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Meet Kraish – Transdev UK’s youngest ever bus driver
Meet Kraish Symes – at just 18 years of age, he’s become the youngest ever qualified bus driver to take the wheel for Transdev in Yorkshire, UK. Kraish has left behind his day job behind the till for a new...
Women Who Move Nations podcast featuring Laura Hendricks, CEO of Transdev USA
For the 30th episode, Women Who Move Nations presented Laura Hendricks, CEO of Transdev USA. Laura joined guest host Angé Anczewska, General Manager of UITPANZ (the International Association of Public Transport Australia/New Zealand), to talk about the transition to zero...
Transdev Zero Emission “Living Lab” meets online for sixth edition: global perspective and way forward on all fronts
Due to the current pandemic situation, the sixth edition of its Zero Emission “Living Lab” was held online after meeting physically in France in 2015, in The Netherlands in 2016, in France in 2017, in The Netherlands in 2019...
More departures and better vaccination coverage will bring passengers back to public transit in Sweden
Passengers are progressively returning to public transit in Sweden, but still 10% say they have no intention of ever coming back. Two key factors that could change their decision are even better vaccination coverage and more public transit. That’s according...
Laura Hendricks, CEO of Transdev USA elected vice chair of the North American Transit Alliance (NATA) Board of Directors
The board also voted to extend all board positions through December 2023. First Transit/First Vehicle Services President and NATA Chair Brad Thomas and MV Transportation CEO and NATA Secretary Tom Egan were reelected and will continue to serve in their...
Fit For 55 : Public Transport at the heart of the energy transition for a fair and integrated economy
Strengthening incentives for modal shift as a key driver for reducing transport sector emissions The Electric Vehicle only makes up 1% of the current vehicle fleet. Its impact on the decarbonisation of mobility will be slow and depends heavily on...
Fit for 55 Social Climate Fund : Ensuring a fair and inclusive energy transition towards public transport
The social climate fund is essential to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the energy transition The implementation of measures aimed at a genuine and coherent internalization of the environmental costs of transport modes is necessary to encourage a...
Experience proves just the ticket for Kel Pizzuti
Meet Kel Pizzuti – the new Operations Manager for Transdev UK’s York and North Yorkshire-based bus operations Coastliner and York & Country. Kel brings 15 years of experience in the bus industry to his new role, including leading Transdev’s City...
Transdev in the UK received headline recognition at Bus Awards in Building Back Better
Transdev in northern England is celebrating after its unique ‘Clean, Safe, Ready to Go’ campaign to promote safe travel during the COVID-19 pandemic scooped a top prize at the UK Bus Awards – the Oscars of the bus industry. The...
Transdev renews partnership in Barcelona to guarantee public transit for the homeless
The partnership between Transdev’s subsidiary TRAM and Moventia has helped more than 2,200 people over the last five years. During 2021, both operators’ contributions have also been used to finance a line of rent subsidies for vulnerable families to prevent...
Be a Team Pennine Driver Day invited car drivers to take the wheel for real and drive straight on to a new career
It must be one of the most-muttered phrases in car parks all over the northern UK … “See that space – I could drive a bus through there!” The Transdev subsidiary in West Yorkshire, Team Pennine, invited car drivers to...