IRTE Skills Challenge welcomes independent operators’ teams
The transport industry is a vast network of professionals dedicated to ensuring efficient and safe journeys for passengers. Independent bus…
Congestion… and the irony of green initiatives?
Your article about congestion last month struck a chord with me, as it is something that has certainly gotten worse…
Various reasons to be optimistic for bus patronage growth
The bus industry is navigating a dynamic landscape of changing travel patterns and funding challenges, complicated further by the latest…
UrbanThings: Putting technology into the hands of operators
The advance of technology is greatly being felt in the coach and bus industry by both the customer and service…
Drivers’ hours offences lead to 28-day suspension of O-Licence
Drivers’ hours offences have led to the one-vehicle restricted O-Licence held by Bolton-based Farid Bhaiyat being suspended for 28 days…
Bus Centre of Excellence: How is it working with the industry?
Among promises made in the National Bus Strategy for England at publication in 2021 was one committing the Department for…
PTS Group (Norfolk) wins new five-vehicle O-Licence
PTS Group (Norfolk) Ltd, trading as Wrights Coaches, whose three-vehicle international O-Licence was revoked in September 2021, has succeeded in…
Ascendal MD raises exit from Cambridge to push franchising
In a move to underscore the importance of bus franchising in Cambridgeshire, Jonathan Ziebart, Managing Director of Ascendal UK, has…
The small South Coast bus operator with a big, bold mission
It was a nightmare journey on public transport from Brighton to East Grinstead in 2006 that was largely the inspiration…
More than 4000 Stagecoach drivers have gained Fleet Elite status
A total of 4,187 drivers working for Stagecoach have been awarded Fleet Elite status by GreenRoad, the operator has announced.…
