Mileage played a\u00a0small factor in this year’s Commuter Challenge when determining the victory, as organizations were judged on their overall participation. With around a 40% participation rate TRG’s commitment to winning<\/a> was not to be taken lightly. The participation rate was determined\u00a0by the total number of trips taken in the month by all employees (not just the ones participating), divided by the total number of trips that could have been taken by all employees.<\/p>\n Knowing that we had to keep participation up and keep\u00a0everyone motivated, we held\u00a0weekly events away from the office. Although is was rainy, during the first week we headed to Max Wilke’s place\u00a0and had a BBQ during our lunch break. The following week, the weather cleared up and we gathered at a local park for some fun in the sun.\u00a0Another way to instill motivation came in the form of apparel as salesmen Travis Smith took it upon himself to make\u00a0custom\u00a0TRG T-shirts to commemorate the 2015 Commuter Challenge. We wore them proudly as we\u00a0promoted a healthy lifestyle and cut down on carbon emissions.<\/p>\n Our\u00a043 commuters registered for TRG made 420 trips and had a commuter rate of 41.96%. With 1781.39 miles logged, the company saved about 1746 lbs of CO2 from being emitted into the air.\u00a0Racking up a total 1781.39 miles with 43 riders, we came in first in the 25-99 Employees bracket.<\/p>\n President John Michel, spoke about TRG’s character during the Commuter Challenge,<\/p>\n![\"TRG](\"http:\/\/traderiskguaranty.com\/trgpeak\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TRG-May-BBQ-at-Maxs.jpg\")
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