Trends Fleet Trends


A total of 226 readers with the job titles of fleet manager responded to this month’s survey on shop maintenance operations, including how they get more life out of existing buses, brake purchase decisions, use of synthetic oils, and tire service.


Reasons to Refurbish (Multiple answers are possible; total does not=100)


12% said they currently


refurbish school buses (Out of 226 responses)


Brake System Decisions (Out of 218 responses)


71% purchase air brakes 16% purchase hydraulic brakes 13% purchase both


Save money/extend replacement cycles Make vehicles look & ride nicer


Other (rebuild engine, update A/C, swap out transmissions/engine parts)


Add new safety equipment


62% use synthetic oils in their fleets (Out of 203 responses)


Where Synthetic Oils Are Used (Out of 119 responses. Multiple answers are possible; total does not=100)


68% in engines 36% in transmissions 18% gear drives/axles 3% (chassis, on all new equipment, as OEM specifies)


85% 41%


22% 15%


88%


do not use tire pressure monitoring systems (Out of 192 responses)


21%


have purchased Low Rolling Resistance Tires


(Out of 192 responses)


12%


of operations with Low Rolling Resistance Tires report faster tread wear and/or more


frequent need for replacement


14 School Transportation News • AUGUST 2018


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