Australasian Bus & Coach

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Australasian Bus & Coach

Dazed and confused • Bus industry pain, virus ups and downs, protest rallies, fact checking, deleted posts and new political parties. Mate, what is going on?

BUSTECH AND PROTERRA IN LANDMARK E-BUS DEAL

MAN-PENSKE SURFSIDE CITY BUS ORDER STARTS

INITIAL NATIONAL EXPRESS DOUBLE-DECK E-BUS ORDER COMPLETES

FAMILY BUS BUSINESSES ‘ON THE BRINK’

WA INVESTING IN HYDROGEN MINING BUSES

2020 ONLINE ZEROEMISSION BUS FORUM ANNOUNCED

EX-AVIATION STAFF NOW IN NEW BUS ROLES

AAT KINGS ANNOUNCES NEW CEO

VOLVO BUS AUSTRALIA NEARS 50TH BIRTHDAY

VOLVO REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS KEY TO BUSLINES ESSENTIAL SERVICES

NZ GO BUS SELECTS SIEMENS FOR E-BUS CHARGING

THE WOT!?!

Getting prepared for electric • Emerging new bus technology sees transition to new energy propulsion.

Run with MAX • Meritor has designed its latest range of MAX premium brake pads to withstand the toughest braking conditions such as in city bus, waste and heavy-duty-cycle truck applications, with quality at the fore.

FESTIVAL OF TRUCKING • The Brisbane Truck Show is no longer just a truck show – it’s a great festival of all things trucking!

VOLGREN BUS VETERANS CELEBRATED • Two Volgren industry stalwarts are having their combined bus service stints of more than 80 years celebrated via the company’s unique ‘Local Content, Local Jobs’ story series, Volgren announced recently.

TRANSDEV MELBOURNE 100-BUS FLEET UPGRADE COMPLETES • The final 14 units of Victoria’s single-biggest order of replacement buses in 25 years have headed into service around metropolitan routes.

RISE OF HYDROGEN • Boasting a hydrogen fuel-cell bus ‘resume’ from as early as the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, Foton’s ambition to bring its first electro-mobility buses to Australian soil is much closer than many would expect. With March next year the target and earlier local trials planned, the countdown clock to hitting Aussie roads is ticking – fast.

FOTON IN AUSTRALIA

SERVE WITH CARE • Co-MD of family run Brisbane Bus Lines Lara-Jane Mitchell believes one of the greatest strengths of their business is the ability to be flexible and adapt to change. It’s something her father, Ian Mitchell, can vouch for in his 36-year run in bus game.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

AUSTRALASIAN BUS & COACH ABC

August deliveries experience Covid contraction • The Australian bus and coach market feels the pandemic pressure, exclusive ABC data reveals.

DELIVERIES AUGUST 2020

THE FIRST PRESIDENT • MAN partnered with Bus and Coach Sales Australasia (BCSA/BLK) mid-2019 to give the market a quality yet affordable school/charter vehicle to compete with other OEMs. The MAN Bonluck President is the very first of its kind and is aimed specifically at the school bus and charter market.