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- Thu May 09, 2019 10:22 am
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Wings over the Illawarra, shuttle buses. (2)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2752
Re: Wings over the Illawarra, shuttle buses. (2)
How do they find the daewoos the company i work for have about 10 of them, they starting to cause problems now after 10 years.
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Why most transit vehicles don't have seatbelts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8376
Re: Why most transit vehicles don't have seatbelts
Here in Queensland most school buses dont have seat belts, if a non seat belt bus can put 3 kids on bench seat up to grade 7 and standees, a seat belted bus only 2 a bench seat, no standees . I believe most bus companies prefer a non sear belted bus, because if they have a seat belted bus and if ove...
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:58 am
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Grading of School bus drivers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9941
Grading of School bus drivers
Good morning everyone, ! know I may asked this question before, try to find out who grading of bus drivers, i know i am rated as grade 3 school bus driver, because the number of kids on my bus around the 50 mark, but are the other grades , if they driving a smaller bus they get a lower wage , someon...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: School bus driver collapsing after school run
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11544
School bus driver collapsing after school run
Where u work 3 weeks ago this woman school bus driver who 80 years old, about 15 minutes after finishing her school went to a local school to watch her grand son play sport on arriving there she collapsed and past out, lucky for her there was a doctor there, the doctor called an ambulance and she we...
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Peters coaches In toowoomba
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9238
Peters coaches In toowoomba
I believe Peters coaches in Toowoomba have closed their doors, because of financial reasons, I read somewhere they owed between !.5 million and 2 million dollars, anyone got anymore information, how many busses did they have,
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Transport for Brisbane Observations 2017
- Replies: 45
- Views: 48908
Re: Transport for Brisbane Observations 2017
what happen to the wage negations etc
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Lunch Room
- Topic: What Was Your First Car?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16586
Re: What Was Your First Car?
My first car was a 1954 Ford Anglia 3 speed gear box, with twin carbs, that car could fly very fast saved up for it working at my first job.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:20 am
- Forum: Photos - Hobart/Tas
- Topic: Huon Bedfords [identification]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8664
Re: Huon Bedfords [identification]
Are these busses still in service.
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:19 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Queensland Bus Violence
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15649
Re: Queensland Bus Violence
I am so glad this subject been brought up, I have been on a school run which had many problems, fights , kids been hit with skate boards footballs etc , even one time kid produced a knife, swearing not sitting down walking around the bus, I complained to my bus company, they dont like putting kids o...
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Long service leave
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5241
Long service leave
I was talking to another school bus driver working for another bus company doing a school run, he approaching 10 years service, he told me once you done 10 years service you are in tilted to long service paid leave . The company I work for we have about 60 busses a lot of the drivers have done 10 ye...
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:48 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: New pay rates as of 1/7/16
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15482
Re: New pay rates as of 1/7/16
To be honest most days I Finnish my school run take me a about 80 minutes to do, I go home, most of the other drivers do the same, however my boss did say to me he wants us to work our full 2 hours at the beginning of the year, my attitude towards all this I here to drive a bus not wash then do odd ...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:06 am
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Daewoo buses
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2957
Daewoo buses
Good morning everyone, I drive a Daewoo bus, personally They are not my favourite bus, sure they got plenty of power easy to drive, however the suspension leaves a lot to be desire, they bounce , also if you hot rough piece of road they can at times want to go in another direction, even if you go on...
- Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:08 pm
- Forum: New Zealand Transport Discussion
- Topic: Wellington trolleybuses
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23408
Re: Wellington trolleybuses
Are there still any trolley buses operating in nz.
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:53 pm
- Forum: Bus Fleet Changes
- Topic: Coast and Country
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24364
Re: Coast and Country
Bus 7 was in Kingaroy I used to drive it, the Qld Transport Dept condensed that school run into the school run beside it, that school run only carried very few kids, i heard that bus went back to the head office, its no longer in Kingaroy. I believe Coast and Country got into a lot of XXX claiming m...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:53 am
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Use mobile phone while driving
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3807
Use mobile phone while driving
Hi everyone I know you cant answer a mobile while driving, you pull over to the side of the road where its safe, however I am sure I read some where here and please correct me you got to have your motor turned off and sure maxi brake off, so can some please correct me here please.
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Prams on Brisbane city buses
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3610
Prams on Brisbane city buses
Good morning everyone, I used to work for the Brisbane city council as a bus driver about 15 years ago from Toowong depot, The policy of the council then was prams had to be folded up and put in luggage racks in front of the bus, I noticed now when I catch a bus the people just wheel the pram on tak...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:53 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: BT Scanias
- Replies: 267
- Views: 165985
Re: BT Scanias
So why as these busses being withdrawn for, I used to work at Toowong depot a number years ago the Volvo b59 did 25 years, do they have problem with these busses.
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: BT Scanias
- Replies: 267
- Views: 165985
Re: BT Scanias
How old are these Scanias, do they all run on cng diesel.
- Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: BT Scanias
- Replies: 267
- Views: 165985
Re: BT Scanias
Just interested when you mean they are coming back as Yutongs, what you mean by that, are the going to be re-powered or using the Scania bodies.
- Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: New pay rates as of 1/7/16
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15482
Re: New pay rates as of 1/7/16
Thanks for those replies,still trying to find out what the different grades mean is grade one school bus driver , or what are the different grades for, someone must know.
- Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:55 am
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: New pay rates as of 1/7/16
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15482
New pay rates as of 1/7/16
New pay rates as of 1/7/16 released by Fair work Australia for causal bus drivers, grade 1, $23.88 grade 2, $24.45, grade 3, $25.85 grade 4 $26.76, grade 5 $28.24, grade 6 $29.48 per hour, I would like to know how do you know what grade you should be on or is it years of service or the size of the b...
- Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:33 am
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Payment for school bus drivers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7726
Re: Payment for school bus drivers
What is the hourly rate for a school bus driver, where i work drivers tend to get different rates even if they they all drive same size bigger bus, and what is the minimum hours per shift paid, again where I work some get 2 hours and some get 1 and half hours, that 4 hours and 3 hours per day , I be...
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:49 pm
- Forum: Photos - Brisbane/Qld
- Topic: Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre
- Replies: 111
- Views: 165919
Re: Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre
Where is exactly is Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre, sorry i am from Brisbane never heard of it.
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Payment for school bus drivers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7726
Re: Payment for school bus drivers
Yes I do extra work, school charters, charter work, weekend work, the question I asked if you do the same work everyday why are we not called permanent part time getting sick leave paid public holidays even holiday pay. my understanding causal is being on call not doing same work everyday. I have pe...
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:49 am
- Forum: Discussion - Brisbane / QLD
- Topic: Payment for school bus drivers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7726
Payment for school bus drivers
I am very interested why school bus drivers do set work every day are only causal drivers, I always thought causal works were on call, my concerns about this why are we not permanent part time, to me we don't get paid for public holidays, sick leave, holidays, sure I believe our hourly rate is highe...