STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

A SURVEY OF EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS WAS CONDUCTED BY THIS MAGAZINE. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE ADDRESSED TO ALL STATE HIGHWAY OR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS AND, AS WELL, TO SELECTED TOLL HIGHWAY AGENCIES. TABLES ARE PRESENTED GIVING SELECTED TRENDS IN EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP - 1961 AND 1969, AND 1960 EQUIPMENT OWNERSHIP DATA IN 44 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS. IN ADDITION TO BEING QUERIED ON THE NUMBERS OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OWNED AND THE DEPRECIATION SCHEDULES, A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WERE ASKED: WHO (TITLE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT AND TRUCKS? ARE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS WRITTEN TO COVER VARIOUS COMPONENTS? ARE REPLACEMENT PARTS STOCKED? FOR WHAT SIZE TRUCKS DO YOU SPECIFY DIESEL ENGINES? FOR WHAT SIZE TRUCKS DO YOU SPECIFY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS? FOR SEVERAL REASONS, NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PROJECT THE DATA OBTAINED IN THIS SURVEY TO REPRESENT TOTALS FOR THE 50 STATES.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 100, No 9, PP 122-124
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Equipment; Highway departments; Management; Ownership; Questionnaires; State highway departments; Surveys
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219362
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1994 12:00AM