Managing Your Money: Bidding the "Perfect" Bus

Buying buses involves more than going to the bus manufacturer and picking out your favorites. Factors such as customer demographics, fuel efficiencies, maintenance, legislation, and vehicle price must also be considered. The article argues that bus procurement requires strategic planning to find the right bus for the transit agency and its customers. Some of the things to consider include: adherence to the technical specification and parts and service support are a big part of the evaluation process, and, transit agencies can create options within their proposals that open up opportunities for participation from other transit agencies.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1794668
• Authors:
  • Gardner, Michelle
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 32-36
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit operations; Buses; Financing; Procurement; Purchasing; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01001386
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 2005 12:38PM