Fleets Management SOP 0013

Purpose

This procedure provides information for your agency staff to ensure that:

• Fleet groups have been created in ETMS > Transit Assets as a required first step that 
• Enables vehicles to be assigned to a specific fleet group based on vehicle attributes (Fleet Id, Description)
• For required data capture during revenue/non-revenue service 

Operational Impact and Metrics

• Vehicles connected to the ITS system provide essential data capture which enables public visibility for ridership needs and visibility for agency analysis and reporting needs for NTD, FTA, etc.

Definitions

Frequency

This procedure should be performed:

• For all vehicles used for revenue service
• Bus Buys- purchasing new vehicles
• When retiring vehicles at useful life expiry 

Positions and Responsibilities

Implementation of this procedure is the responsibility of:

• Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Leads

Procedure

This procedure describes the high-level steps involved:

1. Login to ETMS
2. Navigate to Transit Assets and open the Fleets Card or search 'Fleets' to open the Fleets screen
3. Press the 'Add Fleet' button
4. Enter required information in each field:
   1. Fleet Id
   2. Description
5. Press Save

Enter additional information in following fields: Best Practice

1. Make, Model, Year
2. Length, Height, Gross Weight
3. Seating, Standing, Wheelchair, Bike
4. Max Hub Reading, Max Hours Reading
5. Uses Alternative Fuel check box and Fuel Type
6. Tire Lease Cost Per Mile, High Miles Per Day
7. Press Save

Supporting Documents

Maintenance SOPs:

Maintenance Reporting & Analysis

Vehicles Management SOP 0014

Related Articles: 

Managing Your Fleets in ETMS

Managing Your Vehicles in ETMS 

Operations Tools: 

Route Status Feature

Decision Support Tools Overview