GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[Mayneway]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(13/07/2016 14:58)33109 Wrote:  It would seem that way aye, is it due to wages or conditions or other poss unknown factors why they're not able to keep drivers on for any length of time I wonder???

Also when you compare GHA's fleet to say that of D&G, arriva & other operators in competition with them, it's gotta be said they don't do themselves any favors. A big chunk of their fleet is quite old now & even the newer stuff doesn't seem to be that well looked after tbh.

Here's hoping they'll be able to start recruiting some more drivers. Also i'm not sure what anyone else's view is on this, but it seems to me that the bus industry in general is lacking some younger blood. A load of the GHA drivers are getting on a bit now, when they start retiring there's gonna be a fairly sizeable gap to plug.

I think the problem now with bus driving in general is it's seen as a job and not a career. I only several people in there 20's who went into bus driving and less than 3 years later had moved on to other things. I think people certainly younger want 9-5 hours working Monday to Friday and with bus driving it's anything but.