TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: State of the District's Bus Fleet
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on the State of the District's Bus Fleet for AC Transit Fixed Route Services.
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BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no current direct fiscal impacts related to the State of the District's Bus Fleet Report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The State of the District's Bus Fleet Report is a briefing item that provides an overview of the current bus fleet including: the age of the fleet, maintenance activities, a summary of quality assurance and warranty programs, zero emission bus program, and new bus procurements.
Bus Fleet Age
During calendar year 2018, the District maintained the operation of 637 buses in the fleet. The District introduced into service the Alexander Dennis 42-foot Double Decker buses on Transbay routes FS and J. A total of 39 buses were decommissioned and replaced by 44 new buses. The average age of the fleet increased slightly from approximately 7.68 years in 2017 to 7.75 years in 2018. The following fleet changes transpired during 2018:
Decommissioned
29 VanHool 60-foot Diesel
10 MCI 45-foot Diesel
New Buses
29 New Flyer 60-foot Diesel
10 Alexander-Dennis 42-foot Diesel
The District is scheduled to replace 77 vehicles that are beyond the end of useful life with the following new buses that will be placed in service during the year 2019:
* 35 Gillig 40-foot Diesel
* 10 New Flyer 40-foot Fuel Cell
* 1 New Flyer 60-foot Fuel Cell (Pilot Program)
* 5 New Flyer 40-foot Battery Electric
* 27 New Flyer 60-foot BRT Hybrid Diesel
To achieve the District's Transit Asset Management (TAM) performance targets, the District will need to continue replacing buses that have exceeded the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) end of useful life. At the end of 2018, the District had 195 buses exceeding the end of useful life. With the current bus procurements ar...
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