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Back in the ‘70s, you could crank out a circa-midnight AccaDacca tune at ‘reasonable’ volume on a Saturday and no-one would bat an eyelid. Bang their heads, maybe. But definitely not an eyelid. Nowadays, 45 seconds before 9.00pm and the police are the party’s door already, meaning someone’s called them even before the BBQ was lit. Seriously, I’ve heard of window-sill Bluetooth tube speakers being the bane of many neighbours’ existence once deemed to be too loud to ‘their ear’ even during daytimes. Hmmm… If only the vehement obsession we have with noise pollution laws and regulations was akin to what we have, or don’t, for air pollution. Sure, smog and smoke blanketing a city gives the game away somewhat that air quality that day is down the pooper, but…
ONLY TWO MONTHS after a supply agreement was signed, the first of 33 Volvo chassis, Irizar-bodied coaches have been delivered to West Australian operator Go West Tours for its BHP Pilbara mining contract, it’s reported. The partnership between global bus and coach manufacturer Irizar and Volvo Bus Australia secured a contract to supply the 33 coaches for a major seven-year contract with BHP, to provide transport services for its Pilbara mining operations. The contract was signed by Go West Tours director David Houst and Irizar managing director, Asia Pacific region, Daniel Castro in Perth on November 22, 2019. The first batch of special-built vehicles made their way to Perth on January 15, only two months after the contract being signed, Irizar confirms. It is a quite remarkable lead time given…
BUS OPERATORS and state governments put emphasis on schoolchildren safety, particularly around buses, as students headed back to classes recently. In NSW, the rebranded Busways highlighted a ‘Flashing Lights Campaign’ as key to saving lives and avoid injuries as children returned from the summer holidays to resume their studies. In NSW, it is a legal requirement that a driver must not overtake or pass a bus with flashing lights at more than 40km/h. Motorists caught exceeding 40km/h when passing or overtaking a bus with flashing lights face heavy fines and a loss of demerit points. While the Flashing Lights Campaign is a reminder to motorists to be vigilant around school buses, it’s also a timely reminder to parents to talk with their children about how to safely get on or…
ZF SERVICES Australia has appointed a new sales and support executive for the New Zealand and South Pacific Islands’ bus and coach market, the company recently announced. Former Scania Australia and Scania UK employee Glenn Ayres is now ZF Services Australia’s regional OE sales and technical support executive for NZ and the South Pacific Islands. From February 17, 2020, Ayres will be focusing on the NZ bus and coach market providing increased presence in that area and strategically guiding and supporting the ‘authorised partner’ network in place, ZF states. Additionally, Ayres will represent the entire ZF products portfolio in the market, the company confirms. SOLID EXPERIENCE With a background in the technical and engineering fields, Ayres studied mechanical engineering before going on to be a master technician for Scania Truck…
Transdev NSW’s Bus Customer Experience team was named Service Champion in the Customer Service Team of the Year category at the International Service Excellence Awards by the Customer Service Institute of America, recently. This recent international win recognises the team’s success promoting “a culture with customers at the heart, improving the quality of customer management and correspondence, and facilitating enhanced customer service skills across the organisation”, it states. “Transdev’s team stood out for the way they developed a customer-focused culture across the organisation,” said Christine Churchill, founder and CEO of the Customer Service Institute of America. Transdev NSW is a leading provider of bus, coach and ondemand transport services based in Sydney, it says. The team of more than 1,000 employees operates a fleet of 455 buses to deliver 23…
A QUEENSLAND-BASED, family owned business specialising in suppling genuine and aftermarket truck and trailer parts has purchased Whites Diesels, it was announced recently. Tranzmile says it is proud to announce its purchase of bus sector supplier Whites Diesels, which has been working in the bus sector for more than 25 years, servicing large and small bus and truck fleets around Australia. The company will be purchasing the assets of Whites Diesels and will be trading as a new entity now, but resurrecting the famous Whites Diesels name again from early February 2020, the company confirms. Cameron Black, managing director of Tranzmile and now of Whites Diesels, said: “We are very proud to announce our purchase of the assets of Whites Diesels, and to announce to the market that we will…
