Challenge the norm in driver recruitment, industry hears
The value of apprenticeships and recruitment from under-represented groups to solving driver shortages in both the coach and bus sectors…
Bus Driver of the Year 2023: Full house in sight
The 2023 Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) national final is approaching maximum capacity ahead of its staging in Blackpool…
Driver Freddie Dempsey recognised at trentbarton Really Good Service Awards
Derbyshire man Freddie Dempsey has been named Driver of the Year at trentbarton's Really Good Service Awards in Nottingham. The…
Industry embraces Driver CPC reform ideas
Proposed reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) renewals have been largely welcomed throughout the coach and bus industry. …
Driver CPC reform is welcome… but act quickly
I welcome the current consultation on changing (or should that be simplifying?) the periodic training element of the Driver CPC…
Coach driver shortage – can changes to DCPC help?
Peter Bradley asks whether proposed reforms to Driver CPC can be one of the answers to retaining coach driver It…
Workforce planning ‘is a nuanced skill’: Ben Gilligan
Like many businesses in our sector, shortages of drivers and engineers was an overriding theme of 2021 and 2022. Combined…
First Bus commended in gender pay gap report
First Bus has won praise from Scottish advocacy organisation Close the Gap in its latest report into gender-equality progress in…
UK Coach Rally 2023: A&P and Bibby’s lead winners
Sleaford operator A&P Travel and Bibby’s of Ingleton driver Daryl Dixon claimed the two big trophies at the 2023 UK…
National Express West Midlands drivers voting on ending strike
National Express West Midlands bus drivers are voting today and tomorrow on whether to accept an improved pay offer, a…
