MODERN, EFFICIENT BUS FLEET MANAGEMENT

This short article describes the efficient, computerised bus fleet management system used by the urban bus network at Liege and Verviers in Belgium. About 300 buses are parked in a carefully designed open- air parking area, with canopies for the fronts of the buses. A bus is always parked in the same berth. At night, teams of mechanics service the buses at an indoor maintenance site, then return them to their berths. The computer system is used for: (1) bus parking control; (2) management of vehicles for various workshops; (3) preparation of day sheets for bus services; (4) ensuring bus battery charging; (5) controlling refuelling. The system's direct advantages are: (1) overall staff savings, estimated to be at least two workers under normal conditions and four workers in winter conditions; (2) reduced requirements for reserve buses. The system's indirect advantages are: (1) for technical staff, 'stress-free' vehicle fleet management, especially in winter; (2) for operating staff, delivery of a bus that has been heated; (3) for passengers, vehicles that are warm and comfortable, even during early service runs; (4) for the environment, major reductions in exhaust gases and noise.

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• Authors:
  • MALVAUX, F
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 37-8
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Buses; Economic efficiency; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Transportation operations; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8008: Belgium; 1272: Bus; 5911: Efficiency; 1144: Operations (transp network); 313: Urban area; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00665269
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM