Fleet Update and ‘Rightsizing’

Fleet Asset Management/Planning

Fleet Replacement

~50%

Fleet Asset Management & Planning Update

• The provincial fleet• Fleet replacement plan & 2015/16 fleet projects • Medium duty procurement update• Planning and the concept of ‘Rightsizing’ • Fleet operational updates

Bus ClassificationsHigh Capacity Heavy Duty Medium Duty Light Duty

• Double Deck or Articulated

• Low Floor• Minimum of 2 wheelchair

positions• 20 year planned lifecycle• 40 feet or greater in

length• 2 or more doors• 2,500 maximum annual

operating hours• 75,000 maximum annual

kms

• Low floor• Minimum of 2 wheelchair

positions• 13 year planned lifecycle• Greater than 35 feet in

length• 2,500 maximum annual

operating hours• 75,000 maximum annual

kms

• Low floor / accessible• Minimum of 1 wheelchair

position• 8 – 10 year planned

lifecycle• 35 feet or less in length• 2,500 maximum annual

operating hours• 75,000 maximum annual

kms

• Low floor or high floor accessible

• Cutaway OEM chassis• Capable of having more

than 2 wheelchair positions

• 5 year planned lifecycle• Less than 35 feet in length• 2,000 maximum annual

operating hours• 60,000 maximum annual

kms (300,000km life)• Not componentized

Fleet Status – April 1, 2015*

*Heavy Duty includes 25 bus contingency fleet; Light Duty includes 15 bus contingency fleet

** 20 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus fleet not included

Total Fleet Size – 1,038High Capacity Bus Heavy Duty Bus Medium Duty Bus Light Duty Bus

Bus Type Quantity Bus Type Quantity Bus Type Quantity Bus Type Quantity

ADL E500 40 Nova 280 35' Dart 80 ARBOC 251

Hybrid 1 Suburban 10 30' Dart 46 Polar 80

EPA 2010 1 EPA 2010 13 Vicinity 15 Sprinter 7

Trident 3 29 EPA 2014 35 International 4

New Flyer 206

Hybrid 6

CNG 25

Total 69 Total 486 Total 141 Total 342

New Technology – In-Service Review

Fleet Replacement Plan*High

CapacityHeavy Duty

Medium Duty

Light Duty

Total by Yr

2015/16 61 612016/17 70 41 27 1382017/18 41 412018/19 68 13 71 1522019/20 17 58 755yr Total 0 138 112 217 467

• This summary does not include any fleet required for expansion• ~ 50% of the fleet will be replaced by 2020*Heavy Duty and Medium Duty quantities are ‘smoothed,’ including allowances for rightsizing of vehicle types

New Bus Acquisition• BC Transit has contracts in place with multi-year options

for future procurement for the following bus types:

• 15/16 Procurement activities ‣ Develop and execute the procurement strategy for

Medium Duty buses

Bus Type Contract Options

Heavy Duty – Diesel - Nova Bus Up to 2022

Heavy Duty – CNG - New Flyer Up to 2017

Light Duty – ARBOC Up to 2017

Light Duty – International Up to 2018

New Bus Projects • Major 14/15 deliverables

‣ 25 Heavy Duty CNG buses (New Flyer Xcelsior) delivered to Nanaimo ‣ 108 ARBOC buses delivered throughout the province‣ 6 Sprinter buses delivered to various locations‣ 2 pilots of the New Flyer MiDi bus

• Major 15/16 goals‣ Deliver 40 Heavy Duty diesel buses to various locations (March to July 2015)‣ Deliver 25 Heavy Duty CNG buses to Kamloops (April to May 2015)‣ Deliver 61 ARBOC buses to various locations (April to June 2015)

» 6 to have gasoline engines‣ Deliver 6 International buses to various locations (August 2015)

• Established fleet alignment principles will be maintained‣ Some systems will receive aligned used buses to replace their retired units

Medium Duty Fleet• ~130 medium duty buses

will require replacement in the next five years (beginning 2016/17):• 1999: 30’ one door Dennis Darts

• 2000, 2001, 2002: 35’ two door Dennis Darts

• Targeted for Paratransit and community bus services (light duty ARBOC buses used today) and rural transit services (Darts)

Typical Specifications

Engine size: 7 litres or less

Length: 27.5 to 35 feet

Doors: one or two (depends on length)

Seating: 24 passenger seats (30 feet or less); 35 passenger seats (35 feet)

