Zenobē, along with National Grid and Western Power Distribution (WPD), have been confirmed as ITT Hub 2022 and 2023’s commercial partners. The commercial partners are to support ITT Hub and its communications channels, the ITT Hub Conference and ITT Sessions webinars. Their appointment follows the inaugural event in June 2021, which saw 4,000 attendees take […]
Go-Ahead is to trial the Jewel E electric double-decker, a vehicle built jointly by Equipmake and Beulas. The bus is due to be trialled in Go-Ahead’s London operations in the first quarter of next year. Equipmake’s development team has worked closely with Go-Ahead London’s Engineering Director, Richard Harrington, and his team of experts to meet […]
The government is carrying out a review of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to see how it can be improved to help ease driver shortages. The review will be informed by input from a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives of drivers, road transport operators, employers, trainers and road safety groups. It is to […]
TotalEnergies and Daimler Truck AG have signed today an agreement on their joint commitment to the decarbonization of the road freight in the European Union. The partners will collaborate in the development of ecosystems for heavy-duty trucks running on hydrogen, with the intent to demonstrate the attractiveness and effectiveness of trucking powered by clean hydrogen […]
As attention turns to transport at the COP26 climate change summit today (10 November), Stagecoach is urging leaders to put in place firm plans to motivate and incentivise people to change the way they travel in order to meet the country’s net zero ambitions. The operator is warning that Net-Zero ambitions cannot be achieved by […]
Six Mellor Strata Ultras are being rolled out on Team Pennine’s routes. The new buses are the first for Halifax in six years. They are to enter service on five local bus routes this month. The new buses are the result of an investment of almost £1 million by Team Pennine’s parent firm Transdev as […]
Kel Pizzuti has taken on the role of new Operations Manager for Transdev’s York and North Yorkshire-based Coastliner and York & Country. Kel (35) brings 15 years of experience in the bus industry to his new role, including leading Transdev’s City Sightseeing York open-top tour bus team to their most successful summer on record this […]
Reaseheath College and First Bus has established what has been described as the UK’s first bus and coach engineering academy. The new facility in Nantwich is delivering tailored training to First Bus apprentice engineering technicians in the maintenance of next generation, zero-emission transport vehicles. Reaseheath has invested £50,000 into state-of-the-art training equipment and First Bus […]