THE USE OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST LIMITS FOR VEHICLE FLEET REPLACEMENT

The paper reports a study of the determination of an optimal replacement policy for transport fleet vehicles in the 7/8 ton load carrying capacity. Comments are made about the limitations of the constant economic life approach to replacement decisions. The concept of an annual maintenance cost limit approach is suggested and used to set replacement decisions for a fleet of 150 similar vehicles. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

  1 Birdcage Walk
  London SW1H 9JJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • JARDINE, AKS
  • Goldrick, T S
  • Stender, J
• Conference:
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 71-80
• Serial:
  • Volume: 190
  • Issue Number: 13/5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Costs; Economic factors; Economics; Equipment replacement; Fleet management; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Maintenance management; Policy; Transportation; Vehicle maintenance; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fleets; Maintenance costs; Replacement
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 224: Cost; 263: Economics of transport; 1112: Freight transport; 1078: Lock (waterway); 173: Policy; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157349
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM