Pandemic creating existential crisis for nation’s bus industry

There may not be a private sector transportation business more devastated by the pandemic than the bus industry.

Certainly mass transit has been hit hard too, but it isn’t privately owned, it has the backing of governments and data is showing ridership is starting to move off its low levels. 

But for certain segments of the bus business, like private charters, there has been no recovery and there is none in sight.

This industry that employs drivers who hold the same CDLs that truck drivers do has...

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Trucks to have smart digital tools installed

As of 15 June this year, trucks and buses registered in the EU for the first time must have a smart digital tachograph installed.

The tachograph is a tool installed in trucks and buses which records the activities of drivers. The tool provides real time information that may be used by transport companies and drivers to optimize the fleet management strategies and to better organise the working time.

The smart digital tachograph is different to the digital tachograph which is currently in use. Its...

https://container-news.com/trucks-smart-digital-tools-installed/