Market E-Leather for bus interiors was first to find favour on driver’s seats and since its launch over 4,000 have been trimmed in it for Arriva, First, Stagecoach and others. In the bus market the rise in popularity has been meteoric, with over 1,000 buses specified with seats trimmed in it in only three years. […]
Cost The cost of using the full DTE system, referred to as ‘enhanced membership’ is an up front registration fee of £150 and thereafter £30 a month. If you cease monthly membership and rejoin you have to reregister. Since April, standard membership has been free for one month after which operators have to either become […]
Better experience Receiving this accreditation is part of TTS’s goal of offering a better experience than what similar companies offer. David said the business is ‘very much customer focused’. For instance, one thing that sets it apart according to David is the fact it holds so much stock and so many spare parts. He said […]
European growth strategy Launching new tyres has not been the only thing Giti Tire has been doing to further its presence in the European market. Its growth strategy has been further augmented with the appointment of Sujata Achuthan to the newly created role of Business System Manager. She is tasked with the introduction of the […]
The latest in a series of CPT organised evening events held around the country to highlight the importance of the Transport Manager role and the huge responsibilities that it carries took place at the Best Western Heath Court Hotel, Newmarket on Monday 25 November. Held under the auspices of CPT’s London & The South East […]
Manchester based ABC Coaches has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi based EVM Elegance. The minicoach is fitted with 19 EVM Executive seats, LED strip lights, an Eberspacher saloon air conditioning system, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 20 package, a PA system and a Euro5 163bhp engine. It features EVM’s X-Clusive body styling and its Chrome […]
Avensis Coach Travel Ltd of Romsey, Hampshire has taken delivery of a 14.4m Van Hool TDX21 Altano. Its power comes from a 480bhp MAN 12.4litre D2676 LOH26 EEV engine matched to an AS-Tronic 12-speed AS 2301 transmission. It has 57 TX Grand Luxe seats in the upper saloon with five in the lower deck, as […]
Manchester Community Transport (MCT) has taken delivery of the last in an order for ten 9.2m Optare Solo SR hybrids. Carrying the company’s new brand and livery, the vehicles’ acquisition was aided by the government’s Green Bus Fund, as secured by Transport for Greater Manchester. The 31-seaters are equipped with a full telematics package from […]