Bus driver Norma Sanders will achieve two firsts today.
She’ll be the first female inducted into CARTA’s prestigious Million Mile Club – for drivers who have driven one million miles without being charged in any accidents. And CARTA will honor Sanders, who has 31 years of service, for being its most senior bus operator. It’s the first time in the agency’s history that a woman has held that spot, too.
Sanders gained the top position in 2014 after drivers Charles Stoudemire and Fred Wheeler retired.
She now stands as one of only eight members since the Million Mile Club’s inception in 2000.
“The passengers should feel really honored to ride her bus because they know they’re in safe hands and they’re in the hands of a veteran who has accomplished so many significant milestones,” said Veronica Peebles, CARTA’s manger of communications.