00682764

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https://onlinepubs.trb.or...trcircular/447/447-029.pdf

The 6th Midwestern States Equipment Managers Conference was held June 6-8, 1994, in Arlington Heights, Illinois and hosted by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. This report presents a brief summary of the discussion topics and information reported during the meeting. Discussion topics included the following: alternative fuels update; color standardization; automatic transmissions - experiences with the Allison MD series; anti-lock brakes for medium and heavy duty trucks; fleet management systems; equipment fleet size and utilization expectations for government fleets; re-refined lubricants and fluids; the "pros and cons" of remanufactured engines, transmissions and other major components; the purchase and use of electronic diagnostic tools for servicing diesel engines; inventory control practices for tools and small equipment; mechanic classification; handling of welding fumes; the Illinois modification to the Minnesota "Gordon Stanley" TMA hitch; dump body specifications; track-type hydraulic excavators - use and experiences; "under-body" plow specifications; ground speed spreader controls; a cooperative purchasing venture by Minnesota; and application of SHRP products.

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00682735

English

p. 111-113

1995-7

Transportation Research Circular

10th Equipment Management Workshop

Digital/other

Alternate fuels; Antilock brake systems; Antilock brake systems; Automatic transmissions; Color; Diagnostic tests; Dump trucks; Equipment; Fleet management; Fumes; Hitches; Inventory control; Lubricants; Management; Mechanics (Persons); Purchasing; Recycling; Remanufacturing; Snowplows; Spreaders; Standardization; Welding; Workshops

Strategic Highway Research Program

Equipment management; Excavators

Midwestern States

Midwestern States

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

TRIS, TRB

Aug 1 1995 12:00AM

• 8TH ANNUAL SOUTHEAST EQUIPMENT MANAGERS MEETING: SUMMARY
• ADVANTAGES OF STANDARDIZED EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
• CRADLE TO GRAVE TRUCK RADIO MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AS PART OF A MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• DIESEL FUEL ISSUES
• EFFECT OF REGULATIONS ON BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY DESIGN: SUMMARY
• EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION CHOICES: MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE IN TODAY'S FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• EQUIPMENT IN SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
• EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND MECHANIC TRAINING PROGRAMS
• EQUIPMENT REFURBISHING IN PENNSYLVANIA DOT
• ERGONOMIC FACTORS IN A ONE-PERSON OPERATION OF SNOW PLOWS WITH ATTACHED WING PLOWS
• IMPROVED UNDERBODY PLOWING
• INTRASTATE FLEET STANDARDIZATION
• IS CLEAN DIESEL AN OXYMORON?
• JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN WINTER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY
• MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN TRAINING: AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE
• MINNESOTA DOT'S EXPERIENCE WITH A-55 TECHNOLOGY FUEL
• NEW YORK STATE DOT REPAIR PARTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• PROPOSED NORTHEASTERN STATES EQUIPMENT MANAGERS GROUP: SUMMARY
• RESULTS IN GOVERNMENT WITH PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
• SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL BUSES: ABSTRACT
• SCRAP TIRE RECYCLING
• SELF-DIRECTED MAINTENANCE TEAMS: SUMMARY
• SHOULD THERE BE A UNIFORM NATIONAL COLOR FOR DOT VEHICLES?
• SINGLE AXLE DUMP TRUCK COMPONENT STANDARDIZATION IN PENNDOT: SUMMARY
• SNOW PLOW TRUCK CAB ERGONOMICS: SUMMARY
• SNOW PLOW TRUCKS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
• THE FUTURE OF FLEET MANAGEMENT: THE OWNERSHIP DECISION. OUTLINE
• TRI-MET'S EXPERIENCE WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELS
• WASTE CONTROL PRACTICES AT BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES: SUMMARY
• WESTERN STATES EQUIPMENT MANAGERS WORKSHOP: SUMMARY