Coach Operator

22 Articles

What does coach industry consolidation mean for a small operator?

I wrote some months ago about how coach operators had suddenly become…

‘A survival guide to the coach industry peak summer season’

This is my 15th peak ‘silly season’ in the coach industry. While…

Have coach hire rates for school trips reached a tipping point?

We have lost a couple of jobs on price recently. Traditionally, that…

Peak season here for coaches – but remember your own wellbeing

It is the last week of the Easter holidays, and we are…

A coach operator verdict on growing bus company interest

There seems to be a growing trend of larger independent coach operators…

Coach operation: Only one season, and that is the busy season

The seasons seem to me to be changing. And I don’t mean…

In-house, or dealership? A coach operator’s maintenance quandary

It is a new year, but it has the same old problems…

Festive reflection is the order of the day in coach operation

The pantomime season is in full swing (oh yes it is!), the…

And the key to being a successful coach operator is…

What is the key to being a successful coach operator? You certainly…

Predicting future coach buying habits: Not an easy task

It was Busworld over the last week. I didn’t go, as there…