Steve Hursthouse

Working in a small team to ensure efficient use of driver and vehicle resources to cover schools and ad-hoc private hire requirements.

Ensuring hours compliance in planning through to delivery.

Whilst not current, we took over the driver responsibilities to Wiltshire Council for Pewsey/Devizes area DRT when APL Travel ceased, to ensure continuity for the customer for 8 months whilst being tendered.

Look strategically and ensure council tenders are considered and submitted.

Commenced at Andover Depot but was requested by AOM to go to Winchester to cover Park & Ride rota

When Hatts Travel ceased operations in Salisbury seconded to supervise and drive two Park & Ride services which were awarded to Stagecoach on an emergency basis.

On occasions was removed from driving to cover both Travel Office in Winchester and act as holiday relief for the Rail Replacement Co-ordinator.

Ensure efficient allocation of driver and vehicle resources within allocated budget, and ensure sensible contribution in budget preparations

In 2004 seconded to Head Office (Poole) to cover role of Commercial Tendering Manager, worked on Lymington, Ringwood and Forest Tender package for parent company.

From 2007 to 2011 overseeing management role of the coaching part of the business at Marchwood Motorways at Totton.

2011 to 2013 as part of the large Go South Coast Dorset contract, established and resourced Henstridge depot covering schools, market day and 6 days per week tendered rural bus services. Including considerable pre-mobilisation planning to ensure good quality training of drivers, as Dorset CC were only able to provide timetables.

Ensure efficient allocation of driver and vehicle resources.

Assist with the integration of the Kingston Coaches, Bells Coaches & Levers Coaches businesses under the Tourist Coaches Umbrella when acquired

Supervise and revenue reconciliation of number of Bus services including network of Market Day Services.

Assist in Bus Service Tender compilation within remits set by LT Planners.

Dealing with public correspondence. Liaison with internal bodies to ensure accurate timetables, publicity and external schedulers within tight timescales.

Promotion to Tendering Assistant, assisting the writing of tender award papers on set criteria. Monitoring and Reporting on Service Change Budget.

Initiating a process for the Rail Replacement Tenders for London Underground.

Set up Systems for a Sea Container Depot, whereby hauliers picked up and returned empty sea containers for shipping line.

Moved on to assist Traffic Department meeting haulage requirements for shipping line using own account and subcontracting hauliers.