DPF performance to be brought within heavy vehicle testing scope?
DVSA has raised the potential to identify via annual testing any removal of or damage to the diesel particulate filter…
The Ready Group commits to installing Alcolock devices
The Ready Group, which owns coach operations Readybus, Arena Travel, Turbostyle Coaches and LJ Edwards, is to install Alcolock ignition…
Technology is changing the game for coach and bus operators
How two businesses are using apps and e-ticketing to smooth operations in the coach and bus sectors For the coach…
Clarity on BODS and PSVAR needed for home-to-school services
Changes to how school services are licenced and registered could reduce PSVAR and BODS issues, argues UK Coach Operators Association…
Disqualification for Transport Manager on three O-Licences
Salman Chohan, who acted as a Transport Manager (TM) on three O-Licences, including that of Manchester-based Sumi Travel, whose sole…
School services – be ready for the new term
Getting back on the school run is about more than grabbing a satchel, if you are a coach operator offering…
IRU calls for grace period on new smart tachograph rules
As EU rules requiring second generation smart tachographs on new vehicles come into force, the International Road Transport Union (IRU)…
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…
UKCOA: A coaching summer ‘to do’ list (part two)
Peter Bradley touches on some more issues you should put at the top of your virtual in-tray – including the…