Transport for London awards EQM contract

Passengerfta is to supply Transport for London (TfL) with engineering quality monitoring (EQM) and will carry out quality monitoring inspections and audits on London’s 8,500-strong bus fleet. As part of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), Passengerfta offers a range of services designed for passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) operators and carries out thousands of PSV inspections throughout the United Kingdom and Eire every year.
October 15, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Passengerfta is to supply 1466 Transport for London (TfL) with engineering quality monitoring (EQM) and will carry out quality monitoring inspections and audits on London’s 8,500-strong bus fleet.

As part of the 6983 Freight Transport Association (FTA), Passengerfta offers a range of services designed for passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) operators and carries out thousands of PSV inspections throughout the United Kingdom and Eire every year.  

Mike Weston, TfL’s director of buses, commented: “TfL is looking forward to a continued working relationship with Passengerfta for engineering quality monitoring for the whole of London’s bus fleet.”

Chris Thornton, FTA managing director of Business Services said: “Passengerfta is delighted to be awarded the Engineering Quality Monitoring Contract (EQM) and look forward to a continued partnership with Transport for London (TfL).”

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