Guide for Utilization Measurement and Management of Fleet Equipment

State highway agency equipment fleet assets are vital to the delivery of agency programs, projects, and services. Measuring, monitoring, and reporting on asset utilization levels are necessary for the management of the equipment fleet and meeting the highway agency's business needs. A variety of processes have been used by highway agencies for utilization measurement and management, and there is no widely accepted process for determining utilization criteria, measurement, and management of fleet equipment. There is a need to develop a guide that incorporates rational processes and appropriate electronic-based tools to provide a realistic means for fleet utilization measurement and management. Such a guide will help equipment managers and administrators in making decisions regarding fleet size and composition to meet the agency mission. The objective of this research was to develop a guide for utilization measurement and management of fleet equipment used by state highway agencies. The guide was to include associated processes and electronic-based tools. This research is not concerned with equipment replacement cycles.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3866

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $399998
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 13-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Hanna, Amir

• Performing Organizations:

  Washington State University, Pullman

  301E Hubert Hall
  Pullman, WA    99164-6210
• Principal Investigators:

  Hajbabaie, Ali

• Start Date: 20150601
• Expected Completion Date: 20200228
• Actual Completion Date: 20200228
• Source Data: RiP Project 37553

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Decision making; Electronic equipment; Equipment replacement; Fleet management; State highway departments; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01543424
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 13-05
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 14 2014 1:01AM