The Resource Module contains three forms:
The Employees form (R-10) collects data on the number of transit agency employees (person count) and their total work hours. Data are reported by mode for directly operated (DO) service only. The employee data are reported for operating labor (which is reported on the Operating Expenses form (F-30) by function) and for total capital labor.
The Maintenance Performance form (R-20) collects data on revenue vehicle system failures and hours spent on inspection and maintenance by the transit agency's service personnel. Data are reported on one form for all modes for directly operated (DO) service only.
The Energy Consumption form (R-30) collects data on revenue vehicle fuel consumption. There are two forms tailored to report fuel consumption for rail and non-rail modes. Data are reported by mode for directly operated (DO) service only.
The Employees form (R-10) collects data on the number of transit agency employees (person count) and their total work hours by labor category.
This form is required for directly operated (DO) service only. Complete one form for each directly operated (DO) mode.
There are no changes for the 2007 report year.
The data on this form pertain only to transit agency employees that work on directly operated (DO) modes. Two data items are reported — hours worked by employees and the number of employees (person count). The data items are reported by labor classification — operating and capital — and type of employee — full time and part time.
In order to complete the form it is necessary to understand:
The basic guideline for determining if someone is an employee is if his / her salary cost is included in expense object class (501) labor on the Operating Expenses form (F-30). Typically this means that the transit agency writes the payroll checks for the employee and provides an Internal Revenue Service Form W-2: Wage and Tax Statement for the employee.
Transit agencies may have two different types of employees — full time and part time employees. The NTD requires employee data to be categorized and reported by full time and part time employees.
Full time employees usually have a minimum number of hours set by local laws, such as at least 30 hours per week or 1,000 hours per year. Full time employees also usually receive a full benefits package.
Part time employees work less than the minimum number of hours required for full time employees, and usually receive no benefits or sometimes prorated benefits. Often, part time employees are paid at a lower pay rate than full time employees.
Full time employees working part of their time in a function or mode are not part time employees.
For example, a full time mechanic may repair bus (MB) and demand response (DR) vehicles and should be considered as a full time employee on both the bus (MB) and demand response (DR) Employees forms (R-10).
Sometimes, transit agencies also classify employees as either permanent or temporary. These classifications should not be considered when reporting data for the Employees form (R-10) since both types of employees can be either full time or part time.
Permanent employees normally have job security rights and benefits, either full or prorated. Permanent employees may be either full or part time employees.
Temporary employees work for only a specified period of time until a work task is completed. Temporary employees usually do not have any job security rights and receive no benefits or sometimes prorated benefits. Temporary employees may be either full or part time employees.
Persons employed through a temporary employment agency are not temporary employees of the transit agency. This is because their salary costs are not included in expense object class (501) labor, but instead in expense object class (503) services on the Operating Expenses form (F-30). Furthermore, the temporary employment agency, not the transit agency, writes payroll checks for the employees and provides the Internal Revenue Service Forms W-2: Wage and Tax Statement for the employees.
Exhibit 22 — Guidelines for Determining Whether an Individual is an Employee |
| The following individuals are employees under NTD reporting:
The following individuals are not employees under NTD reporting:
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Employee work hours and the actual person count of employees are collected for different time periods. The employee work hours cover all work performed during the report year. Employee work hours are determined from payroll records. The actual person count of employees is determined at the end of the report year.
Employee work hours are the total hours worked by transit agency employees during the report year. Employees may have been hired during the year, or may have left before the end of the report year. Regardless of when employees begin or leave their jobs, the work hours performed during the reporting period are reported on this form.
Work hours are not equivalent to and typically are less than total hours paid to transit employees. Work hours might be considered "duty hours" — hours during which employees are performing work for the transit agency. Work hours do not include hours related to fringe benefits, such as holiday time and sick leave.
A full time employee is paid approximately 2,080 total hours in a report year (40 hours per week x 52 weeks / year). Work hours may be 1,700 to 1,800 of the 2,080 hours with the balance of the hours being paid for fringe benefits such as holiday and sick leave. It is highly unusual for full time employees to have average paid work hours that are equal to or greater than 2,080 hours.
