James steps down as CEO of Frias Transportation Management

By KRISTY TOTTEN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 6, 2013 - 10:57 am

Mark James, CEO of Frias Transportation Management, has stepped down.

James has been leading efforts to develop software applications for the transportation industry under an affiliated company, Frias Transportation Infrastructure, and will now pursue that job full time.

Frias Transportation Infrastructure will be operated as two entities, Ride Genie Inc. and Integrity Vehicle Solutions, developers of Ride Genie app and RideIntegrity, which monitors taxi movements by GPS to combat long-hauling.

Frias Transportation Management is the largest transportation company in Nevada, with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

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