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National Express West Midlands has won the British Safety Council’s (BSC’s) Sword of Honour for the fourth year in a row, marking it out as one of the safest companies in the world.

Although national and local funding for buses is almost £400 million a year lower than a decade ago, the Government's promised National Bus Strategy has the potential to turn this decline around.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has published a new guide on hand-held and hands-free mobile phone devices designed to promote safety, efficiency and compliance in the goods transportation sector.

During Busworld Europe 2019, held in Brussels during October, more than 20 vehicles were examined by an international jury before Busworld Awards were awarded in the bus and coach category.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued an updated version of the “report an accident involving a public service vehicle (PSV)” form, otherwise known as PSV 112.

We reported recently on the annual report for 2018/19 published by the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain (see what’s new item Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Report).

The Traffic Commissioners have reminded operators that they should check if their employees suffer from a medical condition which could affect their driving and might need to be reported to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

In their Annual Report for 2018 to 2019, the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain highlight that they processed over 1200 bus and coach licence applications and processed over 20,300 local bus service registrations.

The second part of a major three-year investigation of the safe deployment of automated vehicles in UK passenger transport has been published.

The Traffic Commissioners have outlined proposals for additional guidance for standard licence holders on meeting financial standing, in the event that the UK should leave the EU without a deal.