A rural transit asset management system

61106754http://utca.eng.ua.edu/projects/final_reports/04401fnl.pdfPDFResearch PaperAsset managementFleet managementPublic transitAlabamaUniversity Transportation Center for AlabamaAnderson, Michael DavidDavenport, Nathan ScottAlabama. Dept. of TransportationNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus TransportationNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and PolicyAGR-PASSENGERS-TransitNTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSUS Transportation CollectionThis reports the research undertaken to create an interactive, geographic information system based asset management system for the Alabama Department of Transportation to manage vehicles purchased and operated through Section 5310 and 5311 federal grant programs.The benefits of the system for the transportation department include the ability to estimate the overall fleet quality, to identify vehicles that need to be replaced each year, to predict future funding and budgetary needs, and to access other agency information