TRANSIT BUS TIRE SURVEY

American Public Transit Association, with the assistance of Chicago Transit Authority, surveyed APTA's membership in 1978 to develop a pattern of bus industry tire procurement practices. Returns showed most transit properties lease their tires, about 13% both lease and purchase, and under 10% rely exclusively on direct purchase. Because of the complexity of tire leasing and purchasing arrangements, including the number of types and sizes available, the differences between service agreements and the factors which contribute to tire wear, it was not possible to draw conclusive cost comparisons. The report has three sections. The first describes previous studies of tire utilization. The second presents an explanation of several different tire leasing and purchasing agreements which were identified in the course of the study. The third contains some observations of use of transit operators in evaluating tire procurement procedures.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transit Association

  1225 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Chicago Transit Authority

  Merchandise Mart Plaza, P.O. Box 3555
  Chicago, IL  United States  60654
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Leasing; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Procurement; Purchasing; Tires; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382227
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM