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A Busload of Woes for the Malaysian Bus Industry
The recent nation-wide shut down of bus ser- vices in Malaysia has successfully caught the attention of the public as well as the government, forcing everyone to face the reality that our bus industry is in crisis and is desperate for solutions. In fact, the problems have been fes- tering in the industry over the years, and the Pan- Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA) has been doing its best to raise awareness, but the authority has little interest in understanding the fundamental problems.
To aid bus companies that are in dire need of help to keep their stage bus services running, SPAD has announced that it will release the first RM 100 million from the RM 400 million allocation for bus operators. Will this be a solution to the prob- lems or SPAD is trying to buy time? Is there any other better option?
Like the Chinese saying “After snow comes frost ”, the bus industry is facing one disaster after an- other. Miros released a report recently on the sta- bility of high-deck and double-deck buses, saying that these vehicles are not suitable for long haul journeys and have a higher probability of rolling over during crashes. This has a great impact on bus operators especially those that have invested heavily on these buses.
In order to provide our reader with a better un- derstanding towards the current issues that are affecting the Malaysian bus industry, as well as providing a platform to express and make sugges- tions, Truck & Bus News put the questions below to PMBOA President Datuk Dr. Mohamad Ashfar Ali, Konsortium Transnasional Bhd (KTB) Execu- tive Director Tengku Hasmadi Tengku Hashim, Five Stars Tours Managing Director B.C. Tan, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE) Gen- eral Manager- Bus Division Danny Ng, and Phang Jyh Siong of Gemilang Coachwork Sdn Bhd.
大马巴士行业困境重重
行业正面对危机，并在迫切寻求解决方案。这个犹如溃烂伤口 最
近全马巴士公司停止提供短程巴士服务，成功引起了公众和政 府的注意，使每个人不得不正视这样的一个事实:我们的巴士
的问题其实已经存在多年，泛马巴士业者公会(PMBOA)一直以来都在竭 力提高有关当局的意识，可惜的是，有关当局却不怎么有兴趣了解业者所 面对的基本问题。
为了协助急需援助才可继续提供公共巴士服务的业者，陆路公共交通委员 会(SPAD)公布他们将从4亿令吉的支援基金中先拨出1亿令吉给业者。这 是不是就能有效解决问题?或者，SPAD只是在拖延时间?究竟还没有更好 的选择?
所谓祸不单行，巴士业者所面对的问题一波未了又来一波，简直就是雪上 加霜。大马道路研究院(Miros)最近发出了一个有关双层巴士不适合用 于长途的报告，认为这些巴士在发生碰撞时，比较容易翻转。这对那些在 双层巴士方面做了巨大投资的业者来说，无疑影响重大。
为了让读者更了解目前大马巴士业者所面对的问题，同时提供一个平台， 让业者能够谈一谈他们的看法和做出建议，《卡客车新闻》特别访问了 泛马巴士业者公会主席阿斯法阿里(Datuk Dr. Mohamad Ashfar Ali) 、Konsortium Transnational有限公司(KTB)执行董事东姑哈斯马迪( Tengku Hasmadi Tengku Hashim) 、伍星旅游董事经理陈万泉、陈唱工业 设备有限公司(TCIE)总经理-巴士部门黄杰星及Gemilang Coachwork有 限公司Phang Jyh Siong，并提出了以下的问题。
您对400令吉支援基金有何看法?它是否能解决目前的问题?您有何建议?
拿督阿斯法
在回答您的这个问题前，我想先提供你一些有关的历史背景。2010年12月
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