35’ Dennis Dart

Medium Duty Bus Market

• Grande West – Vicinity (27.5’ or 30’)• New Flyer – MiDi (30’ or 35’)• ARBOC – Spirit of Liberty (30’)• Champion LF Transport Flex

(27’ to 30’)• DINA Linner (30’ or 35’)• Several high floor buses available

ARBOC Spirit of Liberty New Flyer MiDi Grande West Vicinity

Champion LF Transport FlexDINA Linner

• Market availability in 2014 has grown:

The Right Time to Rightsize• The upcoming large replacement of medium duty buses

presents the opportune time to ensure buses with the right passenger capacity are purchased

• BC Transit’s Fleet, Planning and RTS departments have been working diligently to capitalize on this opportunity to increase the cost effectiveness and efficiency of transit

5 Year Vehicle Rightsizing StrategyOffers Opportunities:• Reassess fleet mix

‣ Service delivery needs, efficiencies (fuel, labour)‣ Public perception/reality

• Consider future needs‣ Network structural changes, demographics

Rightsizing Considerations

Related to Existing Service:• Ridership

‣ Overall passenger numbers‣ Trip length, peak max load‣ Accessibility, passenger amenities

Related to Existing Service:• Operations

‣ Road width, turning constraints‣ Collective Agreement language‣ Interlining and blocking impacts‣ Service type: trunk, regional, local‣ Relationship to nearby systems

Rightsizing Considerations

Rightsizing Considerations

Related to Future Opportunities:• Transit Future Network

‣ Rapid, Frequent, Targeted, Local service impacts

Rightsizing Considerations

Related to Future Opportunities:• Service and Community Change

‣ Economic development‣ Expansion (when available)

• Public Perception‣ “Sweet spot” between reality and

perception‣ Can link to further investment

Rightsizing Considerations

Related to Maintenance Capacity & Costs:• Facility size • Tooling• Qualifications of maintenance staff• Vehicle storage• Consolidation of fleet types

‣ Parts storage‣ Mechanic training

Low Floor Medium Duty – Next Steps• With the successful pilots of both the Vicinity and the

MiDi, and with the market availability of other medium duty buses, a procurement for the replacement of the Dennis Darts is now feasible

• Steps for new medium duty bus deployment: Finalize functional requirements Develop business case1. Develop procurement strategy2. Confirm system-level needs/strategy with partners3. Procure buses for replacement required in 2016/17

(40-45 buses)

Fleet Status and Rightsizing

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Operational Updates - Fleet

• Fleet moves

• Contingency fleet

• Maintenance audits

• Maintenance support Photo © Skyscraper Source Media

Fleet Moves

• 330 planned moves for 2015/16• Fleet Move Action Plan to improve move process and

bus condition‣ Feedback from last year’s Workshop‣ Working group with operating partners

• Supports expansion, replacement and contingency support of fleets throughout the province

Contingency Fleet• Retired buses from the incumbent fleet• Historically used to backfill long-term bus down,

accident, etc.• Used to support TEDs and capital program

Contingency Fleet Buses 15/16

13 New Flyers Up to 15 Ford Polars 12 Dennis Darts

Contingency Fleet Transition• Three year plan continues to support the provincial fleet• Improvements to PM schedules• Evolving composition reflects needs of the provincial fleet

‣ Reduction in Darts‣ Introduction of ARBOCs

QTY Type QTY Type QTY TypeHeavy Duty 11 1995/96 Flyer 15 1996/97 Flyer 20 1996/97 FlyerMedium Duty 14 Dart 10 Dart 5 35' Dart OnlyLight Duty 10 Polar 10 Polar/ARBOC 10 ARBOCTotal 35 35 35

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18

2014 Fleet Inspection Review

2012 2013 2014

24% 21% 24%

28% 29%33%

12% 14%15%

Total inspections = 72Total inspections = 64Total inspections = 64

• Inspection plan‣ Conventional systems – twice yearly‣ Custom/Paratransit systems – once

yearly‣ Inspection goal total – 84 yearly

2014 Maintenance Support• Training

‣ Coordinated 22 provincial training sessions»Highlights include: Voith & Cummins courses,

annual mechanics workshop, new bus training‣ ARBOC and Sprinter maintenance familiarization

videos now on the maintenance website• Sixth Fleet Inspector hired to provide additional technical

support• Released 45 Campaigns to address service issues

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