Is a coach management skills gap affecting succession planning?
Trade bodies have responded to a claim from a former coach operator that lack of investment in management training within…
Women in Bus and Coach and routeone column to launch in 2025
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has partnered with routeone to launch an opinion column. It will debut in January…
Ashley Brown named Johnsons and Whittles General Manager
Ashley Brown (pictured) has been promoted to General Manager of Johnsons Coaches and Whittles Coaches. Mr Brown steps up from…
Volvo 9700 coach production for Europe to restart in Mexico
Production of the Volvo 9700 single-deck coach for markets in Europe including the UK and Ireland is set to restart…
£680,000 put towards solving coach rail replacement AIR difficulties
Up to £680,000 of funding will go towards a competition staged by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Innovate UK…
Arriva Bus Walker to begin 2025 fundraising with six-depot jaunt
Arriva North West bus driver trainer Neil Atherton (pictured) – known as the Bus Walker – will start his fundraising…
EVM continues to build small vehicle parc with partner expansion
While some vehicle supply challenges persist in parts of the large coach market, smaller front-engined models built on the Mercedes-Benz…
Who will you pass your coach operation onto in the future?
There is quite a nifty cartoon doing the rounds. It involves a farmer and his son leaning on a farm…
Mixed coach and bus industry reaction to Driver CPC changes
Operators have reacted to the introduction of changes to Driver CPC (DCPC) earlier this month. The first changes came into…
Podaris: The ‘drag and drop’ approach to bus network planning
Trial and error is a long-established means of achieving successful outcomes. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, bus operators…
