Coach and bus driver health: ‘Operators need to intervene earlier’
Coach and bus operators should have the awareness to intervene earlier in monitoring driver health and that of other employees,…
Heidi Alexander named Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits
Heidi Alexander has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport following the overnight resignation of Louise Haigh from that role.…
Operators should be ‘proactive’ on drink-drive procedures
Operators need to be proactive in combating the issue of the possibility of drivers operating their vehicles when under the…
Transport Committee opens call for evidence on rural bus services
Rural bus services connecting communities is the subject of the Transport Committee's first inquiry of the 2024 Parliament, having opened…
Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary over phone offence
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned after news broke last night she was convicted of an offence in 2015. In…
Arriva completes Earned Recognition accreditation for all UK fleets
Every part of the Arriva UK bus business is now within the DVSA Earned Recognition scheme after the group’s North…
Stagecoach South donates £3,990 to Poppy Appeal
Stagecoach South has donated £3,990 to the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Continuing an ongoing partnership with the charity, the…
Integrated Transport Strategy for England to be published by DfT
The government is to publish an Integrated Transport Strategy for England that will set out how all forms of mobility…
Oxford Bus Group expands ‘Brand the Bus’ prize pot to £100,000
To mark its seventh year, Oxford Bus Group has announced plans to take its Brand the Bus charity competition up…
Stagecoach partners with Schneider Electric on modular electrification solution
Stagecoach has announced a major partnership with Schneider Electric to accelerate the electrification of its fleet nationwide. Schneider Electric is…