PASSENGER SAFETY, RELIABILITY IMPACTS ON COST EFFICIENCY OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

Abstract

The financing challenge of the Public Transport should keep all cost elements under rigorous control. As one of main cost of the vehicle maintenance activity could have different approaches for each City, on each Region of the World, but a general guide could help the Authorities and also the Operator to select the right and efficient way to manage this issue. This article will provide an overview and some comparisons about different strategies, types of approaches, finally including few recommendations for Companies, examples of best practices.

Keywords

• efficiency
• maintenance
• passenger safety
• key performance indicators