TRANSIT BUS MAINTENANCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMMUNITIES

The findings of a study of bus maintenance practices used by 13 small and medium-sized public transit systems in Virginia are presented. Bus maintenance activities are discussed according to two basic maintenance approaches: (a) municipal fleet, in which the buses in a fleet of all vehicles operated by a political jurisdiction are maintained, and (b) transit only, in which the transit buses of a publicly owned transit system are maintained. An overview of the current condition of bus maintenance is provided by comparing maintenance practices of the municipal-fleet and transit-only systems. The main factors that affect the performance of transit bus maintenance are identified and classified. These factors, such as inadequate personnel assignment and low maintenance priority for transit buses, serve as the basis for proposed guidelines to improve transit bus maintenance and to provide adequate protection of taxpayer investment statewide.

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• Authors:
  • Roberts, Gary L
  • Hoel, Lester A
• Conference:
  • 61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 20-25
• Monograph Title: Transit bus maintenance, equipment management, routine maintenance and improving work zone safety
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 864
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses; Coordination; Local government; Maintainability; Maintenance facilities; Maintenance practices; Questionnaires; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Bus services
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370042
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033683
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM