MAINTENANCE MANAGER'S MANUAL FOR SMALL TRANSIT AGENCIES

This publication contains information to assist operators of transit agencies providing public transportation in rural and smaller urban areas to better manage their vehicle maintenance programs. The report includes discussions of maintenance management, maintenance programs, preventive maintenance, recordkeeping, selection of type of maintenance operation, in-house maintenance, and maintenance practices. Also included are appendixes giving supplementary information about tire loads; lubrication oil; mechanic hand tools; shop tools; mechanic aptitude tests; technical training resources; maintenance management training resources; and lists of manufacturers of air conditioning systems, wheelchair lifts and wheelchair ramps. The purpose of this manual is to help small transit agencies establish a program to provide better maintenance of their vehicles and ancillary equipment thereby reducing the costs of operating and maintaining vehicles and increasing the useful life of the vehicle.

• Corporate Authors:

  ATE Management and Service Company, Incorporated

  617 Vine Street, Suite 800
  Cincinnati, OH  United States  45202

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  25 South Front Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fowler, W
• Publication Date: 1987-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 238 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance management; Manuals; Preventive maintenance; Recordkeeping; Rural areas; Training; Transit operating agencies; Vehicle maintenance
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469280
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-T-88-08, ODOT-DPT-017
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-OH-18-X003
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2003 12:00AM