The County of Lackawanna Transit System took top honors from an industry group for its advertising and promotion efforts.

COLTS recently won the Grand Award from the American Public Transportation Association at the organizationâ??s annual conference in Seattle for the COLTS College Connections Radio Ad that promoted its partnerships with both The University of Scranton and Marywood University.

COLTS competed against all other transit systems that carry 4 million or fewer passenger trips annually.

This marks the second consecutive year that COLTS received a national AdWheel Award. Last year, COLTS won First Place in the TV ad category in Electronic Media for its Dump the Pump ad.

AdWheel Awards are presented every year in five media categories: electronic, print, social media, special events, and campaigns.