Accessible coach holidays: An untapped market?
routeone speaks to coach tour operators about their experience of running wheelchair accessible holidays, including is there a demand for them and the practicalities
Last...
Accessible journeys: Are the facilities there for coaches?
As the pressure to increase PSVAR compliance across home-to-school fleets continues, we look at how well equipped tour destinations are for accessible coaches
Coach operators...
M&M Staffing: Coach accessibility and inclusivity at its heart
M&M Staffing did not come into the coach industry via what may be considered a usual route. The Essex business began around 18 years...
Koller offers ‘strongest in world’ wheelchair and user restraints
Wheelchair accessible vehicle products specialist Koller has completed testing that it says demonstrates its restraints are “the strongest in the world” in exceeding the...
Transport Service Solutions takes three Mellor Orion buses
Middlewich-based demand responsive transport (DRT) operator Transport Service Solutions (TSS) has taken three custom-configured Mellor Orions, supplied by Mellor's partner, Enterprise.
The Orions will trade...
Hidral Gobel: An eye on the now and the future of coach PSVAR
Passenger lifts are a point of importance for the coach industry as it grapples not only with PSVAR in its current form, but also...
Some interesting points regarding school transport
I recently had a School Transport Manager from one of the larger county councils call to discuss the availability of certain types of vehicles,...
Relaunched Iveco Daily aims to be more than a minibus
A relaunch of the Iveco Bus range to coincide with Euro VI-E showcases the Daily and its new accessible variant alongside integrated mobility solutions
As...
Ingredients for success of demand responsive transport?
As one demand responsive transport service ended last year, another began. We talk to those involved to find out their key learnings and ask the question –...
Koller maintains ISO 9001 accreditation for over 20 years
Wheelchair accessible vehicle product manufacturer Koller Engineering has achieved ISO 9001 recertification.
It continues the Yeovil-based supplier’s over 20-year accreditation as part of the global...
DWS bid for Stagecoach set to progress as acceptance gained
The bid by DWS Infrastructure to purchase Stagecoach in its entirety took a major step forward on 20 May after the DWS subsidiary Inframobility...