The actual person count of employees is determined at the end of the report year. Normally, it is the number of employees who are working at the end of the fiscal year, but there may be unique situations such as employees on a paid leave of absence or employees who have left the agency through retirement or separation. See the guidelines above for who should or should not be counted as an employee.
Since employee work hours and the actual person count of employees are collected for different time periods, the relationships between the two statistics must be interpreted with care. High numbers of employees working at the end of the fiscal year relative to the average staffing levels over the fiscal year may suggest low hours worked per employee. Conversely, low numbers of employees at the end of the fiscal year may suggest high hours worked per employee. In most cases, the average number of work hours per full time employee is less than 2,080 hours, and typically is in the range of 1,700 to 1,800 work hours.
This form has key reporting relationships with the following two NTD reporting forms:
Report employee work hours and counts by labor classification: operating labor and capital labor.
Operating labor are the personnel necessary to carry out the day-to-day requirements for providing transit service. Operating labor is reported by the four functions on the Operating Expenses form (F-30) — vehicle operations (010), vehicle maintenance (041), non-vehicle maintenance (042), and general administration (160).
The Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) has defined the work activities performed by employees in each function. The following exhibit summarizes the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) work activities for operating labor by function.
Exhibit 23 — Employee Operating Labor Classifications — Chapter 6 of Uniform System of Accounts |
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Vehicle Operations Labor (line 01) 010 Vehicle Operations 010 — Transportation administration and support 011 — Transportation administration and support. Transportation managers, superintendents, port captains, terminal managers, supervisors and others engaged in administering transportation service at the system division and station levels; secretaries, stenographers and clerks supporting supervision of transportation activities; driver training instructors, students and service inspectors. 012 — Revenue vehicle movement control. System, division, and station managers and supervisors engaged in controlling dispatch, movement and return of revenue vehicles; secretaries and clerks supporting the supervision of vehicle movement control; road supervisors, dispatchers, stop and zone representatives, starters, timekeepers and employees engaged in furnishing supplies to vehicle operators; radio and telephone communication operators monitoring and controlling vehicle movement at communication centers. 021 — Scheduling of transportation operations. Traffic managers, superintendents, department heads and supervisors engaged in supervising the preparation of schedules for transportation operations; secretaries, stenographers and clerk-typists supporting the supervision of scheduling activities; schedule analysts, makers, checkers, statistical clerks; design, layout and reproduction people engaged in producing finished schedules. 151 — Ticketing and fare collection. Managers, treasurers, cashiers, department heads and supervisors engaged in supervising ticketing and fare collection activities; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting supervision; agents distributing, selling and collecting fares; printers and other machine operators producing tickets, tokens; people controlling and servicing sales outlets; vault pullers, sorters, money counters and cash clerks, security guards for vehicles and at collection and counting area; vehicle drivers transporting money to counting facilities and banks; accounting and control clerks auditing and monitoring fare sales, collection and counting activities; fare registration reconciliation clerks. 161 — System security. Security managers and supervisors engaged in supervising system-wide security; secretaries and clerks supporting security supervision; police officers, special agents, patrol staff, inspectors and others engaged in providing overall security. 030 — Revenue vehicle operation. Platform and travel pay of scheduled line, unscheduled line, charter and contract service revenue vehicle operators, conductors, collectors and other operating crew members working aboard transit vehicles; pay of ferryboat deck crews (e.g., captain, chief officers, mates, pilots). |
| Vehicle Maintenance Labor (line 02) 041 Vehicle Maintenance 041 — Maintenance administration — vehicles. Maintenance managers, port engineers, superintendents, supervisors and non-working lead workers engaged in directing and supervising maintenance and repairs to vehicles; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting the administration of maintenance activities; garage and shop clerks, timekeepers and other clerical people engaged in scheduling and recording vehicle maintenance activities, vehicle maintenance training instructors and students; engineers and other technicians engaged in vehicle maintenance activities. 051 — Servicing revenue vehicles. Service managers, supervisors and lead workers engaged in overseeing the preparation of revenue vehicles for service (excluding repair work); cleaners, washers, fuelers, oilers and hostlers; secretaries and clerks supporting vehicle servicing activities. 061 — Inspection and maintenance of revenue vehicles. