PC Coaches benefits from fully funded driver training
PC Coaches of Lincoln, one of Lincolnshire's largest independent coach and bus operators, has launched an initiative with Boston College…
Unite calls 12-weeks’ strike action at Xplore Dundee
200 employees of Xplore Dundee who are members of union Unite are to take 12 weeks of strike action from…
Arriva London drivers to strike over pay
Around 1700 London bus drivers are set to strike for four days this month after the union Unite announced industrial…
Go North West opens recruitment of 300 bus drivers
Go North West (GNW) has opened what it says is Britain’s biggest recruitment campaign for bus drivers. The work comes…
NEWM honours longest-serving employee for his 56 years
National Express West Midlands' (NEWM) longest-serving employee has hung up his keys for the final time after 56 years with…
‘Customer service focus washes through to recruitment’
I spent the 1980s driving as what was called at the time a one-man operator, starting the decade with the…
Navigating the road to better driver amenities
We look at the state of facilities for coach and bus drivers across the UK, and the work by trade…
Joined-up thinking needed on driver shortages
Could the bus sector help coach operators with their recruitment issues? asks Confederation of Passenger Transport President Ralph Roberts. After…
Research aimed at shaping bus passenger safety training
With stats showing onboard harassment may be putting off potential passengers, researchers at Aberystwyth University hope to plug what they…
Meeting the challenges of ever-changing legislation
With so much for coach and bus operators to keep a check on when it comes to legislation, an army…