Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, has launched a pilot project to install wireless electric roads for charging public transportation in the city. The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be carried out between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv – a […]
BYD, the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer, has entered the Finnish bus and coach market for the first time after securing major orders with Nobina, one of Finland’s and Scandinavia’s largest Public Transport Operators (PTOs). A total of 106 various BYD models will comprise 64 units for Nobina services in Helsinki and 42 units for […]
Doug Jack, the widely respected bus and coach industry consultant, has died aged 78. He passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday, September 2 after a short illness. Doug’s passion for the bus and coach industry began at an early age and remained with him throughout his life. He was a familiar face […]
Travel de Courcey has been forced into administration after its business collapsed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coventry-based operator is thought to be the largest privately-owned bus and coach company in the Midlands. Running from three depots, it has a licence for 150 vehicles. Its network served hospitals, schools, the Ricoh Arena and the […]
VDL Bus & Coach has set up a new company for UK customers in a former DAF dealer’s in Barnsley. Following the demise of Moseley PCV earlier this year, the Dutch manufacturer has moved quickly to maintain continuity with its DAF-based Futura product but says it is planning to add other models in its line-up […]
Leon Daniels OBE, Chairman of new exhibition ITT Hub, and Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, has been appointed to the Government’s Net Zero Board (NZTB), an external advisory board which provides objective and impartial advice on transport decarbonisation to the Department for Transport (DFT). The NZTB brings together leaders from […]
HMRC has reminded businesses that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme changes in September, with employees only getting 70% of wages while furloughed. From 1 September the CJRS will reduce to only pay 70% of the usual wages (up to a cap of £2,187.50 per month) for the hours a furloughed employee does not work. Employees […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport is believed to be condensing its regional system to just three areas, and asking its current regional managers to apply for the posts. An industry insider said that all regional managers are now on consultation notice, ending 4 September, with a new regional structure based on traffic areas. The structure […]