Fleet Update

Mike FrostDirector, Fleet Asset Management

Fleet Update

• Fleet Status (13/14 fiscal)o Fleet Status and look aheado Heavy Duty Bus - Nova Buso CNG program - Fleeto Light Duty Bus - Arboco Medium Duty Bus – Vicinity and options

• Fleet Annual Report

Fleet Status – 2013/14

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

High 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 245 30' Dart 50 Arboc 144

- Hybrid 1 - Suburban 10 Vicinity 15 Polar 187

- EPA 2010 1 - EPA 2010 13 International 4 Sprinter 7

Trident 3 29 Flyer 240

- Hybrid 6

- Fuel Cell 20

35' Dart 81

           

Total 69 Total 566 Total 69 Total 338

Five year Bus Procurements

Heavy Duty Bus - Nova Bus

• Last batch form part of test fleet for a fuel efficiency improvement strategy

• 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

• Five year contract (07-13) with Nova Bus expired in August 2012

• BC Transit procured 147 buses in total

CNG Program – Fleet • 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

• First 5 units to be delivered in February 2014• Remaining 20 units to be delivered by April 2014

Light Duty Bus - ARBOC• 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 • 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:

• Nelson• Penticton• Kelowna• Dawson Creek• Quesnel• Agassiz - Harrison

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Medium Duty (High Floor) Bus Options…

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Medium Duty (HF) Bus Options

• High floor - ACCESSIBLE

• 0-4 wheel chair positions

• 28-33 ft length

• Estimated ~$190,000 to $220,000

• Can be Hydraulic brakes

• Estimated 6 to 8 year life

• Wide network of OEM service shops and parts support

Annual Fleet Report• 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

• And…………………….

Group Task - Brainstorm

• Three groups for this session, group leads are:

• Chelsea Hermus – Project Coordinator [Local Government Partner]

• Errol Nordstrom – Manager Fleet Engineering [Operators]

• 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?