NYCTA STRIVES FOR MORE COST-EFFICIENCY; SECURES BIG MAINTENANCE SAVINGS

The four-thousand bus fleet of New York City Transit Authority is now operating under extended lubricating oil changes monitored by a regular laboratory analysis by a contractor. Viscosity and spectrographic analysis results are gathered in a computer and exception messages concerning specific buses are transmitted to the appropriate NYCTA maintenance facility. Oil changes are now controlled by spectrochemical analysis, doubling the intervals to an average of 12,000 miles. Other changes to increase efficiency and effectiveness of NYCTA bus maintenance practices are also described.

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  Bobit Publishing Company

  2500 Artesia Boulevard
  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Authors:
  • Fullen, J
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 10098-0083

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Lubricating oils; Maintenance practices; Preventive maintenance; Spectrographic analysis; Testing; Trace elements; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382301
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM