South Notts centenary to feature heritage bus cavalcade
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) will mark 100 years of the South Notts bus operation with a celebratory weekend on 18-19…
FirstGroup reports 7% profit increase for bus operations
FirstGroup has reported a strong performance from its bus operations amid the continued impact of nationalisation on its rail division.…
Optibus launches AI-powered agent for public transport operations
Optibus has unveiled what it describes as the first AI agent designed specifically for public transport operations, with the technology…
Sarah East appointed MD of National Express UK Bus
National Express UK Bus has announced Sarah East will take over as Managing Director, succeeding Antony Goozee from 1 July.…
Leveraging telematics data key to risk reduction: McCarron Coates
Fleet insurance specialist and commercial broker McCarron Coates has urged coach and bus operators to make determined efforts to properly…
Bill Laidlaw named Harris Group UK Chief Operating Officer
Bill Laidlaw has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Harris Group UK by Higer and Maxus importer Harris Group…
What can coach and bus take from the latest diesel price crisis?
Businesses in coach and bus that are exposed to variance in the unhedged price of diesel will be watching oil…
Martin Gibbon returns to lead Stagecoach West
Stagecoach has appointed Martin Gibbon (pictured) as Managing Director of its West business, covering local bus operations across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire,…
Go South Coast team raises £25,000 in honour of Andrew Wickham
Representatives of Go South Coast have raised over £25,000 in honour of the operator’s late Managing Director Andrew Wickham by…
Little luck for sector on home-to-school contract temporary support
The impact of high diesel costs on home-to-school (H2S) contract arrangements between operators and local authorities is increasingly severe, with…
