Rural Transit Fleet Mix and Vehicle Size Decision Trees

The objectives of this research are to develop decision trees and a brief guide to support state DOTs and rural public transit providers as they decide what vehicles (size, capacity, and mix) will best serve their communities. A series of case studies and a review of effective practices should inform the development of the decision trees and guide. This research can provide significant benefits for transit offices of state DOTs and their transit providers and will help answer the following pressing industry questions: (1) What types of vehicles are procured in different regions? What are the reasons for those procurements? (2) How do federal public transportation and health care-related policies affect vehicle procurement decisions? (3) What are the costs associated with those procurements? (4) What are the sources for funding those procurements, particularly local matching funds? (5)What challenges do rural agencies face in securing financial commitments from local sources that directly impact a purchase decision? (6) How are demographic changes in the populations from which drivers and riders are drawn affecting vehicle procurement decisions? (7) What lessons are learned from this process? (8) What vehicles are appropriate for the required services? (9) What mix of vehicles is appropriate for any given agency?

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4955
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to performing organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $250000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 08-144

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Brooks, Mike

• Start Date: 20231113
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Decision making; Decision trees; Demographics; Fleet management; Procurement; Public transit; Ridership; Rural transit; Vehicle fleets
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01739629
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 08-144
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 20 2020 9:02AM