Bus News
ALBUM conference fully booked
All delegate places and exhibition spaces have now been booked for the forthcoming ALBUM conference on May 14 and 15, 2013 at The Belton Woods Hotel, Grantham.
Month: February 2013
News
RHA puts proposals across to the Treasury
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has submitted a set of proposals to the Treasury ahead of this year’s Budget. These include:
Bus News
North East bus operators and Nexus talk partnership
The North East Bus Operators’ Association (NEBOA) has welcomed an invitation from Nexus PTE to hold a series of workshops aimed at hammering out a deal to improve services in Tyne and Wear.
Bus News
M5 bus crash driver jailed for six years
Judge describes incident as “entirely foreseeable and avoidable” and driver fails roadside breath test A Birmingham bus driver has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following a crash on the M5 last year, in which […]
News
MAN moves to quash rumours
Last week rumours were circulating about several key sales personnel at MAN Truck & Bus UK having been dismissed. CEO Des Evans issued the following statement:
Bus News
IRTE to host technician conference
IRTE is hosting the Technician Professional Development Conference on April 17 in Westminster, with IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) and the FTA.
Coach News
Carol Kirkwood to host UKCA
The organisers of the 2013 UK Coach Awards have announced that BBC Breakfast TV’s popular weather presenter Carol Kirkwood is to again host the awards ceremony, for the fifth consecutive year.
International
Chinese-Polish consortium to build electric buses
Six electric vehicles are planned for development during the twoyear trial project in Poland POLAND A Chinese electric vehicle consortium led by the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has signed agreements to help develop an […]
International
Volvo Buses receives largest ever hybrid order
CANADA Volvo Buses’ North American subsidiary, Nova Bus, has received an order for 475 hybrids, the largest ever signed by the group, from Quebec in Canada. Delivery of the LFS HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) buses […]
Coach News
Group Travel World launches directory
CBW’s sister publication Group Travel World (GTW) has launched its new directory – a catalogue of transport options, destinations and accomodation for group travel organisers.
