Tim Deakin

Tim is Editor of routeone and has worked in both the coach and bus and haulage industries.
2495 Articles

National Insurance increase draws mixed coach and bus response

A varied response to the hike in employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions…

Women in Transport: 20 years completed, but a lot still to do

Women in Transport celebrated its 20th anniversary in early June, and the…

Is an open-door policy needed for coach and bus recruitment?

Attracting the next generation of staff is a conundrum, although a scroll…

Ferqui small coach products gain fresh wind under EVM supply

EVM further grew its small coach range in 2024 when it became…

DfT report hints at coach accessibility work going beyond vehicles

Research into coach and bus service accessibility commissioned by the Department for…

Contract pricing conundrum: Unlikely to get easier any time soon

A telling line from provisional liquidators of coach operator Fishers Tours cites…

Coach in the community as Anthony’s Travel celebrates 40 years

How the coach industry sits close to the communities and people it…

Franchising favour for SPT bus policy goals questioned by CPT

Many measures to achieve Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) bus policy goals…

Public finances ‘will be the definer of future bus policy and practice’

The state of public finances will be the largest influence on future…

Bus industry change also brings opportunity: Transdev UK chief

The bus industry is at a time of unprecedented change in multiple…