When purchasing new buses, transit system managers want to choose vehicles that will improve efficiency and customer service in a cost effective manner. Transit agencies in recent years have begun to put into service buses that are smaller than the traditional 40-foot size. Agencies opt for the smaller buses because they appear to be more economical to buy, operate, and maintain, especially for routes with variable ridership and schedules. However, a software-based method for calculating the potential long-term costs of bus fleet vehicles has not been available until now.


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    Title :

    Development of a Large Bus/Small Bus Decision Support Tool (Phase II), Summary Report


    Contributors:
    S. Reich (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    1 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English