facility in the St. Clair Industrial Park.  The project is funded by federal, state and local financing.

“SCTA’s objective is to enhance their ability to maintain a world-class transit system that would be able to service Schuylkill County with distinction and continue to sustain services that are safe, dependable and cost-effective,” said Mr. Dave Bekisz, Executive Director of STS.