Drivers
Shell campaign to help fleet drivers save fuel & cut costs
New research by Shell suggests 76% of drivers are not selecting an economic fuel and are missing out on a range of other techniques for reducing fuel consumption.
Month: December 2012
Uncategorized
Stagecoach drivers work their magic
Six Stagecoach Manchester drivers, based at the Ashton depot swapped the steering wheel for magic wands recently to raise over £500 for St Ann’s Hospice by dressing up as wizards on popular routes.
Drivers
Bus driver hailed as a hero after ‘gun’ ordeal
The trent barton driver put his life ahead of his passengers by ordering them to safety A trent barton driver has been praised for his actions after a man was spotted holding a gun in […]
Coach News
Woods wins local award
Woods Travel of Bognor Regis scooped top prizes in the Arun Business Partnership Awards held recently on the south coast. The Elsmere family who own and run Woods, picked up three key awards; Customer Care, […]
Coach News
The end for self-employed drivers?
Criteria set for self-employed drivers to stay on the right side of HMRC HMRC is tightening up its regulations on what makes someone self-employed – according to Just Coach Drivers MD Derek Haggerty. Agencies and […]
International
Nobina orders first Van Hool Exqui.Cities
SWEDEN Van Hool has signed a contract with Nobina, the largest passenger transport company in Scandinavia, to supply 15 hybrid Exqui.Citys for use in Malmö and the Skane region in Sweden from June 2014.
International
60 Conecto artics for Warsaw
POLAND The first batch of Mercedes-Benz Conecto articulated buses, from a total of 60, have been delivered to Warsaw public transport company Miejskie Zak?ady Autobusowe Sp. z o.o. (MZA). For Mercedes-Benz, this is a significant […]
International
Stagecoach expands megabus to two additional states
California and Nevada become latest states to be served by network in North America USA Stagecoach Group has announced it is expanding its megabus.com network to cover California and Nevada.
Financial
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement
Decision on fuel duty increase is deferred until September 2013 as economy growth figures are revised down The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons on December […]
Bus News
Rotala gains £11m of funding from RBS
Birmingham-based Rotala Plc, has received £11m in facilities from the Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB). The finance will support Rotala’s aim of continuing to grow both organically and by acquisition.
