Transit Bus Maintenance Management
Transit Bus Maintenance Management

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board

Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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Research needs in transit bus maintenance / Stephen J. Andrle -- Transit bus maintenance in New York State : issues and analysis / Joseph F. Zimmerman -- Management of transit bus prerun inspections / John Duffy, James F. Foerster, Santiago Puente -- Application of a transit maintenance management evaluation procedure / Bruce E. Pake, Michael J. Demetsky, Lester A. Hoel -- Analysis of bus transit's maintenance efficiency using Section 15 data / Athanassios K. Bladikas, Charles Papadimitriou -- Climatic effects on bus durability / Sandra L. Arlinghaus, John D. Nystuen -- Exploring the multiple factor concept for bus maintenance using simulation / George List, Mysore Satish, Mark Lowen -- Effectiveness of improved repair scheduling in the performance of bus transit maintenance / Utpal Dutta, T.H. Haze, Allen R. Cook.

Closing the Knowledge Gap for Transit Maintenance Employees
Closing the Knowledge Gap for Transit Maintenance Employees

Author: David Finegold

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780309062541

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This report presents guidelines on evaluating and implementing strategies to improve the skills of the transit industry's maintenance workforce in order to keep pace with evolving technology. The report is intended to help maintenance departments develop highly skilled, high-performance work organizations. Research was undertaken by Rand Corporation to assess technological demands, document current practices, and examine and propose new approaches to link maintenance-staffing practices with evolving technology to improve effectiveness. The areas addressed in the research included the range of programs currently in place, differences and similarities in current practice, analysis of major pitfalls and keys to success, an examination of vendor roles and responsibilities in training, and the effect of labor relations and work rules.

Facility Planning Study
Facility Planning Study

Author: Fleet Maintenance Consultants

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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Examines VIA Metropolitan Transit's current maintenance facilities and projected maintenance needs to determine what (if any) significant capital expenditures are required to meet the future needs.

Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13:

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Results Digest 73: Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems provides information on the mission and goals of the TCRP synthesis program, and describes the progress and status of TCRP synthesis projects.