ANALYSIS OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR LOG VEHICLES

The level of knowledge of vehicle operating costs and how they vary with haulage task, road conditions and time is fairly limited. One important component of vehicle operating costs is the repair and maintenance costs of the vehicle. The repairs and maintenance (r&m) costs of a sample of log vehicles operating in the north west of tasmania were measured over a period of twelve months. Multiple linear regression models were calibrated relating maintenance costs to a range of independent variables. These independent variables included haulage task, road condition/ type and truck and driver characteristics. The results presented are preliminary and cover only forrty-four weeks of the year's results. Discussion of future study developments is presented together with a number of the problems encountered in the conduct of this study. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 8th Australian Transport Research Forum, Canberra, May 18-20, 1983, Volumes 1-3. This paper was presented at Session 10A: Freight Transport Cost Analysis.
• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Government Publishing Service

  P.O. Box 84
  Canberra, A.C.T. 2600,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Aplin, W N
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 244-264
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • ISSN: 1032-4152

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Drivers; Freight handling; Freight transportation; Logging trucks; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Repairing; Surfacing; Trucks; Vehicle maintenance; Vehicles; Wood
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Repairs
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Haulage
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 1772: Driver; 741: Goods traffic; 1236: Lorry; 6473: Mathematical model; 5149: Mechanical handling; 221: Operating costs; 3635: Repair; 2972: Surfacing; 1255: Vehicle; 1575: Vehicle inspection; 4506: Wood (mater)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379011
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0 644 02516 6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM