Finalists for 2025 routeone Awards are announced
Finalists for the 2025 routeone Awards have been announced by organiser Diversified Communications, with 88 entries from individuals and operators…
Autonomous vehicles will come – but staff need is going nowhere
A between-the-lines conclusion from a report by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) on elements of autonomous coach, bus and private…

Staff-free autonomous coach and bus service potential questioned
The likelihood of coach or bus service delivery using autonomous vehicles with no staff aboard seems remote after publication of…

The Coach Travel Group: Significant room to expand, says CEO
One of the industry’s most notable developments of recent years was debut of The Coach Travel Group (CTG) in June…

Coach and bus legal Q&A: Mobile phones and employment rights
JMW Solicitors - legal experts and specialists in the coach and bus industry - cover usage of mobile phones while driving…

Facts concerning parking and fines at motorway service areas
I was skimming through the latest edition of routeone and had some comments regarding the feature exploring the situation with…

Overseas coach tours: ‘Should I stay or should I go?’
Coach operators could be forgiven for concluding that travelling abroad for overseas coach tours is a complication they could do…

A biased and anti-truck approach to motorway services parking
Regarding your report into the issue of motorway services, and trucks parking in coach bays. This is a very biased…

Wider government policy should be seen alongside coach and bus
It has been a big month for policy announcements. I am tempted to use the analogy about buses for government…
Blue plaque initiative: Why it matters to Women in Bus and Coach
Since its launch in 2023, the Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) blue plaque initiative has been quietly but powerfully…
