UniBuss

Unibuss AS

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Transport
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Oslo, Norway
Parent	Kollektivtransportproduksjon
Website	www.unibuss.no

Unibuss, formerly known as Nexus Trafikk, is a Norwegian bus company that operates from Oslo, Norway. It is a subsidiary of the municipal Kollektivtransportproduksjon and was created in 2003 so the company could compete for the public service obligation (PSO) contracts that Oslo was to operate the bus system through. Unibuss has won several of the contracts in Oslo, which are awarded by Oslo Sporveier, in addition to contracts with Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk in Akershus.^[1] The company has since become subject to the new entity Ruter that covers both counties. Unibuss also operate buses in two areas of Vestfold.

Unibuss has about 1600 employees, 650 buses and a revenue of NOK 1049 million in 2009, 972 million of this is through Unibuss Rute. Most of the current contracts specify Euro V emission standards, with most of the buses adhering to the EEV standard. Two Volvo hybrid buses were added in 2010.

Unibuss also operate two coach companies (Sporveisbussenes Turbiler and Tønsberg Bussreiser) and the express coach company Unibuss Ekspress. The latter operate airport buses between Oslo and Moss Airport Rygge, Oslo and Sandefjord Airport Torp, and Trondheim and Trondheim Airport Værnes, in addition to express routes between Oslo and Trondheim, and Oslo and Kristiansand/Stavanger.

The transfer of routes to Unibuss has been criticized among other things because the employees in Nexus have worse pension conditions than in Sporveisbussene.^[2] This was an inevitable move, as all bus transport in Oslo and Akershus is tendered and Unibuss had to adhere to the same tariffs as its competitors in order to be competitive.

References

1. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Om AS Sporveisbussene" (in Norwegian). http://www.sporveisbussene.no/index.php?c=2&kat=Om+AS+sporveiene. Retrieved 2007-02-10. 
2. ^ Erling Folkvord. "Privat forslag til Oslo bystyre fra Erling Folkvord på vegne av RV" (in Norwegian). http://www.livogerling.no/index.php?/archives/80-Privat-forslag-til-Oslo-bystyre-fra-Erling-Folkvord-pa-vegne-av-RV.html. Retrieved 2007-02-10. 

External link

• (Translation of title:) "Unibuss-chief: I became very disappointed — did not think that possible corruption-scandal was particularly grave"