Coach Operator

25 Articles

Will future coach operators want the seven-day work ethic?

As I write this, it has been a pretty challenging week, one…

Communication and the coach operator: Always a fine balance

As fans of Record Breakers will no doubt remember, if you want…

New academic year brings same challenges for coach operators

Well, that was August. Been and gone quicker than it takes to…

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…