It neither looks flamboyant nor does it have a fancy electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain, but the Alphard Hybrid still delivers where it counts.
SBS Transit has installed transparent protective shields around the driver's seat on six of its buses to better ensure the safety of its bus drivers.
The four public bus operators here are looking to collectively hire a total of 1,200 Singaporeans as bus captains this year.
The Transport Ministry is looking into converting cabbies and private-hire drivers into temporary transport ambassadors amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
The failure of a group of SMRT staff to carry out maintenance duties leading to an MRT tunnel flooding in October had negated the good work of others.
Tower Transit pulls back job offers for six bus captains, with the firm acknowledging a lapse in the process that led to hiring more captains than needed.
Located at the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability, the Singapore Bus Academy provides standardised training for new bus captains.
SMRT bus captains will be getting a pay boost, with starting salaries for Singaporeans and PRs rising to $1,950 a month, on a par with rest of industry.
Go-Ahead Singapore, the island's fourth bus operator is training its drivers to advise riders on what the journey ahead will be like.
The Government announces plans to help boost skills and enhance professionalism of bus industry, with the setting up of a new academy.
According to its recruitment figures, three in four of Tower Transit's bus captains are Singaporeans or Permanent Residents.
New bus operator Go-Ahead has hired 424 bus captains, 60 percent of the 700 bus captains that it needs for its fleet of buses.
Singapore's newest bus operator, Tower Transit, has filled 80 percent of its 750 bus captain positions, with many from the 26 services under the Bulim Package.
Bus captains will get health checks and tips on how to stay healthy under a new six-month pilot workplace health programme that has been rolled out.
Transport operator SMRT has rolled out a progressive career scheme for its bus drivers to improve service quality and productivity.