MANUAL CONTROL OPERATING PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF A DEMAND RESPONSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (HADDONFIELD DIAL-A-RIDE)

This report is a supplement to "Implementation and Operation of a Demand Responsive Public Transportation System (Haddonfield Dial-A-Ride)." This particular manual is presented as an aid to the operation of a manually controlled Dial-A-Ride. Personnel policies toward the vehicle operators and control room staff (i.e., public contact, wage and pay policy) are presented. In terms of vehicle operations, discussion includes pickup and delivery etiquette and vehicle scheduling. Contingency/Emergency procedures are related. Functions of telephonist, scheduler, dispatcher and supervisory activities and responsibilities are delineated. Radio communications are discussed. The appendices contain interim instructions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This is one of 6 supplements to the subject and summary reports.
• Corporate Authors:

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 290 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Energy; Maintenance practices; Manual control; Manuals; Operators (Persons); Personnel; Pickup trucks; Public transit; Scheduling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operation and maintenance; Operator
• Old TRIS Terms: Pickups
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095039
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NJ-06-0002-743ESupplement
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 7 1981 12:00AM