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Name: Jim Black
Team member since: 2011
Other Credentials: Gave driver training to telephone employees for 25 years.
Quote about NECT: Great company - great people - great place to work
Resident of: Saco, Maine & Venice, Florida
Fun Fact: Love working with both Charter and Tour groups. |
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Name: Dan Blanchard
Team member since: 2000
Other Credentials: Logged over 1,000,000 miles of bus transportation.
Resident of: Mechanic Falls, Maine
Fun Fact: One of NECT’s first drivers.
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Name: Rene Bolduc
Other Credentials: Licensed to teach safety courses
Quote about NECT: A great company to work for and do
business with.
Resident of: Greene, Maine
Favorite Charter Tour Experience: Taking a group of women over the age of 80 on a “Girls Gone Wild” trip. |
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Name: Harry Brewster
Other Credentials: School Bus Driver
Quote about driving for NECT: Great Bunch of people to work with!
Resident of: Mechanic Falls, Maine
Fun Fact: All of my trips have been fun.You get to meet great people with great backgrounds. |
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Name: Kristi Brown
Team member since: 1990
Other Credentials: Logged almost 1,000,000 miles of bus transportation.
Quote about NECT: When NECT bought Richards Coach it
was like adding more people to my extended family.
Resident of: Lincolnville, Maine
Fun Fact: Washington DC and Amish Country with Waterville YMCA
and fellow NECT driver Dann Pulsifer was my favorite trip. |
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Name: Steve Craft
Team member since: 2005
Other Credentials: Full time minister for Maine and MA churches
and guest minister throughout the USA.
Resident of: Litchfield, Maine
Quote about NECT: A great group of people to work with.
Fun Fact: My favorite tours are the Acadia National Park Tours
in the fall!
Steve has driven buses since 1959!! Over a million miles logged.
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Name: Elaine Deluca
Other Credentials: Nova Tech, Mexico, Maine. Region 9.
Resident of: Lisbon, Maine
Quote about NECT: I enjoy working at Northeast Charter & Tour because the people are awesome and I get treated very well.
Favorite Charter Tour Experience: All of them! |
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Name: Don Doyle
Team member since: 2005
Other Credentials: Past Full time City Bus Driver for Lewiston/Auburn---Board
of Directors for the Cumberland Fair.
Resident of: Auburn, Maine
Quote about NECT: I haven’t had a bad
trip yet!
Fun Fact: Favorite charters are going to the sugar shacks in
Quebec. |
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Name: Staci Drake
Other Credentials: School Bus Driver for SAD 17
Quote about driving for NECT: The people at NECT are a great group and I enjoy working for them!
Resident of: Norway, Maine
Fun Fact: I love Bar Harbor and Fall Foliage trips the best! |
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Name: Robbie Gagné
Team member since: 2005
Other Credentials: Commercial Truck Driver
Quote about Driving for NECT: Great people, great customers.
Resident of: Scarborough, Maine
Fun Fact: I like the fact that every trip and every group brings a new experience. |
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Name: Tom Fletcher
Other Credentials: Shriner Kora Temple, Tribute-Ground Zero Docent NYPD Aux. Police Officer, Masonic Mason
Quote about Driving for NECT: I love the fact that the company is environmentally friendly and is a growing Maine small business.
Resident of: Topsham, Maine and Brooklyn, New York
Favorite Charter Tour Experience: To be truthful, every trip is my favorite. It's wonderful to meet new people, often from all over the world. |
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Name: Dave Gagnon
Other Credentials: Retired Firefighter
Quote about driving for NECT: Being a charter/tour bus driver at Northeast Trailways allows me the freedom of the road and friendly working relationships with my passengers and co-workers.
Resident of: I live in Sunny Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Fun Fact: I love it when passengers say, "How did you do that with this huge bus?" |
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Name: Charles Gilpatric
Other Credentials: Tour bus driver on and off for 20+ years.
Quote about driving for NECT: Great company to work for. They take great care of their passengers and treat the drivers well.
Resident of: Lisbon, Maine
Fun Fact: I love driving the senior trips. They always have great life stories! |
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Name: Byron H. Haining III
Other Credentials: I have owned and operated a Payroll Service Bureau since 1987. I have been driving school buses/motorcoaches for over 30 years. I have driven for the Camden-Rockport schools for 26 years and motorcoaches for 15 years.
Quote about driving for NECT: You're always treated as a valued employee.
Resident of: Rockport, Maine
Favorite Charter Tour Experience: I have too many favorites to mention. However, I have had many great experiences with groups that continually request me as their driver. Those groups have become my "family" for me over the years. |
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Name: Daniel Keene
Other Credentials: 1,000,000 miles driven CDL—Knight of Columbus.
