Rotala to become private company
Managers at Rotala have completed a buyout of the company, seeing them acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital...
Warning! Road to non-compliance ahead
You know those overhead gantry signs on the motorway – congestion or accident ahead – and by the time you see them it’s too...
New coach driver hours rules agreed
New drivers’ hours and rest time rules for European driving have been agreed by the European Parliament’s Transport and...
Exempt buses from new 20mph limit, says Welsh report
A report from UK economy think-tank Centre for Cities has suggested buses should be exempt from Wales’ recently introduced...
Sale discussions underway for Mellor and Treka parent company
A buyer is currently being sought for WN VTech Group, the parent company of Mellor and Treka Bus. The business is now formally in...
Obituary – Wim van der Leegte, VDL
VDL Groep owner, Wim van der Leegte, has passed away. He died of natural causes at home in his hometown of Duizel on the night...
Registrations grow 130.6% in third quarter
Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by 130.6% in the third quarter of 2023 with 1,739 vehicles registered,...
First partners with Hitachi for bus batteries
Hitachi ZeroCarbon has entered a battery provision partnership with FirstGroup. The arrangement sees Hitachi provide batteries...