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…
The importance of a winter plan to coach and bus operation
Winter brings several challenges for the coach and bus sector. For bus operators, passenger numbers – and thus revenue –…
PCV driving test numbers in long-term fall but pass rate increasing
The number of PCV driving tests being taken in Great Britain lags well behind volumes seen in previous decades although…
Coach rates in 2025: Looking for bright spots amid industry change
At the close of 2024 routeone heard concerns from one independent operator that rates were struggling to keep up with…