SUNY Cortland Transportation Services maintains an over-the-road fleet of vans and sedans, a fleet of buses for transportation on campus as well as for field trips, and a full service garage to maintain the campus fleet of approximately 100 service vehicles, including department-assigned vehicles, 26 GemCar electric-powered vehicles, snow plow trucks, pickups, tractors and a vast array of grounds-keeping equipment.
Vehicle reservations
3 Options for SUNY Cortland Employee Travelers:
- If the department has designated fleet vehicles assigned to it, a fleet vehicle should be used as the mode of transportation.
- If a fleet vehicle is unavailable, then option 2 or 3 may be used.
- Use a rental vehicle using the New York State contract.
- The traveler will be reimbursed for the cost of the rental and fuel used.
- Use a personal vehicle.
- An OGS trip calculator must be completed using the compact vehicle option to determine the lesser of travel reimbursement amount.
- Please note the insurance on the personal vehicle will be responsible for any claims should there be an accident.
Campus buses
The campus shuttles operate on a 5-10 minute schedule during classes throughout the school year, providing transportation to students, faculty and staff.
Bus reservations
In addition to on-campus busing, on a limited basis for internal groups only, we offer bus reservations for field trips within 200 driving miles of campus each way, for college organizations and departments. Please note that bus trip costs are based on mileage driven both ways as well as waiting time for drivers. Bus requests need to be received 15 business days in advance in order to secure a bus and driver.
Raquette Lake
In recent years the College Transportation Department has piloted the use of motor coach contract services to transport students and college employees to and from Raquette Lake. The buses provided by these companies are well- suited for long distance travel and provide improved comfort, passenger and baggage capacity, and safety for our campus passengers. The response from college travelers has been overwhelmingly positive, and motor coaches will now be used standard for all Raquette Lake trips.
The Transportation Department combines all of the trips each semester and conducts competitive bidding to obtain the best prices, but the cost of these services remains quite high.
For information or helping regarding busing needs or fleet vehicle reservations call 607-753-2129