Making a company a good place to work, and its importance
When asked to write an article about the challenges of driver recruitment and retention in the coach and bus industry,…
Bus cab design: Improved greatly, but still more to do, says Pailton
The main character from the 1970s British sitcom On the Buses, a driver named Stan, was always trying to get…
Carousel Buses continues recruitment amid Arriva closure plans
Carousel Buses is to hold a further recruitment day as it plans to expand its services in areas around the…
Newport Transport deploys Omnibus OmniENGAGE driver app
Newport Transport has deployed the Omnibus driver app OmniENGAGE in a move that the supplier says “has transformed” driver experience…
Women in Bus and Coach to conduct inclusive cab design survey
A survey will be carried out across bus garages around the UK aimed at helping to boost inclusivity of future…
Bus driver break facilities: Comfort and cleanliness are not optional
When I started in the industry, break facilities for drivers and crews were often dire. It was not so much…
Driver First Assist launches Skills for Safer Journeys training
Road safety training organisation Driver First Assist has launched a programme called Skills for Safer Journeys. It is an online…
CPT adds to call for removal of all young PCV driver 50km limits
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) is another trade body representing the coach industry to call for the 50km restriction,…
19-year-old driver continues career progression at Belle Vue
Belle Vue Manchester is celebrating gaining one of the country's youngest drivers after Tobi Dekker gained his PCV licence aged…
RHA calls for full removal of young PCV drivers 50km restriction
Government plans to partially relax the 50km, regular service restriction placed on the youngest PCV drivers should go further and…