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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27432/critical-issues-in-transportation-for-2024-and-beyond

COSTS OF HAULING ANTISKID MATERIALS IN COMMONWEALTH VEHICLES

THE TRUE COSTS WILL DEPEND ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH SLACK TIME EXISTS IN TRUCK FLEET AND DRIVER FORCE. COSTS ARE COMPUTED FOR THE FOUR COMBINATIONS OF NO SLACK AND ADEQUATE SLACK IN EITHER TRUCK OR DRIVER TIME, OR IN BOTH. THE RECORDS OF TRUCK USE INDICATE THAT FOR THE STATE AS A WHOLE THERE IS ENOUGH SLACK TIME IN THE EXISTING TRUCK FLEET TO HANDLE THE ENTIRE TASK OF DELIVERING ANTISKID MATERIAL FROM SOURCES TO COUNTY STOCKPILES. THERE IS ALSO SOME SLACK TIME IN THE DRIVER FORCE AND SOME OF IT IS PRESENTLY USED FOR HAULING ANTISKID MATERIAL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MEASURE OF THE EXTENT OF THIS SLACK NOR OF ITS DISTRIBUTION AMONG COUNTIES. A STRATEGY IS PROPOSED WHEREBY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF SLACK IN HIS OWN FLEET AND DRIVER FORCE CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE THE TRUE COSTS OF USING HIS RESOURCES TO TAKE DELIVERY OF ANTISKID MATERIAL AT THE SOURCE. BIDS FOR SUPPLYING MATERIAL TO EVERY STOCKPILE SHOULD BE ASKED FOR ON BOTH F.O.B.-SOURCE AND F.O.B.-DELIVERED BASES. WITH BOTH TYPES OF BIDS AVAILABLE AND A KNOWLEDGE OF COSTS OF USING STATE- OWNED VEHICLES, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN SELECT THE BIDS THAT INVOLVE THE LOWEST TOTAL COST. /AUTHOR/

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  • Accession Number: 00218059
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 68-5
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM