Following months of planning the new Alliance Transport Technologies website is now live. It has been designed to make it easier for customers to find the information that they are looking for and allow them to access all products and services in one digital platform. It features a new look in line with the company […]
Michelin has launched a new web portal giving commercial vehicle customers quick and direct access to expert online tyre advice, the latest promotions, services and news about its tyre range. Michelin MyPortal replaces Michelin MyAccount, launched five years ago, and has been designed to provide users with a string of additional benefits and improved functionality. […]
The world’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker to enter service has been revealed in Aberdeen. The launch comes after it was announced Birmingham is to receive hydrogen-powered Wrightbus double-deckers. Due to enter service with First, the 15 hydrogen double-deckers will be running around the city for several weeks during a period of final testing along with training […]
Jane Phillips, MD of workwear and uniform provider Pride and Joy, has taken the ‘Above and Beyond’ title in the Supply Chain Award of the Amazon everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards for 2020. The awards celebrate female professionals in the transport sector. Also recognised at the Awards was Kirstie Bull, Manager at Lewes Road […]
Jim Martin, formerly of Arriva Bus and Coach in Cleckheaton, passed away after a two year battle with cancer. A statement from his family said: “Those of you that knew Jim will know he has always been known to ‘do things on his terms’ and he fought hard right up until the end. A huge […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has delivered two high-specification Enviro400s to Westbus, based in Hayes, West London. Westbus’s new double-deckers are equipped with 85 belted seats trimmed in E-Leather, an air chill system for the upper saloon, smart radio and individual USB chargers at every seat. The pair of Enviro400 are the first vehicles to be […]
A north-west coach operator has warned fellow operators to expect unsolicited calls from HSE, which is conducting Covid-19 business spot checks. “I was contacted by a lady on the phone claiming to be from the HSE, advising she was going to undertake a telephone Covid-19 secure workplace check,” says Richard Bamber, of Anthony’s Travel of […]
As Boris Johnson announced a green revolution in transport and energy during the recent Conservative Party conference, the bus sector has already taken steps towards a hydrogen-powered future. Birmingham City Council has purchased 20 new Wrightbus hydrogen double-deckers. The buses are the world’s first zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell double-deckers, will be introduced with National Express West […]