Fleet Update
Mike Frost
Director, Fleet Asset Management
Fleet Update
• Fleet Status (13/14 fiscal)
o Fleet Status and look ahead
o Heavy Duty Bus - Nova Bus
o CNG program - Fleet
o Light Duty Bus - Arboc
o Medium Duty Bus – Vicinity and options
• Fleet Annual Report
Fleet Status – 2013/14
High Capacity Bus
Heavy Duty Bus*
Bus Type
Quantity
ADL E500
40
Nova
-
Hybrid
1
-
EPA 2010
1
Trident 3
Total
29
69
Bus Type
Quantity
Medium Duty Bus
Bus Type
Light Duty Bus**
Quantity
Bus
Type
Quantity
245
30' Dart
50
Arboc
144
- Suburban
10
Vicinity
15
Polar
187
- EPA 2010
13
International
4
Sprinter
7
69
Total
338
Flyer
240
- Hybrid
6
- Fuel Cell
20
35' Dart
81
Total
566
Total
*Heavy Duty includes 25 bus contingency fleet **Light Duty includes 15 bus contingency fleet.
Five year Bus Procurements
Heavy Duty Bus - Nova Bus
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Five year contract (07-13) with Nova Bus
expired in August 2012
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Last batch form part of test fleet for a fuel efficiency improvement
strategy
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BC Transit procured 147 buses in total
Six buses fitted with ZF transmissions
Six buses fitted with Voith transmissions
All 12 buses have the latest electrically-powered cooling packs
12 month trial includes monitoring of reliability, drivability and fuel
usage
CNG Program – Fleet
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Two phase program supplying 25 heavy duty buses to each of two
locations
Bus Procurement
• Evaluation completed; New Flyer Industries have been awarded
the contract for their Xcelsior bus
Phase 1 Project is on schedule for delivery into the Regional District
of Nanaimo
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First 5 units to be delivered in February 2014
• Remaining 20 units to be delivered by April 2014
Light Duty Bus - ARBOC
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RFP 11.16 awarded April 2012 to Dynamic Specialty Vehicles
(Vancouver) to supply the ARBOC platform
To date approximately 88 of 118 buses have been delivered into the
Provincial fleet
Two configurations:
» Handy Dart – 17 seats or 4
wheel chair with 11 seats
» Paratransit – 20 seats or 3
wheel chair with 12 seats
Medium Duty Bus - Vicinity
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Factory Acceptance completed on all 15 buses in China
Buses arrived in Vancouver on May 1st
Final commissioning has begun, delivery of first units expected
July/August 2013
Locations planned to receive
Vicinity buses:
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Nelson
Penticton
Kelowna
Dawson Creek
Quesnel
Agassiz - Harrison
Medium Duty (High Floor) Bus Options…
9
Medium Duty (HF) Bus Options
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High floor - ACCESSIBLE
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0-4 wheel chair positions
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28-33 ft length
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Estimated ~$190,000 to $220,000
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Can be Hydraulic brakes
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Estimated 6 to 8 year life
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Wide network of OEM service shops and parts support
10
Annual Fleet Report
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In 2014, BC Transit will begin providing an annual fleet report
Includes:
• Fleet status information – average age, procurement activity, etc.
• Location-specific summary and strategic three-year rolling fleet
plan
• New technology developments and pilot fleet trials
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And…………………….
Group Task - Brainstorm
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Three groups for this
session, group leads are:
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Chelsea Hermus – Project
Coordinator [Local Government
Partner]
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Errol Nordstrom – Manager Fleet
Engineering [Operators]
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Bob Hall – Manager Fleet
Maintenance [BC Transit Staff]
Group Task – Question 1
What are the top three considerations
you would use for fleet strategic
planning?
Group Task – Question 2
What are the top three pieces of
information you want to see in the
annual fleet report?
Group Task – Question 3
What are the top three considerations
BC Transit should use in determining
the location and scope of new fleet
tests?
Thank you! Questions?