<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>TRB Publications Index</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/</link><atom:link href="http://pubsindex.trb.org/common/TRIS Suite/feeds/rss.aspx?tc=NN%3AQ" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright © 2015. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.</copyright><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><managingEditor>tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod)</managingEditor><webMaster>tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod)</webMaster><image><title>TRB Publications Index</title><url>http://pubsindex.trb.org/Images/PageHeader-wTitle.png</url><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/</link></image><item><title>Successful Approaches to Validating and Communicating the Long-Term Effects of Aging Government Fleet Assets</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/2582437</link><description><![CDATA[State Department of Transportation (DOT) fleet managers are facing enormous challenges as government budgets are insufficient and decisions are made to extend the life of fleet assets. It is more important than ever to efficiently communicate the long-term effects of those decisions. When vehicles age, more maintenance issues arise resulting in higher annual operating costs and lower operational availability. Vehicle and equipment downtime are a monetary and safety issue, especially if vehicles and equipment cannot respond to an emergency. Ultimately, aging fleets reduce the level of service to the traveling public. The scan objective is twofold, to examine organizations that: (1) successfully developed and implemented practices and procedures to estimate the cost of delayed replacement of DOT fleet assets beyond the optimal replacement period; and (2) gather data that might be used to develop decision making tools and models that can effectively communicate the long-term effects of aging the fleet assets to decision makers. For the scan project, a workshop was held July 29 through August 1, 2024. In preparation for the scan workshop, potential speakers were identified through a desk scan that involved a review of recently conducted and proposed scans, a comprehensive literature review, a survey, and interviews. The scan team reviewed the recommendations in the desk scan and invited participants to the scan workshop. The scan team produced a list of amplifying questions to guide the development of the invited speaker presentations. (Appendix D). The scan findings included four themes that aid in validating and communicating the long-term effects of aging government fleet assets: credibility, data, communications, and relationships. The report closes with a brief chapter devoted to completed follow-up actions and additional potential activities.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:31:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/2582437</guid></item><item><title>State Department of Transportation Fleet Replacement Management Practices</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1302182</link><description><![CDATA[This report identifies the current state of the practice regarding fleet replacement management and financing methods by departments of transportation (DOTs). A primary objective of this study is to identify methods currently used to manage asset replacement, including the financing of replacement expenditures. The report also provides a discussion of the perceived strengths and weaknesses of different management and financing methods. Information used in this study was acquired through a review of the literature and a survey of DOT representatives in all states.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:59:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1302182</guid></item><item><title>DEVELOPMENT OF TENNESSEE'S FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL (HELP) PROGRAM</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/686975</link><description><![CDATA[Many studies have been conducted to describe and evaluate the benefits of freeway service patrols, but much less is known about the planning and institutional development of such programs.  This case study describes the implementation of Tennessee's freeway service patrols.  In 1998 the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) began planning for patrols to operate on the highest-volume freeways in the state's four largest cities--Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. After a staged implementation plan, TDOT has successfully implemented the patrols, known as HELP, in all four cities while also moving forward with related intelligent transportation system and incident management initiatives.  Five aspects of program development are described that have been especially important to the success of the program--teamwork, attention to human resource issues, comprehensive training, first-rate vehicles and equipment, and communications.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/686975</guid></item></channel></rss>