This house believes bringing buses into complete public ownership is no silver bullet In light of a recently written article in The Guardian, shared by uTrack CEO Eamonn Hughes, I found myself energised in a way I last remember when I was working in an office full of...
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The New National Bus Strategy: Will it work?
On the 15 March 2021 the government published ‘Bus Back Better’, the long-term national bus strategy for England outside London. This has come off the back of the following steps taken previously by the government. September 2019 - Government committed to publishing a...
New DfT headquarters and Northern Hub are a good sign for UK Public Transport
The Department for Transport is set to plant a new headquarters in Birmingham, along with a "Northern Hub" which is to operate from Leeds. According to an article posted in the Birmingham Mail ‘The move means...
Building support for the public transport workers vaccination petition, with uTrack
With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, most frontline key workers and priority groups are receiving the vaccine first. However, despite many transport operators and drivers still providing essential services throughout the pandemic, there has...
Coronavirus: Public Transport Is Safer Than We Thought
When lockdown restrictions first came into force and governments all over the world advised only necessary mobility, most people began to avoid public transport as it was seen as ‘dangerous’ and therefore not to be used at all. Although measures are now in place it...
Go-Ahead A-Z Directory
We are proud to present a new feature which we have been working on with one of our clients, Go-Ahead Ireland. One of the problems faced by employees is that they will have an issue or concern and not know who the right person is to contact or if they do know they...
Go-Ahead Ireland creates Late Running Requests with uTrack
We are very excited to announce that we have been working hard with our colleagues at Go-Ahead Ireland to produce a brand-new feature for their employee app that will improve efficiency and communication between drivers and managers. Other new features include: Staff...
What the future of Public Transport innovation looks like
Environmentally friendly vehicles With the threat of climate change and dwindling resource of fossil fuels, the bus & coach sectors are following in the footsteps of trains and trams as they look to alternative forms of fuel such as hydrogen, hybrid systems and...
Employee Apps: a necessity in the “new normal”?
Employee engagement should be a key goal for any business. Not because it is a buzz word, but because research shows us that the best way to gain competitive advantage, is recruiting and retaining capable, dedicated and ENGAGED employees. It is especially important in...
Remote Sign on for First Bus
We are incredibly excited to release Remote Sign on feature for First Bus UK as part of our Employee App solution. Working closely with the team at First Group to deliver a safer working environment for their Drivers. Covid-19 has presented several challenges for many...
Sign in with Apple
Today Sign in with Apple is available on our Employee App. Apple Sign in joins Google and Facebook as an option for registering. With the introduction of Apple Sign in, we further enhance the onboarding experience for users. The Employee App becomes accessible to...
What facemasks works best?
With facemasks now being compulsory on public transport in the UK the question you may find asking yourself is what facemask I should buy. That is a very good questions especially if you are like me and many people who have do not really know anything about the...