 Since then the company has invested heavily in new vehicles, taking on a large fleet of Dennis Tridents (21 initially) for the busy route 12 in Torbay and the new route 54 Culm Valley Connect services (8 Tridents), it was also the launch customer for the Optare Solo Slimline, with 30 for Exeter city routes.Later in 2006 Exeter services received new Alexander Dennis Pointers for city services A and H, displacing Solos onto other routes.The company faced an industrial stoppage in July 2003 that led to cutbacks in the period afterwards.