Oxford Bus Group announces Neil Butler as Finance Director
Neil Butler has joined Oxford Bus Group as Finance Director, moving from previous managerial roles at Vodafone UK and KPMG…
UrbanThings names ex-Arriva man Adam Toone as COO
Former Arriva man Adam Toone has been named Chief Operating Officer by public transport technology solutions provider UrbanThings. In his…
Is coach and bus driving right for shortage occupations list?
Calls continue for coach and bus driving to join the shortage occupations list, enabling the recruitment into those roles of…
Shortage occupations list denial for coach and bus ‘disappointing’
Once upon a time in 2004, I was involved with a project that eventually saw over 3,000 drivers recruited (mostly…
Experience guides First Bus to futureproof EV infrastructure
It’s a year since First Bus completed the full implementation of its electric charging hub at its Caledonia depot in…
Hopes rise that review of PSVAR will see pragmatic conclusion
Hopes have risen of a pragmatic resolution to the otherwise unsolvable problem of PSVAR in the coach sector. That comes…
CPT Ride-and-Drive event returns to North Weald airfield
CPT’s Ride-and-Drive event returned to North Weald airfield in July, showcasing some of the industry’s latest coach, bus and minibus…
Using the power of data to meet compliance regulations
We look at the benefits of DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme and some tools that can assist operators in compliance In…
Brake testing: Learning how to interpret reports is vital
As a small operator, brake testing was historically always something that we did only for MoT. That was just how…
‘Transport for London leads the way on bus safety’
We welcome the work on improving bus safety by Stagecoach East on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, but its use of…
