C9 Recruitment is guaranteeing to beat any like-for-like quotation, while ensuring full legal and compliance transparency. The bus and coach industry staffing partner says it is making a stand in what it says is an industry exposed to risk through non-compliant pay models, raising the bar for recruitment standards across the transport sector. “We’ll beat […]

As the Bus Services Bill reached its Second Reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2 June 2025), the Transport Secretary called for greater accountability and reliability for bus services. The Bill, which has already passed through the House of Lords, is envisioned to improve access to opportunities that drive up living standards and so grow the economy, as […]

According to an RHA report, 75% of coach operators currently have no plans to introduce electric vehicles into their fleets. The RHA is today releasing a new Net Zero report based on a sector-wide survey of UK Coach, HGV and van operators. It shows coach operators want more clarity and certainty on dates to plan, […]

The Second Reading of the Bus Services Bill is due to take place in the House of Commons today (Monday 2 June). The new legislation is aimed at improving buses and boosting local control of services. The Bill has been brought forward from the House of Lords and has had its first reading in the Commons. […]

Buses are the safest form of transport in London, TfL‘s latest casualty figures suggest. In TfL’s annual casualty statistics, buses were recorded as the safest way to travel on the roads, carrying more people than any other public transport mode in the city. In 2024, 13 people were killed in collisions involving a bus (11 […]

Contactless ticketing and vehicle location technology provided by INIT will remain on Nottingham’s buses for a further six years. Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has agreed to renew its contract with the firm. The new agreement will see INIT provide Account Based Ticketing (ABT), enhancements of the planning, driver dispatching and rostering system, and an upgrade […]

Camira is introducing what it describes as the transport sector’s first interior fabrics made from marine plastic waste. Launching on United Nations’ World Environment Day on 5 June 2025, the new SEAQUAL Collection is crafted from plastic bottles recovered from oceans, rivers and beaches. In partnership with the global SEAQUAL INITIATIVE, each metre of Camira’s […]

Phillips International Travel director, Julian Phillips, has published a booked called The Glorious M6. It is now available to order from all bookshops and online retailers. The book is a 124-page guide to places of interest that can be seen from or visited within a short drive from junctions of the M6 motorway. Although sections […]