Completing the Planning Process (after the Basic Five)

Determine strategic reserve/ready reserve vehicles: these are manned spare vehicles held in reserve during peak periods.

Example: As many as 10% of scheduled buses might be needed for strategic, filler purposes. For instance, if a particular line is running very late, a strategic might be deployed to help make up the time.

Calculate peak vehicle requirement=vehicles in service + strategic vehicles.

Example: Scheduled buses = 750, strategic buses = 8, Peak vehicle requirement = 758

Calculate operating spares necessary to meet peak vehicle requirement: Usually expressed as a percentage of scheduled fleet.

Example: Peak vehicle requirement = 758, Scheduled Maintenance requirement = 90, unscheduled Maintenance = 22

Determine total fleet requirement = Peak Vehicles + Operating Spares.

Example: Peak vehicle requirement of 758 plus 90 scheduled maintenance plus 22 unscheduled maintenance = 870