Minority Business Person of the Year was awarded to Charles Atchison, owner and founder of Atchison Transportation, for his work in building the state’s largest full-service ground transportation company. Charles Atchison started his first business in 1949 with a Ford he used as his personal car and his first taxi. Since then, Atchison has spent most of… Continue reading 2017-2018 Minority Business Person of the Year
Blog
Transportation Services
Category: Community
Eight Ways To Make Mom Feel Extra Special This Mother’s Day!
Set Your Alarm! One small step towards the perfect Mother’s Day is getting up early and making her tea or coffee as well as setting up the perfect place for her to relax. Breakfast Next, who doesn’t love a delicious breakfast spread. Especially if you do not have to make it! Help her out by… Continue reading Eight Ways To Make Mom Feel Extra Special This Mother’s Day!
Mr. Atchison on the TV Show Your Carolina
March 2018, successful businessman Charles Atchison enjoyed conversation with the host of the Your Carolina show in their Greenville studios. Mr. A started the successful transportation company in 1949 with one taxi cab and now has the largest transportation fleet in South Carolina. The hub of Atchison Transportation is strategically located at the crossroads of… Continue reading Mr. Atchison on the TV Show Your Carolina
ATS Awarded Economic Visionaries Award 2017
The Upstate is the engine driving South Carolina’s new economy. During the past seven years, companies have invested more than $9 billion in capital in the Upstate, creating nearly 35,000 jobs. On Thursday, March 30, 2017 Spartanburg Community College held its Economic Visionaries Event. This event honors the business leaders in Upstate South Carolina. We… Continue reading ATS Awarded Economic Visionaries Award 2017
Legendary Businessman of the Year – Charles E. Atchison, Sr.
The Tenth Annual Minority Economic Development Institute Awards Banquet were held Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC. Mr. Atchison was the recipient of the LEGENDARY BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR Award. Charles, was one of seven minority businessmen from the upstate recognized; for his ability to be a visionary in the… Continue reading Legendary Businessman of the Year – Charles E. Atchison, Sr.
REPORTED LIST OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING UBER AND LYFT
Uber’s process for onboarding drivers is dangerously negligent. Neither Uber nor Lyft uses fingerprints or law enforcement to background-check their drivers. And Uber doesn’t even bother to meet with drivers in person before allowing them to ferry passengers. The result is a series of incidents involving “ridesharing” passengers being harmed and criminal offenders behind the… Continue reading REPORTED LIST OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING UBER AND LYFT