Blacon Buses

[joe_alker]

RE: Blacon Buses
If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Do you have any experience in the industry or working at all?

[iMarkeh]

RE: Blacon Buses
Joe, I am young. Lets say that. I dont have any experience because no company will give me a chance. Even when I said I would do stuff for free of charge, they didnt want me.

[chester285]

RE: Blacon Buses

(18/10/2016 21:21)iMarkeh Wrote:  Joe, I am young. Lets say that. I dont have any experience because no company will give me a chance. Even when I said I would do stuff for free of charge, they didnt want me.

Just keep trying never give up! Have you looked in to an apprenticeship?

[joe_alker]

RE: Blacon Buses

(18/10/2016 21:21)iMarkeh Wrote:  Joe, I am young. Lets say that. I dont have any experience because no company will give me a chance. Even when I said I would do stuff for free of charge, they didnt want me.

All you can do is just keep applying, keep tabs on vacancies on all local operators. I'm currently trying to find work as well in the transport industry, again with no experience. But you can't expect to start a company having never worked in the industry. You'd never get a loan for starters.

[iMarkeh]

RE: Blacon Buses
They are all engineering. My skills solely lie in scheduling and that side of things. I have done loads of timetables for routes and all that sort of stuff. GHA would have liked me haha.

[RedPanda]

RE: Blacon Buses

(18/10/2016 21:45)iMarkeh Wrote:  They are all engineering. My skills solely lie in scheduling and that side of things. I have done loads of timetables for routes and all that sort of stuff. GHA would have liked me haha.

They'd have took you on then as a volunteer

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Blacon Buses
Another Forum member says Imark is still in School so to young to even set up a company anyway..

[iMarkeh]

RE: Blacon Buses
iMark has left school thank you. iMark is wanting to get a job.

(18/10/2016 22:19)RedPanda Wrote:  They'd have took you on then as a volunteer

Nope. I offered to quite a few companies but still no. It is silly.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Blacon Buses
There are people qualified to operate companys so they are not going to need a *Volunteer*

[knutstransport]

RE: Blacon Buses

(18/10/2016 21:45)iMarkeh Wrote:  They are all engineering. My skills solely lie in scheduling and that side of things. I have done loads of timetables for routes and all that sort of stuff. GHA would have liked me haha.

Scheduling is the easy bit. I've submitted suggestions to operators before and some of them have implemented my suggestions and I'm not qualified to run a bus company. If I win the lottery or the top prize of premium bonds I would consider setting up a bus company but I would be looking for a couple of experienced people to help with setting up and running the company.

You also have to consider marketing as if you just have bus times on Traveline and bus stands a lot of potential passengers will be unaware of the services.