City Council member's taxi service continues to grow - Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News
Moritz said he first developed the idea for Shuttle Train Airport Taxi (or STAT for short) after listening to local university concerns about reliable transport to and from Kirksville Regional Airport while on the City Council about two years ago. While speaking with Kirksville Regional Airport Director Glenn Balliew, Moritz discovered many visitors, especially international students, didn’t know or didn’t have access to transportation from the airport to the city. Moritz decided to take the opportunity that summer and, with the help of a silent investor, purchased a Dodge Caravan and began shuttling students and visitors from Kirksville Regional back to the city. Louis International Airport and Kansas City International Airport when clients’ airplanes were grounded due to inclement weather or mechanical problems. Moritz said he has occasionally driven people downstate in the past, but the company is in final talks with non-emergency medical transport firm LogistiCare to serve the northeast Missouri region. Because the business requires someone to be on call almost all day every day, he said he makes sure that his employee or, sometimes, even his fiancee, is watching the phones while he is conducting city business. Source: www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com
