Arriva Bus and Coach has recently undergone a period of change, with a big focus on redeveloping the customer service experience. Kirsty met with Marketing Manager Laura Cooper to get a company update. Meet the Team Alan Dale joined the company on 1st February as Commercial Director and his first priority was to strengthen the […]
Before every Euro Bus Expo show, Volvo Bus holds a press event to review the previous year, look ahead to the future as well as outlining what will be exhibited at the Birmingham show. This year’s, held near Ascot, presented a very positive message. As MD, Nick Page outlined, it is usually the case that […]
Mellor Coachcraft has had an amazing year. It started by building on the previous year’s work of introducing 100% fully engineered and productionised standards to its Orion range of up to 22 passenger low floor directly wheelchair accessible minibuses, particularly the increasingly popular service bus version. Then they introduced the Maxima, a high capacity minibus […]
For its 41st Annual Conference, CPT Scotland returned to Cameron House on the shores of Loch Lomond, though the recent appointment of First Glasgow MD, Fiona Kerr to a new post as Head of Operations in Scotland for Travis Perkins, meant that Sandra Whitelaw, MD of Whitelaw’s Coaches, stepped up to the Chair. Sandra will […]
When it came time for the Bromsgrove based operator to refurnish some of its fleet, the company found the leather like material ideal for its needs. Looking to breathe some new life into one of the company’s well kept Neoplan Cityliners, Jon and Steve Harris of Harris Executive Travel could not decide what moquette to […]
For one week in September, Germany becomes the world focus of public transport when the primarily rail orientated Innotrans in Berlin opens its doors at the same time as the first days of the IAA in Hannover. Innotrans has always included a public transport element particularly in respect of information systems and has strived to […]
Engines and Mechanical Components Allison Transmission In its two storey booth, Allison Transmission provided information on its fully automatic transmissions for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles. One of its newest products is xFE for city and transit buses, which is designed to improve fuel economy by up to 7%. The xFE transmission is designed […]
The big trends were towards electromobility and connectivity though other significant motivators of change on many stands were the impending universal adoption of the 19.5-tonnes GVW across Europe (the usefulness of which is limited by the retention of the 11.5-tonnes rear axle limit) and the impending requirement for ECE66R02 rollover certification which potentially puts even […]