Hi all,

I, too, work for NuStats. We are a research consultancy; our main focus is conducting transportation studies for state and local government agencies, though we have conducted surveys in other fields as well. The results of our transportation studies are used by the transportation planners in the cities in which they are conducted for improvement of traffic flow and transit routes. We do compensate those that participate in our surveys after we receive the data. Compensation varies, but is usually around 25-40 dollars and is given after all of your travel data has been collected. This usually requires a GPS tracking period of one day, travel diary of about three days, shipment of the materials back to NuStats (shipping and packaging paid for by NuStats), then a short telephone interview to make sure all of the information is correct and complete. We understand that not everyone has the ability to participate, but it helps to have as many people as possible in order to have data that is well-representative of the local population. Please take the time to help us out, as you'll more than likely be helping to improve traffic and transit conditions in your city. If you'd like to know more about us, you can visit out website: www.nustats.com

I took the time to talk to them and do the survey, got a 50$ check and it cleared the bank.
No repeated calls from them.

You could try and leave a message you know.... I don't answer numbers I don't know but if you are willing to leave a message than it means you actually want to talk to me.

Course you don't appear fluent in either typing or the English language by your message. Most of the latest posts were not complaining, did you read them prior to telling the everyone off?

Calm down F down people geez I work for ptv nustats, what were about is you do a survey we ask you for some general information about your everyday transportation and you get $20 for over the phone complition or $40 for online submition within 48 hrs you receirve the packet we send u if not then okay just say no I don't want to participate please take me off the list thank you. That's all the MAGIC world is take me off the list. Do not hang up because we continue to bug the ish outta you until you pick up and say the magic word.

Has nothing to do with your msg. but I am looking for cousin Judy (Estes) Sikes.  Would like to correspond again.  Find me on facebook.
Judy from Alberta, Canada

Received a call at 6:35PM on 11/5/09.  They didn't leave a message.

I believe the number belongs to NuStats, it's a survey company.

No one talks when I pick it up...have had 5 calls today alone from these people, now I just end the call as soon as I see the number on Caller ID.

Nu Stats a survey company.  I'm on the no call list so they shouldn't be calling me

Said they were taking survey of travel in area.    Wanted to know if anyone walks to work, rides bus,
how many cars, how many people in household.

The call me to...several times a week! Make me crazy!!!!!! :(

Keep getting calls several times a week
All hours of the day and now during the evenings and weekends

Got a call from then, sounded legit, i am getting $40 to log my transportation for one day.

Ultimately, you are paying for the call.  It is your local government agency using your tax dollars for the contract with a research firm.

FYI people: the do not call list applies only to telemarketers and solicitors.  Survey research is perfectly legal and sponsored by many government agencies.  Politely asking to removed from a call list should end the calls.  Most surveys send out advance letters or postcards notifying that a call will be received.  If they are still calling, the information was incorrect, incomplete, or illogical.  Listen to what you are agreeing to do, as it is explained in most scripts.  Most surveys have a website for reference.  Also, a legitimate caller will have contact information for verification.

Appears as toll free call. I press the talk button and then the disconnect button. At least they will have to pay for the call.

I totally agree.

95% of the companies that call me are scumbags taking advantage of loopholes in the National Do Not Call Registry (and they make it very difficult or impossible to request removal from their lists), ... but this company is a rare exception.  They even paid me to participate in the survey, just as they said they would.

That other 95% make me wish that there was a strict "absolutely do not call me EVER unless you know me" registry, but participating in this survey made me realize why we need exceptions.

I just wish that there was a way to punish the scumbags but still allow legit companies like this to operate.

Amen.

DNC does not apply to survey calls...

THIS SURVEY COMPANY IS LEGIT.
If you gave them time to give you their website and travel survey hotline then you would realize that all these poor people are doing is trying to make a living just like everyone else!
They are hired by transportation planning agencies in YOUR STATE, so if you have a problem, take it up with your congressmen not the people on the phone. The computer does generate a random sample of numbers for them to call, so no, they aren't singling you out to bug you, they just want to help improve the transportation in your area. Most of these studies have been done some years back, so this is nothing new. Also, I know for a fact that some of you are exaggerating about how many times they call you. Any time a record comes up, it shows how many times that number has been called, so they know if your lieing about how many times you have been called. If you want them to stop ANSWER THE PHONE! Be polite, and just say no thank you.
And survey companies are exempt for the DO NOT CALL LIST!!!

Ptv datasource is contracted by multiple goverment agencies. they specialize in conducting transportation studies to better public, private transportation. (roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, handicap buses metros.ect) The federal Do Not Call list does not apply to survey takers like ptv, DNC list is for buss. trying to sell something. If you do not want to be bothered say " I am not going to participate, its pointless that you keep calling me. I am giving you a FINAL REFUSAL. Please do not call and dispatch my number as a HARD FINAL REFUSAL" make sure and ask for name and Employee number, usually starts with a letter then two digit number. example. I32. If they keep calling request to speak to a sup and get SUP ID NUMBER. good luck folks

Correction to my earlier post: it was PTV DataSource (not PTB).  They are affiliated with NuStats.  I got the survey packet in the mail today and it lists a website with more info:

http://sites.nustats.com/frontrange/

http://www.nustats.com/nustats_dot_com/

Note the contact us tab on the website

Nu Stats a survey company.  I'm on the no call list so they shouldn't be calling me either.

I am on the do not call list and was annoyed by calls from this number with "TOLL FREE" on the caller ID. I called them back to ask them to stop calling me.  Surprisingly, a human answered.  He was polite and was willing to add me to their do not call list, so I asked who they were and why they were calling me.  He said that the company was called "PTB data source" and was conducting a transportation survey that would be used to improve transportation options in my area.  Since their purposes seemed legit and they were polite and easy to call back, I agreed to answer their survey.  It took about 10 minutes, and they said they would send me $25 for participating (after I complete and return a one-day "travel diary" that they will mail).

I am annoyed by unsolicited phone calls and normally refuse to deal with organizations that place such calls, but in this case I made an exception.  I can understand that they may want to get a random sampling for their survey, and if they asked people to contact them then they would tend to get biased results.

I'm also on the do not call list and received a call from 888-223-3854.  The name on my caller ID just said "TOLL FREE" so I didn't answer.  They did not leave a message.

I just received a call from this same number - 888-223-3854.  I refuse to answer when I don't know the number.  I am on the DO NOT CALL list and will follow the ideas given here to report the caller.  They did not leave voice mail.

Called my house today even though I am on do not call list and have call rejection. I report all these calls to the FCC, FTC, Do not Call and FBI. I encourage people getting these call report them! If you people who are calling are so legit why not reveal who you are why spoof caller IDS and robo call people!

If you tired of these phone calls fill out an online form with the FCC and they will investigate.  The FCC prohibits calls from these kind of numbers that when you answer there is no one there.

I have a prepaid phone & since this is an 888 # I dont answer.  I thought I would look it up online to see who it was & found this site.  They call me about 3 times a day which is beginning to piss me off.  I think next call I'll answer & tell them I'm going to turn them in for harrassment to the FCC.  We'll see where that goes.  LOL