Namsos Trafikkselskap

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Namsos Trafikkselskap asa
Type	Public
Founded	1970, Namsos Dampskibsselskap in 1879
Headquarters	Namsos, Norway
Key people	Odd Ivar Løvhaugen (CEO)
Area served	Trøndelag, Norway
Industry	Public transport
Products	Bus transport ferry transport ambulance services
Revenue	NOK 191.8 million (2005)
Operating income	NOK 8.3 million (2005)
Net income	NOK 6.8 million (2005)
Employees	164 (2001)
Subsidiaries	NTS Ambulanse, Namdalske and Holm Transport
Website	http://www.ntsasa.no

Namsos Trafikkselskap (NTS) (OSE: NAM) is a public transport company in Trøndelag, Norway. The company operates ferries, local bus services, truck transport and ambulance services. The company has its headquarters in Namsos and the stock is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.

Despite that the largest owner of NTS, Helgelandske (a subsidiary of Veolia Transport Norway) ownes 33% prosent of the company, no single owner is allowed to vote representing more than 0,5% at the annual meeting.

1 History
2 Operations

[edit] History

Namsos Trafikkselskap was founded in 1970 as a merge between Namsos Dampskipselskap and Namdalen Trafikkselskap.

[edit] Operations

[edit] Ambulance

Through the subsidiary NTS Ambulanse AS the NTS Group operates a total of 16 ambulances.

On contract with Helse Nord-Trøndelag NTS operates ambulances in Flatanger, Frosta, Leka, Levanger, Meråker, Namsskogan, Røyrvik, Snåsa and Verdal.
On contract with St. Olavs Hospital NTS operates ambulances in Osen and Roan.
On contract with Helse Nordmøre og Romsdal NTS operates ambulances in Surnadal.
On contract with Sykehuset Innlandet NTS operates ambulances in Engedal and Trysil.

[edit] Buses

NTS operates local and school bus services in Nærøy.

[edit] Ferries

The company operates seven ships on contract with the Nord-Trøndelag County as part of the public transport in Namdalen. Five of these ships are car ferries.