A word of warning about relying on roller brake test results
I read with interest in your last issue the emphasis placed on routine roller brake tests in ensuring the safety…
Versatile double-deck coach: Volvo 9700 DD put through its paces
Volvo has seen success of late in the UK double-deck coach segment with the 9700 DD. It uses a B13R…
PCV must be able to leverage vocational driver recruitment lessons
Positing that a problem exists with how many drivers are entering the industry is like saying that night follows day.…
Bus repower to zero-emission: 2025 set to be a pivotal year
Back in 2021, Zemo Partnership and industry collaborators identified opportunity to repower mid-life diesel buses to zero-emission alternatives and considered…
Industry split over potential for National DCPC pass or fail via periodic test
The industry remains split over proposals for a pass-or-fail option to be included in the new National Driver CPC (DCPC)…
Coach and bus legal Q&A: Tachographs and driving in the EU
JMW Solicitors’ expert offers advice on industry-related law matters I have read conflicting information regarding the requirement for drivers to…
Make 2025 the year you major on holistic workplace health
On 6 January St John Ambulance declared 2025 the year of holistic workplace health, sounding a warning that traditional concepts…
Consider your management structure if you are a coach operator
If you have made a new year’s resolution to lose weight, cut down on the beer (or wine), or something…
What lies in store for the coach industry during 2025?
Happy New Year. I hope that you will all have a profitable and successful 2025 in whatever you do. I…
Championing a bright future for women in coach and bus
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has now been in existence since June 2023. Since our launch, it has been…
