A new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed to Wrightbus. Jean-Marc Gales has spent over 30 years in the automotive industry and brings a wealth of technical, engineering, commercial and sales experience as a senior executive, most recently serving as Chairman of Williams Advanced Engineering before its sale to Fortescue Future Industries. In a distinguished […]
First Bus has completed a UK-wide roll-out of Tap On/Tap Off (TOTO) ticketing technology across its entire fleet of more than 4,000 buses, in collaboration with partners Ticketer and Littlepay. First Bus is the first major UK bus operator to achieve this milestone thanks to an investment of around £1 million, alongside further funding from […]
Coach revenue in the UK at National Express was up 87% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period last year. According to the company’s trading update for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023, revenue across the group was £774.4m, up £153.9m (25%) compared to 2022. In the UK, […]
Despite rising inflationary costs for operators, the 2022 National Bus Fare survey once again confirmed that the bus remains good value for money for passengers. The study by transport specialists The TAS Partnership reports the average price of a single ticket costs £2.47, with the average single fare falling 0.1% over the last three years […]
Long-serving Oxford Bus Company driver Arif Khan has pledged to do the London Marathon again next year – after completing the course in just two hours, 48 minutes and 21 seconds. Mr Khan, 39, who was running in support of Cancer Research UK on Sunday had prepared for the 26.2 mile run by training around […]
Nine manufacturers took part in the fifth electric bus comparison event staged recently by German magazine Omnibus Spiegel at Stadtwerke Bonn’s Friesdorf depot. Representatives from operators across Germany and beyond joined journalists in the three-day event which took the vehicles on a circuit from the urban streets of Bonn, across the Rhein and in to […]
Volvo Buses has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with bodybuilder MCV with the intention to produce bodies for its electric buses for the city- and intercity segments in the European markets. Serial production is planned to start in the summer of 2024 and the first electric buses are expected to be delivered to customers […]
Fleet technology specialist Exeros Technologies is launching VideMatics, a new all-in-one video telematics and fleet management platform. The platform includes additional modules such as Contextual Driver Scoring, FNOL Automated Accident Management Reporting and Vehicle Walk-around Checks. The system’s new Driver Scoring 2.0 is designed to provides much more context, giving a more accurate picture of […]