A DEADHEAD COST-MINIMIZING MODEL FOR TRANSIT BUSES

This model was developed during feasibility studies for a proposed new Northeast Bus Division of the Mass Transit Administration (MTA) in the Baltimore, Maryland, metropolitan area. The MTA was considering consolidation of two existing facilities in northeastern Baltimore, either at a new location or by expanding and modernizing one existing bus storage and maintenance facility. Authorities were aware that location of a facility affected operating costs and thus were interested in finding out the net costs of operating from one of the existing versus the candidate sites. Since existing bus services, routes, and operating procedures were to remain essentially the same, the focus of the analysis was nonrevenue operating costs, the bulk of which related to deadhead travel. Location affects certain types of nonrevenue costs because of vehicle deadhead travel time and distance, associated operator travel costs, and other operator travel for relief purposes. This model was developed and applied in determining relevant nonrevenue costs. This paper describes the premises, assumptions, and development of the model and presents a summary of the results of its application.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Nuworsoo, C
• Conference:
  • Transportation Frontiers for the Next Millennium: 69th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Date: 1999-8-1 to 1999-8-4
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Cost engineering; Costs; Deadheading; Facilities; Location; Mathematical models; Metropolitan areas; Minimization; Operating costs; Public transit; Transit buses
• Geographic Terms: Baltimore (Maryland)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00770315
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Publication No. CD-006
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 1999 12:00AM