Analysis of the Bus Fleet State at Enterprises in the Sverdlovsk Region

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Abstract

Based on the certification of  92 trucking companies in the Sverdlovsk region, using the 925 buses of various classes in owns activity, database was created and state of the bus fleet was analyzed. Specific recommendations for improvement the bus fleet state of the carriers were offered. The bus fleet state analysis was based on indicators, defined the current regulatory literature. Thus, in addition to generalized evaluation of the totality of buses, condition  of the each buses classes was analyzed. The following parameters have been set: percentage of exceeding of the best period of use, percentage of exceeding of the maximum distance before overhaul (by units), the estimated depreciation. The study has found that the average age of buses is 10.75 years, and nearly a quarter of the bus fleet, i.e. 24.2% is older than 15 years; the percentage of excess of the period of best use is 49.94; the percentage of exceeding of the maximum distance is 55.0…68.0 %; only 16 % of buses have a technical deterioration up to 80 %. All of this suggests a high degree of the rolling stock deterioration and the need to replace it.

Authors

R.N. Kovalev, Doctor of Engineering, Professor S.N. Boyarskiy, Senior Lecturer The Ural State Forest Technical University Siberian highway, 37, Yekaterinburg, 620100, Russia E-mail: rkv@usfeu.ru

Affiliation

The Ural State Forest Technical University

Keywords

state of the bus fleet, rates of bus deterioration, indicators of the need of rebuilding.