Transit compliance help from someone who actually does this work.
I'm Neal Vance. I work in public transit compliance at the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and I'm the founder of Solutions by Vance, LLC.
Every day, I work with FTA regulations, Triennial Reviews, ADA equivalency monitoring, procurement procedures, and the dozens of compliance requirements that keep federal transit funding flowing. I've been on the agency side of the table — and I know what it's like to try to make sense of a 200-page regulation with a limited staff and a tight budget.
That's why I started Solutions by Vance: to take what I've learned and make it accessible to the transit agencies that need it most.
Help small transit agencies stay audit-ready without hiring expensive consultants.
Most transit compliance resources fall into one of two categories: expensive consultant reports that sit on a shelf, or dense federal regulations that nobody has time to read. I'm building something in between — practical, plain-English guides and tools that a transit manager can actually use on a Tuesday morning.
Every product, every video, every free resource is designed to answer one question: What do I actually need to do to stay compliant?
Transit agencies in rural areas and small cities depend on FTA funding to keep their buses running. One bad Triennial Review finding can put that funding at risk. But most small agencies don't have a dedicated compliance officer — they have a manager who's already wearing six other hats.
I've seen agencies get findings they could have easily prevented. I've seen consultants charge $10,000 for a report that could have been a 10-page checklist. I've seen good people get frustrated by a system that seems designed to be confusing.
Solutions by Vance exists to change that. One video, one worksheet, one plain-English guide at a time.
The principles behind everything Solutions by Vance produces.
If you need a law degree to understand a compliance guide, it's not a guide — it's a problem. Everything I write is in language a working transit manager can understand.
No theory. No fluff. Every template, checklist, and guide is something I'd actually use in my own work. If it doesn't help you do your job, it doesn't make the cut.
Small agencies have small budgets. The free resources are genuinely useful, and the paid products are priced for real-world transit budgets — not Fortune 500 procurement.
This isn't academic. I work in transit compliance. I deal with FTA requirements every day. The guidance comes from real files, real reviews, and real findings.
Grab the free ADA Equivalency Monitoring Worksheet, or check out the products.