Features
HCT Group acquires Tucana II fleet
Mellor has delivered a total of nine new Tucana II low-floor buses to HCT Group for use on Dial-a-Ride services for Transport for London (TfL) in the capital. This order follows on the back of […]
Year: 2017
Features
Time to make the change?
Community Transport (CT) continues to be in the news this month, as you might expect. Concerns have been raised for some weeks about operators being deprived of new section 19 and 22 permits and prevented […]
Features
Imperial Engineering retains Arriva Bus UK air braking contract
Imperial Engineering has announced that it has retained its contract to supply Arriva Bus UK with OEM air braking components from manufacturers including Knorr-Bremse and Wabco for the 13th year running. Providing air braking parts […]
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BFGoodrich to enter European tyre market
BFGoodrich is set to introduce its first ever tyre range for trucks, buses and coaches in the UK and Ireland. The company, best known for its off-road specialism, sells more than 1.6 million tyres per […]
Features
A bit of spare in the pension pot
Our coaching insider highlights how just one aspect of the rapidly changing industry is directly impacting on operators’ long-term financial security It used to be that a driver who aspired to become a coach operator […]
Features
Pensions Regulator fines thousands of firms
The rollout of pensions auto-enrolment is nearly complete. However, the duties attached to it will never end for employers. With sharp teeth, the Pensions Regulator is making enforcement very painful for transgressors, as Nathan Long, […]
Bus News
Brighton & Hove Buses acquires electric Renault vans to assist maintenance team
Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove Buses has added six 100% electric Renault Kangoo Z.E. Vans to its fleet to support its workshop. The new vans are congestion charge exempt, eligible for the upcoming Ultra Low Emission […]
Bus News
DfT confirms funding granted to community transport sector
Andy McDonald MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, has asked what steps the Department for Transport (DfT) is taking to expand and support the not-for-profit community transport sector. Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of […]
Bus News
First Midland Bluebird adds new branding to Discovery Route
First Midland Bluebird has unveiled a fresh look for its Discovery Route buses, which celebrates the communities and places of interest it serves. The new look for the B10 service was unveiled at Glengoyne Distillery […]
Bus News
No daytime A55 lane closures pledged
The Welsh Government (WG) has pledged not to carry out daytime work on the A55 unless absolutely necessary – until at least Summer 2018. The dual carriageway, which links Chester with Holyhead, is a key […]
