In-house operator training targets driver shortages
With many coach operators reeling from a shortage of drivers, what can be done to turn the situation around? We…
Call for evidence issued on D1 and C licence proposals
Proposed changes to the award of category D1 driving entitlement and the return of the strictly limited ability of some…
DVSA opens smart tachograph remote interrogation trial
For the first time, DVSA can remotely interrogate certain aspects of the data held by smart digital tachograph head units…
Nat Ex coach driver celebrates 40 years behind the wheel
National Express coach driver Brent Humphries is celebrating a career spanning 40 years behind the wheel of National Express coaches.…
DVLA medical questionnaire changes come into force
Changes have been formally introduced that allow a wider pool of healthcare professionals to complete DVLA medical questionnaire forms that…
Putting the tools for wellbeing into employees’ hands
Staff health and happiness is important to a successful business. How can the coach and bus industry address the unique…
Man’s six-month sentence for spitting at bus drivers welcomed
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has welcomed the jailing for six months of a man, 50, who in separate incident…
Stagecoach West outsources training for 150 new bus drivers
Stagecoach West is to recruit 150 new bus drivers over the coming 12 months, with the operator having taken the…
DVLA medical questionnaire changes start to progress
Proposed changes to allow more healthcare professionals to complete DVLA medical questionnaire forms have begun to move forward after the…
Seven Lytham St Annes coach parking bays to return to use
Seven coach parking bays in Fairhaven Road car park in Lytham St Annes will return to use from 7 May…