Driver retention: ‘It’s up to us to make our workplaces more attractive’
Are employee benefits the answer to attracting more people to coach driving – and keeping them? routeone speaks to three UK coach operators for...
Clean Air Zone approach fails to tackle root cause of air pollution
It’s time for local authorities to place ‘cleaner, greener travel options’ at the heart of transport networks, says Alison Edwards, CPT Head of Policy
Clean Air...
Stagecoach’s Buchan depot wins 2021 Christopher Ball eco-driving award
Stagecoach Bluebird’s Buchan depot has won the top UK depot award for outstanding performance over the last 12 months in Stagecoach's annual Christopher Ball...
Stagecoach East Scotland Employees sweep Greenroad Fleet Elite Status for seventh year running
Hundreds of Stagecoach employees across East Scotland have been recognised with GreenRoad’s Fleet Elite Status for the seventh year running.
The global performance measurement uses...
Government announces action plan to improve smart motorways
Measures will include abolishing part-time hard shoulders and a £5m awareness campaign
The government has announced it is launching an action plan to raise the...
Driver CPC continues after Brexit, warns DVSA
The DVSA confirms that drivers for UK companies will still need their Driver CPC (DCPC) to drive professionally in the UK after Brexit.
Drivers will...
RMT calls for better local drivers’ hours
Union RMT is calling for local bus drivers' driving hours to be brought in line with coach drivers'.
It is backing a private member's bill...
Doctors on Wheels medicals no longer accepted amid probe
The DVLA is no longer accepting D4 medical reports from Doctors on Wheels Ltd.
The company, a provider of cheap medicals for PCV and HGV...
Award for Master Driver
Award for Master Driver
National Express has won another award for its driver training programme, Master Driver.
It picked up the Excellence in People Development award...
CPT hosts North Weald ride-and-drive event
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) London & South East Region’s sixth annual Ride-and-Drive event took place on Friday (27 July).
Held at North Weald...
Bus modal shift needs holistic policy, report says
Piecemeal interventions will not lead to the significant modal shift to bus that is required if the UK is to meet its net zero...
