GO MAINE is a statewide commuter information network that connects with the transportation options that will work best for them. When you register with GO MAINE your commuting information is entered into a database that searches for the right commuting option for you, as well as for other commuters with similar commute patterns. That’s how we create a “match” for carpools and vanpools.

Believe it or not, yes! However, persons with irregular schedules are better candidates for carpools than for vanpools. Even if there is just one day a week when you work a predictable schedule, carpool on that day. Also, many people work flexible hours and you may find someone in a similar position to your own. We’ll do our best to find a match for you.

You can find a quick answer to that question at our “Quick Carpool Search” page. And when you register with GO MAINE, you’ll be included in a database of thousands of interested carpoolers. You’ll receive a “matchlist” with the names and contact information of those persons who match your commute pattern (home addresses are never included on the matchlists and home numbers may be excluded as well.) Just contact the names on that list and make your carpool arrangements.

GO MAINE is your “one-stop shopping resource” to alternative modes of transportation. We want to give you as much information as possible to make informed decisions about your daily commute. Asking for this information by contacting and/or registering with GO MAINE in no way obligates you to use alternate modes of transportation (although we think you will be mighty tempted). When you do join a carpool or vanpool, you and the other members will decide how often you feel comfortable sharing the ride, among other details. We’ve got an etiquette guide here. And, of course, if you are a bicyclist or walker, the commitment is entirely up to you.

A carpool is two or more commuters sharing a ride in one of their own vehicles. The best carpooling arrangements are very flexible. In fact, you don’t need to carpool every day, just as often as your schedule allows. This gives you the freedom to plan errands or appointments on days when you aren’t carpooling.

Carpoolers can either share driving and expenses or one person may drive most or all of the time, in which case the passenger shares operating expenses with the driver.

Quite possibly. GO MAINE can help you with information on other available transportation choices. We’ve got the information you need to make your commute easier. We can help you with local and inter-city bus, ferries, Amtrak rail service, bicycling and walking routes, telecommuting, Park & Ride lots and more.