01593949

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173927.aspx

This report identifies existing tools and practices used to determine optimum maintenance technician staffing levels and provides an analysis of variables that influence maintenance technician staffing needs. The report also documents the research team’s development of an MS Excel-based Maintenance Staffing Calculator, a tool for managers of transit agencies of any size to use in estimating the optimal number of bus maintenance staff to meet current maintenance needs. It may also be used as a predictive tool, to determine staffing needs during the vehicle procurement process. The Maintenance Staffing Calculator is designed to help maintenance managers (1) break down staff by location or sub-fleet; (2) adjust raw employee numbers to full-time equivalents and available productive hours using information on current technician staffing, other employees contributing to maintenance, breaks, vacations, and shift information; (3) calculate preventive maintenance, core maintenance, and unscheduled maintenance task hours required by sub-fleet; (4) calculate heavy maintenance and repair hours required; (5) model effects on staffing of changes to fleet composition or usage; (6) model effects on staffing of changes to maintenance times or intervals, accounting for overtime required; and (7) compare results to a group of peer agencies. The Maintenance Staffing Calculator, a User Guide and a PowerPoint presentation summarizing TCRP Project E-10 are available on TRB.org.

Project E-10

English

42p

2016

TCRP Report

9780309375030

Digital/other

Figures; Tables

Calculators; Fleet management; Maintenance personnel; Public transit; Selection and appointment; Transit buses; Vehicle maintenance

Administration and Management; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 18 2016 2:01PM