Quote about driving for NECT: I just started with NECT, but everyone has been friendly and always smiling.
Resident of: Auburn, Maine
Fun Fact: YMCA Driver. Lots of places to go and see. |
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Name: Louise Labrie
Quote about driving for NECT: I'm having fun!
Resident of: Auburn, Maine
Memorable Experience: The "Little Daisy Gardens" from the Y and adorable kids! |
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Name: Ernie Littlefield
Other Credentials: Drove semi 42 years, coach 10 years. Logged over 3 million miles.
Quote about driving for NECT: Good place to work.
Resident of: Morrill, Maine
Favorite charter tour trips: Amish Country PA, Fall New England tours |
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Name: Clyde Markland
Other Credentials: Over 45 years driving experience.
Quote about NECT: I enjoy my work and Northeast is a good company to work for.
Fun Fact: Enjoys driving the Portland Pirates hockey team, has been their driver for 11+ years now. |
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Name: Janice Miele
Other Credentials: Driving buses since 1990.
Quote about NECT: All trips are adventures
and therefore all trips are fun.
Fun Fact: Favorite charters are going to the sugar shacks in
Quebec. |
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Name: Roland Morin
Other Credentials: Love to “scroll”—make gadgets out of wood.
Quote about driving for NECT: They are a great customer service orientated company.
Resident of: Litchfield, Maine
Fun Fact: So far I would say the Mohegan Sun trips are the best. |
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Name: Ray Perreault
Team member since: 2006
Other Credentials: Knights of Columbus, family man.
Quote about NECT: I enjoy the camaraderie with drivers
and staff, it is like an extended family.
Resident of: Lewiston, Maine
Fun Fact: I enjoy transporting clients to their fun destinations. |
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Name: Dan Pulsifer
Team member since: 2004
Other Credentials: Past Exalted Ruler for the Elks Club, Numerous
safe driver awards.
Resident of: Harpswell, Maine
Fun Fact: Washington DC are my favorite trips. |
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Name: Chris Sampson (nickname "Sampson")
Other credentials: Started driving career for the United States Marine Corps. Sampson has driven numerous types of vehicles in a variety of conditions in Japan and Germany (the Autobahn). He most recently worked for a Limo and Motor Coach company in Monterey, California, driving across 48 states, logging over 1.5 million miles. He has received a Million Miles Safety Award, for driving over 1,000,000 miles without an accident.
Quote about NECT: I just like to make everyone feel comfortable and like a million bucks. So come on and enjoy the ride. Yea Dogg!
Resident of: Auburn, Maine |
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Name: Bob Stanley
Other credentials: Over 22 years of commercial driving experience (other trucks and buses)—Dedicated Driver for the Portland Sea Dogs.
Quote about NECT: It’s not just a job...it’s an adventure.
Resident of: Mechanic Falls, Maine
Fun Fact: My 1st trip with the Portland Sea Dogs. They played 17 innings (and won). They did not leave Portland until 1:30 AM then drove to Binghamton, NY. That was my 1st time meeting the team. |
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Name: Dale Stout
Other credentials: Firefighter / paramedic
Quote about NECT: You are not just an employee here; you are part of the NECT family.
Resident of: Hollis, Maine
Fun Fact: My favorite charter is one I have done each year and look forward to. It indicates spring is near to me. Thank you Maine Zone swim team. |
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Name: Marty Sutton
Team member since: 2008
Other Credentials: Logged over 2 million miles with New Penn
Trucking in
24 years and is still a full time driver there.
Quote about working for NECT: Nice people to work for.
Resident of: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Fun Fact: Senior citizen trips are
my favorite trips.
Unfortunately, Marty has moved out of state and no longer drives for us. We just couldn't bring ourselves to take him off the website! |
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Name: Tim Turcotte
Team member since: 2005
Other Credentials: BS in Business Administration from USM, Class A CDL License.
Quote about Driving for NECT: I like to put a smile on our passengers faces at least once a trip.
Resident of: Auburn, Maine
Fun Fact: Every trip I have taken has been enjoyable. It is a fun job meeting new friends and getting them to their special places.
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Name: Bryan Wolf
Other Credentials: Owns and operates Squeaky Wheel Adventures.
Quote about driving for NECT: As all of the staff at NECT will agree, I find it important
to always offer the best possible product or service. NECT has
the same philosophy and helps to support me in this endeavor.
Resident of: Surry, Maine
Fun Fact / Favorite Charter or Tour Experience:
It may have only happened once, but I did win "Bus Idol"
in Quebec. Who can go wrong with James Taylor though?
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