The service is administered by ODOT's Public Transportation Division as part of its intercity grant program.

[1] The POINT service exists to connect towns and rural communities with major transportation hubs and urban centers.

ODOT accomplishes this by filling gaps in Oregon's long distance transit network where no public services exist and which would otherwise be unprofitable for private companies.

[2] The decline in Greyhound service in Oregon in the late 1990s led to a rise in local private operators.

[8] In 2019, the former High Desert POINT route was discontinued and is now operated by Pacific Crest Bus Lines as an Amtrak Thruway service from Redmond to Klamath Falls.