Best Practices for State DOTs to Meet Bus Fleet Replacement and Expansion Needs

This report documents the different policies and programs used by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to help meet statewide bus replacement and fleet expansion needs. A national survey of Section 5311 and Section 5310 Program Managers at State DOTs was applied to investigate the policies and programs used to expand or sustain capacity in light of limited Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding. Research revealed the useful life status of State Sections 5310, 5311 and 5311(f) vehicle fleets. The report also explores the common and the innovative approaches to extending useful life and revenue service of FTA funded vehicles. The report includes a comparison of State DOT policies and programs and best practices regarding acquisition methods, extending useful life, and asset management practices aimed at keeping vehicles in a state of good repair.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-65(65)_FR.pdf
• Summary URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3945
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, and was conducted in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
• Corporate Authors:

  RLS & Associates, Incorporated

  3131 South Dixie Avenue, #202
  Dayton, OH  United States  45439

  ICF International

  1725 I Street, NW, Suite 1000
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Brown, Laura
  • Fittante, Steve
  • Garrity, Richard
  • Amiet, Rosamary
  • O’Connell, Susan
  • Gallivan, Frank
  • Choe, James
• Publication Date: 2016-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 106p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Best practices; Fleet management; Service life; State departments of transportation; Transit buses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus replacement
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01671255
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-65, Task 65
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2018 10:18AM