The four public bus operators here are looking to collectively hire a total of 1,200 Singaporeans as bus captains this year.
The training includes how to identify people with dementia, how to approach and communicate with them, and how to reunite them with their families.
The ComfortDelGro Corp is acquiring the private bus chartering assets of local bus operator Ric-Tat Travel & Coach Services.
ComfortDelgro, the largest operator with a 60 percent market share, said two days ago that it would pass on the savings, without giving details.
Bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore now has more than the 700 drivers it was looking to hire and is ready to launch a new route in April.
New bus operators like Tower Transit and Go-Ahead have made an impact on Singapore's bus industry in several areas, including bus driver wages.
Set up by the Ministry of Education in January last year, the new IBSB website ensures more transparency with details of fares and operators.
Go-Ahead Singapore will launch its operations on 4th September, and ply routes serving commuters in the Pasir Ris and Punggol areas.
Go-Ahead Singapore, the island's fourth bus operator is training its drivers to advise riders on what the journey ahead will be like.
Go-Ahead, which will start services in Q3, is close to filling all driver positions, and opens Loyang bus depot on Sunday.
The tender for the third Government bus contract - named the Seletar package - was called yesterday, attracting interest from several companies and consortiums.
The Land Transport Authority called a tender for the third Government bus contract - called the Seletar package - to run 26 bus routes.
Tower Transit's first nine services have hit the roads and the third bus operator is likely to bid in the next tender, likely in June, to run more routes.
The second Government bus contract has been awarded to a foreign public transport operator, British operator, the Go-Ahead Group.
Four popular feeder routes will get a service boost this month, as private bus operators will start plying short services on selected routes.
The Land Transport Authority has called a tender for six short feeder bus services to be run by private transport operators.
In a pilot scheme that starts next month, bus operators are able to receive cash rewards or fines, in a bid to improve punctuality.
Nine private bus operators have bid to run nine new City Direct routes, which link housing estates to the city, and will roll out next January.
Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) of Transport proposes looking to operators to help more commuters with fares.
The Government will be offering cash incentives to bus operators who ensure their buses arrive at bus stops on time.