Coach driver shortage: No consistency, UKCOA survey shows
The general difficulty in attracting and retaining PSV drivers shows little sign of abating. But recent work carried out by…
Wheel loss: ‘Merely a case of physics’
I see the subject of wheel loss syndrome has reared its head again in your recent article from Croner-i. I…
BDoY competition – 18 September 2022
Who would have thought when the COVID-19 pandemic hit us that we would have to cancel two Bus Driver of…
Interview – Cheney Coaches of Banbury
Peter Bradley converses with UKCOA member Mark Peace of Cheney Coaches Cheney Coaches is based in Banbury, Oxfordshire; a historic…
‘Hydrogen combustion in a bus setting: Can it work?’
Using hydrogen as a combustion fuel has been around for some time. Liquid hydrogen was used in rockets during the…
‘Driver shortages are not the coach industry’s only problem’
When the Editor called me to ask for this quarter’s musing, he suggested that I write something about driver shortages.…
Westminster Watcher: Prime Minister’s speech ‘an optimistic view of the future’
Prime Minister’s ‘vacuous’ speech at the Conservative Party conference was ‘full of rhetoric but also full of boundless Boris optimism’ – and it…
The loneliness of the long-distance runner
CPT President Jane Cole contemplates the importance of good road infrastructure for bus users I take the maintenance of my…
Where are coaches in CBT policy for reducing domestic flights?
Has coach travel been forgotten? For many, the answer is no. Operators report strong business, notwithstanding difficulties around driver availability.…
‘It is still a challenging time for operators’
CPT CEO Graham Vidler outlines the trade organisation’s continuing efforts to address the driver shortages affecting the coach and bus…
