The Case for Scheduling-as-a-Service Gavin John CMILT MTPS, scheduling solutions manager at Trapeze Group, explores why bus companies should consider outsourcing their scheduling services. (This article first appeared in Coach & Bus Week Issue 1398) Scheduling...
FlexDanmark – Nationwide MaaS (This article first appeared in Metro Magazine, 6th February 2019) Denmark is a country in Scandinavia with about six million residents. The major public transportation systems there began to evaluate inefficiencies in providing public...
MaaS: Are Cars Part of the Solution? Cars as Part of the MaaS Solution While utilising public transport for the entirety of a journey is of course preferable, in reality this is often not realistic – especially in rural areas. This reality is not reflected in most of...
Are we Seeing the End of Fixed Route Scheduling? Mining data, dynamic scheduling – and the emergence of Flex services Fixed adjective Fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid. Most dictionary...
Real-Time Relaxation: The Solution to Airport Stress It is well understood that passengers find airport travel stressful. Indeed, one report found that many view it as worse than moving house. Tight deadlines, large crowds and lack of control combine to cause...
Signs you are paying drivers incorrectly – and what to do about it Payment of drivers is one of the most critical elements of any bus company, yet one of the hardest to get right. Management of payments – accentuated by countless individual driver terms and conditions...
