There is quite a number of coach businesses who, faced with the increasing amount of employee training foisted on industry, have set up an in-house training school. Usually, the object of the exercise is either to fend off the high cost of external training or to ensure their own staff get training that’s bespoke – […]
Drivers were in tears after it was announced Parnham Coaches of Ludgershall, Wiltshire, is to enter voluntary liquidation. Director, Ray Parnham, made the decision after suffering a considerable loss of business as a result of a driver found to be secretly videoing up school children’s skirts using a hidden camera onboard one of Parnham Coaches’ […]
Optare has marked the delivery of the first batch of 114 Metrocitys for New Zealand. To mark the occasion, the manufacturer held a special ceremony at the British High Commission in the country’s capital, Wellington. Acting British High Commissioner, Helen Smith, cut the ribbon on the first bus of Optare’s biggest ever Australasian export order, […]
Remotely monitoring vehicle systems to provide cost-saving preventative maintenance is more attainable than ever. Rob Orchard learns about the innovative AD Connected process for cloud-based vehicle inspection, servicing and maintenance records. Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), Britain’s biggest bus and coach manufacturer, is a past master at introducing innovative new vehicles but their latest product is […]
More than 30 people were killed or seriously injured in motorway accidents in 2016 due to illegal or faulty tyres. But an 18-month study says commuters, commercial drivers and other road users can do a lot more to help reduce accidents through regular checking. See how Bridgestone tested 1,000 tyre fragments Richard Leonard, Highways England’s […]
FirstGroup has rejected a proposed take-over offer by Apollo Global Management. The proposal was analysed by the operator and it was unanimously rejected, judging it to fundamentally undervalue the company. It was described as opportunistic by nature. General Secretary of transport trade union, RMT, Mick Cash, said: “This looks like yet another bunch of speculators […]
Lucketts Group has acquired north Hampshire-based Mortons Travel. This is the company’s second acquisition in four months, having previously added Solent Coaches to its growing portfolio. This latest move brings Lucketts’ total number of vehicles to around 175 and widens its reach in the north of the county and beyond into Berkshire. As part of […]