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, service personnel, apprentices, greasers, mechanics, welders, major component repair staff, electricians, bench hands, machinists, coil winders, sheet metal workers, sanders, painters, body workers, upholsterers, glass installers, carpenters, blacksmiths and others engaged in repair, maintenance and inspection activities for revenue vehicles. 062 — Accident repairs of revenue vehicles. All direct and indirect maintenance and administrative labor actually expended on or allocated to the repair of accident damage on revenue vehicles. 071 — Vandalism repairs of revenue vehicles. All direct and indirect maintenance and administrative labor actually expended on or allocated to the repair of vandalism damage on revenue vehicles. 081 — Servicing and fuel of service vehicles. Service managers, supervisors, and lead workers engaged in overseeing the preparation of service vehicles for operation (excluding repair work); cleaners, washers, fuelers, oilers and hostlers; secretaries and clerks supporting servicing activities for service vehicles. 091 — Inspection and maintenance of service vehicles. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, service staff, greasers, mechanics, apprentices, welders, major component repair staff, electricians, bench hands, machinists, coil winders, sheet metal workers, sanders, painters, body workers, upholsters, glass installers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and others engaged in garage and shop repair and maintenance activities for service vehicles. |
| Non-Vehicle Maintenance Labor (line 03) 042 Non-Vehicle Maintenance 042 — Maintenance administration — facilities (non-vehicles). Maintenance managers, superintendents, supervisors and non-working lead workers engaged in directing and supervising maintenance and repairs to transit way and structures and to other buildings, grounds and equipment; secretaries and clerk typists supporting the administration of maintenance activities; clerks, timekeepers and other clerical people engaged in scheduling and recording maintenance activities; maintenance training instructors and students; engineers and other technicians engaged in transit way and structures and in other buildings, grounds and equipment maintenance activities. 101 — Maintenance of vehicle movement control systems. Working supervisors, lead workers, electronics technicians, radio and telephone repair staff and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of vehicle movement control equipment. 111 — Maintenance of fare collection and counting equipment. Working supervisors, lead workers, mechanics, cleaners, service staff, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of fare collection and counting equipment. 121 — Maintenance of roadway and track. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, repair crewmembers, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of roadway and track (e.g., sanding, removing snow, sweeping, scraping). 122 — Maintenance of structure, tunnels and subways. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, repair crew members, carpenters, custodians, painters, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of transit way structures, tunnels, bridges and subways. 123 — Maintenance of passenger stations. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, mechanics, service staff, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, custodians, painters, janitors, utility workers, groundskeepers, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of passenger station buildings, grounds and equipment. 124 — Maintenance of operating station buildings, grounds and equipment. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, mechanics, service staff, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, custodians, painters, janitors, utility workers, groundskeepers and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of operation station buildings, grounds and equipment. 125 — Maintenance of garage and shop buildings, grounds and equipment. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, mechanics, service staff, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, custodians, painters, janitors, utility workers, groundskeepers, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of garage and shop buildings, grounds and equipment. 126 — Maintenance of communication system. Working supervisors, lead workers, electricians, service staff, cleaners, electronics technicians, mechanics, utility workers, inspectors, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of general communication equipment. 127 — Maintenance of general administration buildings, grounds and equipment. Working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, mechanics, service staff, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, custodians, painters, janitors, utility workers, groundskeepers, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of general administration buildings, grounds and equipment. 128 — Accident repairs of buildings, grounds and equipment. All direct and indirect maintenance and administrative labor actually expended on or allocated to the repair of accident damage on buildings, grounds and equipment. 131 — Vandalism repairs of buildings, grounds and equipment. All direct and indirect maintenance and administrative labor actually expended on or allocated to the repair of vandalism damage on buildings, grounds and equipment. 141 — Operation and maintenance of electric power facilities. Managers, supervisors, lead workers, operators, monitors, clerks and others directly engaged in the generation and distribution of electric power: working supervisors, lead workers, inspectors, mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, custodians, painters, janitors, utility workers, service staff, and others engaged in the repair and maintenance of electric power generation and distribution facilities. |
