Compliance
Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation
What is 49CFR Part 393
The most commonly used form of transportation fuel in the U.S.
What is gasoline
Initial cost + Operating & Maintenance Costs - Surplus Value =
What is Life Cycle Cost or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
A proactive strategy that involves regularly performing work on equipment to prevent failures and ensure that it's functioning properly
What is Preventative Maintenance
Any item that cost $5,000 or more and has a useful life of more than one year
What is a capital purchase
Minimum allowable tread depth on any steer tire
What is 4/32"
The core refining process of crude oil
What is distillation
The process of optimizing vehicle design for the most effective overall productivity and cost
What is upfitting
The average time it takes a worker to complete a task correctly
What is standard labor time
A detailed projection of what a company expects its revenue and expenses will be over a period of time
What is Operating Budget
Part of the structure, fitting or attachment on a vehicle or article of cargo to which a tiedown is attached.
What is an anchor point
Chemical compound found in diesel that measures how quickly a fuel ignites under diesel engine conditions
What is Cetane
The process of allocating the cost of an asset over its useful life
What is depreciation
Performing services and replacing components before a failure occurs, based off historical data
What is Predictive Maintenance
A large, permanent project that improves or adds to a city's infrastructure or facilities
What is a Capital Improvement Project (CIP)
A primary brake system used for slowing and stopping a vehicle.
What is the service brake system
The process of bringing fuel to the location where the vehicle is parked or domiciled
What is wet hose fueling
The comparison of performance of one organization to other organizations
What is benchmarking
Industry standard percentage of overall labor time for PM activities vs repair activities
What is 80% for PM
Costs considered to be any thing or item that is consumed during the course of the vehicle’s life
What is Operating Expense
Inspection interval for pushout windows, emergency doors, and emergency door marking lights in buses
What is at least every 90 days
Fuels derived from sources other than petroleum
What is alternative fuel
Manufacturer-to-dealer invoice price less holdback less advertising & financing
What is Triple Net Invoice
A recurring repair of the same component or system, within a short period of time
What is a come-back
The amount of lost savings resulting from a situation where a company fails to undertake a strategic business investment in an area that would otherwise improve operational efficiency
What is the Cost of Ignoring (COI)