Temsa is to partner with Minespider to collect key data, integrate Battery Passports and comply with the new EU Battery Regulation. The Battery Passport is an electronic record that will hold all the data regarding a battery including its technical details, information, sustainability and usage data that was proposed by the EU Battery Regulation proposal […]
Trade body UKCOA has looked back at 2023 and issued its resolutions for the new year. “The UKCOA will continue to support its members with those issues that are important to them” – Peter Bradley, Managing Director at UKCOA Peter Bradley, Managing Director at UKCOA, said: “It has been good to see that most coach operators […]
Barnes Coaches of Swindon has kicked off its annual driver apprentice scheme for 2024 in a bid to add six more recruits to the team. The trainee recruitment drive began in May 2018: “We saw the driver shortage coming,” said Matt Barnes, a Director at Barnes. “We had too many leaving us, not enough coming […]
Ferry operator DFDS is to launch a video explaining systems which speed groups through the Channel crossings. DFDS has already led from the front by creating an app in 2022 which can be used by operators to log the passports of groups before they reach Dover, helping shave time off the more complex post-Brexit checks. […]
The tragic death of teenager Jessica Baker in the M53 coach accident has prompted the Department for Transport and Department for Education to promise school seatbelt guidance in 2024. The impetus was provided by Liverpool and Wirral Coroner, André Rebello OBE, who issued a Report to Prevent Future Deaths to both government departments. The formal […]
Claire Haigh is to take the helm of Zemo Partnership (formerly Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership/LowCVP), the organisation that has been working with government and the widest range of stakeholders for over 20 years to deliver key policies and initiatives to accelerate the decarbonisation of UK road transport. Andy Eastlake is stepping down after more than […]
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental service, after providing financial solutions for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years. At launch, Asset Alliance has invested in a fleet of top-of-the range vehicles to kickstart its rental offering. Instead of committing to long-term ownership or leases, the rental […]
Continental is marking 120 years of retreading commercial vehicle tyres. The tyre manufacturer retreads more than one million bus and truck tyres worldwide every year. According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), retreaded tyres reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to new tyres. The amount […]