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2/7/2013
Dear Colleague:
The new surface transportation authorization statute, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), represents a fundamental shift in the way States and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will work together to ensure the safety of...
3/22/2012
Dear Colleague:
I’m pleased to let you know that FTA has developed a new on-line instructional course for transit workers about the dangers of distracted driving. I strongly encourage you to make this course a part of your ongoing distracted driving program or fold it...
Contains data on fuel and energy use by agency, mode and type of service (TOS).
Keywords: gallons, kilowatt-hours, kwh, diesel, gas, gasoline, liquified natural gas, lng, liquified petroleum gas, lpg, propane, methanol, ethanol, bunker fuel, kerosene, compressed natural gas, cng, hydrogen, biodiesel, electricity, electric propulsion, battery, resources, alternative fuels
Contains data on vehicle breakdowns.
Keywords: major mechanical failures and other mechanical failures, vehicle malfunctions, system malfunctions, failure statistics
FTA no longer produces this table. Provided data on operating time and wages spent on different tasks.
Keywords: platform time, straight time allowance, premium time, non-operating paid work time, employee information, operator statistics
FTA no longer produces this table. Provided the highest level of detail on operating expenses, but only for agencies that have only a single mode and type of service (TOS), which is bus.
Gives operating expense for each agency, mode, and type of service, divided among eleven expense types.
Keywords: salaries, wages, salary, wage, operators' salary and wages, drivers' salary, other, non-operator, non-driver salary and wages, fringe benefits, services, fuel, lubricants, tires, other materials, utilities, casualty and liability, insurance costs, purchased transportation, miscellaneous
Gives operating expense for each agency, mode, and type of service, divided among NTD's four expense functions.
Keywords: vehicle operations, vehicle maintenance, non-vehicle maintenance, and general administration, operations, agency operations, cost, financial reports, financial records
Describes the capital expenses for each agency, mode, and type of service (TOS).
Keywords: guideway, track, road, station, administrative building, maintenance facility, rolling stock, vehicle, fare collection equipment, farebox, communication system, revenue vehicles, information system, radio, computer, capital cost, modal totals, mode statistics
FTA no longer produces this table. Provided detail on directly generated dedicated sources of revenue applied to capital expenses.
Keywords: income tax, sales tax, property tax, gasoline (fuel) tax, capital assistance, national totals, national statistics, agency size, UZA size, service size