The Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) Guaranteed Ride Home Program is available to businesses participating in the Eco Pass Program and the UTA Van Lease Program. It provides a free ride for a Sponsor's employee from their business location to the employee's home or other location within the public transit district, with any qualifying emergency.

If an employee or a member of their immediate family becomes ill or injured, requiring the employee to leave work, UTA will provide a Guaranteed Ride Home at no cost to the employee. Each participating employee is allowed a maximum of six Guaranteed Ride Home trips per calendar year, or a pro-rated maximum of less than six times if the program is contracted for less than a full year. Working unscheduled overtime also qualifies an employee for a Guaranteed Ride Home. If a regular scheduled UTA bus or train is available within 30 minutes of the conclusion of an unscheduled overtime shift, the employee is expected to take the bus or train. If not, a Guaranteed Ride Home is provided.

Requesting a Guaranteed Ride Home is very. The qualifying employee or employee's sponsor calls UTA Customer Service at 287-4663 (BUS-HOME). The Customer Service Representative will send a UTA Supervisor in a marked UTA vehicle, or give the participating employee the telephone number for a taxicab. The taxi company will issue a one-ride authorization number to give the driver.

The Guaranteed Ride Home Program is a safety net providing a ride home because of an emergency, illness or family crisis, or working late unexpectedly. It is a successful program that encourages employees to use alternative transportation.