VEHICLE REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES

The economic outlook for transit indicates that the current scarcity both of operating and capital dollars will continue, and perhaps worsen. For example, many transit funding sources are growing at rates less than the inflation rate. Improving vehicle replacement strategies is one way to realize capital and operating cost savings. Faced with a planned vehicle replacement shortfall of $220 million over 10 years, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission in conjunction with 13 Los Angeles County transit operators conducted a study to develop cost-effective vehicle replacement guidelines. The study efforts, which built on substantive prior nationwide capital replacement research, produced a simple yet effective means for evaluating cost impacts of alternative vehicle replacement schedules. The vehicle replacement methodology, which was developed comprehensively, incorporated vehicle procurement strategy, routine maintenance practices, and vehicle subsystem rebuild planning in the replacement decision. The vehicle replacement methodology and its associated data reasonably reflected the experience of the Los Angeles County operators. Cost savings could be identified in excess of $117 million in FY 1989 dollars over the next 10 years.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1266, Urban Public Transportation Research 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Carter, Douglas W
  • Drake, Richard
  • Sims, Jim
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 104-111
• Monograph Title: Urban public transportation research
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1266
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Equipment replacement; Guidelines; Methodology; Savings; Transit operators; Vehicles
• Identifier Terms: Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
• Uncontrolled Terms: Replacement
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602749
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309050189
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM