When I was walking to the hotel, I saw something else I’d not seen before, a policeman pull over and book a cyclist for riding through a red light. Was this a coincidence or is it a new policy because something does need doing about the road sense of cyclists. Too many are being injured […]
Wolverhampton based Hills Coaches has taken delivery of a new Scania K320 Irizar i-Skool coach. The vehicle is equipped with 70 seats with three-point all age seatbelts, climate control, an air conditioning system and extra dark tinted glass. The coach was supplied by Scania (Great Britain) Ltd.
New Bharat Coaches of Southall, have taken delivery of a new Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork. It features Volvo’s D11C 11litre diesel engine, rated at 450hp and the Volvo I-Shift gearbox. The 53 seater’s facilities include CD/ DVD player, TV monitors, climate control and a servery. ‘The Volvo B11R is the ideal size for our […]
New man at the top Heading Carlyle during this time of renewal is Neil Smith. Neil takes over from Mike Fortt, who decided to step down from the role and has now become the company’s Sales Director, a role that still sees him bring his abundance of experience to play. Despite stepping down, he remains […]
Staff at Hull based East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) have joined forces with the Hull Dementia Academy in what the operator believes could be a training first in the industry. The partnership will see dementia information incorporated in the disability awareness training that is a regular feature of the EYMS training programme, which is included […]
John, himself a Leicester Tigers Rugby Union fan, former player and Chairman of Melton Mowbray RFC, decided that submitting a team in their annual corporate 7s event would make for an excellent corporate hospitality event. He has refereed at them all since the tournament began four years ago and this year was no exception. The […]
It is quite clear that Iveco has taken a conscious decision to win some of the market currently enjoyed by Mercedes-Benz with their Sprinter and with the new Daily they are well equipped to do it. In a number of areas it is significantly better than the Sprinter. In my opinion the current Iveco Daily […]
Coach trip empty leg ‘matching service’, Don’t Travel Empty (DTE) has announced details of a partnership with Dutch firm, Rentautobus. Launched in Norfolk in 2008, Don’t Travel Empty ensures coaches are less likely to be on the road traveling empty. It has seen significant growth in the last 12 months and hopes the new collaboration […]