EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT BY HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

In the United Kingdom, the Highway Authority Direct Labor Organizations (DLOs) are increasingly being required to operate in direct competition with private contractors. The DLOs must minimize their equipment costs. This discussion briefly describes the Transport Management Organizations' renting of equipment to the DLOs in open competition with private hire companies, and in some instances taking over the management of mechanical services.

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    • This paper appears in Transportation Research Circular No. 346, Seventh Equipment Management Workshop Proceedings, Gulf Shores, Alabama, September 19-22, 1988. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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    • Cox, B E
  • Publication Date: 1989-3

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  • Pagination: p. 59
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  • Accession Number: 00482409
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM