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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...
uTrack release CoachTracker for Megabus UK
We are proud to announce that we now have the pleasure of working alongside Megabus and have released a branded version of CoachTracker for their Customers. This solution will also be running the Origin application for the back-office operations team. Megabus can now...
uTrack SIRI feed
Now that it has become a legal requirement for companies to provide data of their operations (through BODS), our uTrack SIRI VM and SM feeds have become more important than ever. The government has said that the reason for the new open data legislation, is that...
How Public Transport can bounce back better post COVID
Open Data With the new government guidelines that came into force on 7th January 2021, transport providers are now contracted by law, to make their ticket and vehicle location data open and free. This will have a hugely positive impact on the progression of public...
NEW: “Bus Locator” Feature
We have released a new feature on our employee apps that will revolutionise the efficiency of driver-vehicle handovers which we’re calling "Bus Locator". The way it works is when vehicles are being handed over between drivers, the driver that is about to start will be...
Origin: Creating the new standard for bus operations
One of our greatest accomplishments as a company has been to be able to completely transform the operations of the transport companies that we work with. We believe that this is the way we can make public transport amazing. Each of our products helps achieve this...
How uTrack is helping move the Hinkley Point C PowerStation project forward
Formed in 2016, Somerset Passenger Solutions (SPS) is a joint venture between First Group (South West) and JJP Holdings, contracted by EDF to provide passenger transport for the Hinkley Point C Project, scheduled until 2025. SPS currently transport over 4,000 people...
Creating Resilience In Public Transport
Takeaways from the ITS Ertico European Transport Conference Like most things this year, the ITS Ertico Conference happened online due to coronavirus. That did not stop, however, the incredible industry insights that were given, showing the joint effort being taken by...
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...
Parent App Multilingual Feature
The beginning of September has always been heralded with the arrival of a new school year, and a new set of students, along with parents using the FirstView® Parent app. One of the solutions, that we are always working on with our colleagues at First Student North...
Why we chose the city of Birmingham for our UK operations
Birmingham has been the centre of our UK operations for the past few years, which may seem strange given that most companies prefer to plant their UK base of operations in London. However, there is a deliberate reason why we chose Birmingham. Here are the reasons why:...
Transport Innovation Summit 2020
The Transport Innovation Summit run by Russel Publishing was a little different this year compared to previous years. Due to Coronavirus, the summit was unable to commence in the ordinary format of face to face networking, physical exhibitions and...
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