Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has appointed Chris Gall as its new Group Engineering Director. Joining from Jaguar Land Rover, Chris is tasked with developing the company’s product range in new technologies and new markets. In his new role at ADL, Chris will leverage his experience to continue to develop and execute the company’s strategy and […]
According to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT’s) figures released today, the UK’s new bus and coach market grew by 231.1% in the second quarter of 2021. The upswing follows last year’s near standstill due to the affects of the pandemic. There were 1,086 vehicles registered in the second quarter of 2021. This figure […]
Annual bus and coach display Showbus is to go ahead on its planned date of 26 September. Taking place at the Hertfordshire County Showground, changes have been made for the safety of visitors. While the gates will be open from 8.30am for entrants, only a limited number of pre-booked visitors will be able to access […]
Like many operators up and down the country, Ensignbus has had its share of staff absences due to ‘pings’ on the NHS Covid app. Over the period of the pandemic, the Purfleet-based operator and dealer has had a bitter-sweet experience. Surprisingly, its dealership side has been busy, according to its Chairman, Peter Newman. However, he […]
When you arrive at a depot and one of their engineers is hopeful you are coming for an interview to get behind the wheel of their buses, you know the driver shortage is being felt. Craig Temple, MD of Connexions Buses in Tockwith, near York, certainly is feeling the effects of the lack of drivers. […]
The Managing Director of Adventure Travel in South Wales has criticised the DVLA for significant delays in processing vocational driver licence applications and the ability to book bus driving tests, which has resulted in driver shortages and, on occasions, disrupted services. Adam Keen says trainees face waiting up to three months for provisional vocational licences, […]
Mellor has welcomed the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Jim McMahon, to its production facility today. As part of a campaign to ensure that Government is held to account on its promises around zero-emission bus funding, the Shadow Transport Secretary was invited to tour Mellor’s manufacturing facilities and experience its electric Orion-E bus. Labour’s […]
Regardless of whether you have ever faced a finger-wagging Traffic Commissioner, you should be wary of wholesale changes in the enforcement system. The government consultation currently running seeks to redefine the role of Traffic Commissioners, and it has to be said that the system is a little archaic in its concept. While there have been […]