Ever passionate about enhancing the passenger experience for bus users, Claire was keen to emphasise that those involved in running PCV fleets need to shout more about their services. Speaking to Chris Peat at Bus Users UK’s headquarters in Victoria Charity Centre, London, she had a number of ideas which she claims will help make […]
Before going into how to cure the diesel bug, it must first be noted what it is and what causes it. The culprits are the bio-fuel components, ethanol, animal fats, vegetable oils, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil and recycled cooking oil that are currently being blended into diesel in an attempt to make it more sustainable […]
Marketing your services may not be at the very top of your to do list, especially as keeping a fleet compliant and on the road is such a major task. However, it is still a vital part of any business. Buzz Marketing’s Senior Account Manager, Paula Middleton, spoke to Chris Peat recently about the […]
At a press evening in London, senior Scania personnel updated journalists on the performance of the company over the past 12 months and gave some insights into the way they see the business going in the next year. Inevitably, much of what was said focused on trucks with the recent launch of ‘The Next Generation […]
Advanced Vehicles at Clay Cross, Derbyshire have been building quality van conversion minibuses for many, many years mainly, though not exclusively, on behalf of primary van manufacturer’s dealers, particularly Citroen. Advanced has always adopted, as far as possible, a philosophy of using its own equipment in the conversions. This can include fibre glass mouldings, glazing, […]
Parts aren’t all the same, as we all know. A component from one manufacturer might not match the quality of another so how do we ensure we are getting the best products? One way is to source them from a good, reputable supplier so what do we look for in a high quality parts provider? […]
This was the sixth event organised by Eddie Cross, Head of Transport Engineering Services at London Borough of Redbridge and his last, as he is leaving the business, but he assured me, ‘As long as Redbridge allow us to do so, we will continue to run the event which has become a fixture on the […]
Held at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster and now in its third year, the UK Bus Summit attracts an excellent and balanced speaker line up and through this delivers a breadth of opinion on the burning topics facing the industry. If you only go to one bus conference a year to keep abreast of the key issues, […]