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General Administration Labor (line 04) 160 General Administration 165 — Injuries and damages. Managers, department heads and supervisors engaged in supervising injuries and damages activities; secretaries and clerks supporting administration and supervision; negotiators, lawyers, claims adjusters, investigators, special agents and photographers; statisticians and clerks accumulating and maintaining claims and accident data. 166 — Safety. Managers, directors, and department heads engaged in directing, conducting, and supervising a system safety program; secretaries and clerks supporting safety activities; safety instructors, statisticians, and others engaged in implementing system safety policies and procedures. 167 — Personnel administration. Managers, directors, supervisors, and department heads engaged in administering and supervising personnel activities; secretaries and clerk typists supporting personnel administration; recruiters, interviewers, testers, counselors, reviewers and examiners; employee welfare representatives, analysts, technicians and clerks; medical directors, nurses and first-aid assistants; job and performance evaluation analysts, orientation and training instructors, employment history record clerks, labor relations researchers, negotiators and grievance administrators. 168 — General legal services. Managers, directors and department heads engaged in administering and supervising general legal activities; secretaries and clerks supporting administration and supervision; attorneys, regulatory specialists, researchers, legal clerks and others providing general legal services to the transit agency. 169 — General insurance. Managers, supervisors, and department heads engaged in administering and supervising a general insurance program; secretaries and clerk typists supporting general insurance administration; claims adjusters, investigators, researchers, special agents, statisticians and clerks accumulating and maintaining claims and other general insurance information. 170 — Data processing. Managers, supervisors and department heads engaged in supervising data processing activities; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting data processing supervision; operators of computers, bookkeeping and accounting machines, unit record and other data processing equipment; data entry operators and verifiers; system analysts and programmers; data processing input and output control clerks; service staff and other repair people responsible for maintaining data processing equipment. 171 — Finance and accounting. Comptroller, treasurer, supervisors, chief accountants and department heads engaged in supervising finance and accounting activities; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting finance and accounting administration; accountants, bookkeepers and accounting clerks; budget analysts, cost accountants and internal auditors; receipts and labor distribution clerks, property and other fixed assets clerks. 172 — Purchasing and stores. Managers, directors, supervisors and department heads engaged in administering and supervising purchasing and stores activities; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting purchasing and stores administration; purchasing agents, buyers and specification analysts, storekeepers, stock clerks, shipping and receiving clerks, material handlers and deliverers; price, order and inventory control clerks. 173 — General engineering. Managers, chief engineers, supervisors, and department heads engaged in directing and supervising general engineering activities; secretaries and clerk typists supporting administration of general engineering; engineers, specification analysts, researchers and drafters. 174 — Real estate management. Managers, directors and department heads engaged in managing transit real estate; secretaries and clerical staff supporting administration of real estate activities. 175 — Office management and services. Office managers, supervisors and department heads engaged in supervising office management and services activities; secretaries and clerk-typists supporting administration of office management and services; main receptionists, switchboard operators, messengers, librarians, central file clerks, and mail room workers; printing shop operators and clerks; in-house newspaper writers and publishers; cafeteria and custodial employees. 176 — General management. Directors, general manager, assistant general manager, marine superintendent and operations manager (responsible for maintenance and transportation); administrative analysts, assistants and staff, special projects manager and staff; secretaries and other clerical staff supporting general management activities. 177 — Planning. Directors, managers, supervisors and department heads engaged in directing and supervising planning activities; secretaries and clerks supporting supervision activities; transit analysts and planners; design, layout and graphics specialists. 145 — Preliminary transit system development. All direct and indirect labor actually expended on or allocated to the preliminary development of a transit agency. 162 — Customer services. Managers, department heads and supervisors engaged in supervising customer service activities; charter service managers, sales personnel and staff workers; people operating route information booths and stands; telephone information operators and clerks; employees staffing a lost and found department; people engaged in designing, producing and distributing system maps and timetables. 163 — Promotion. Marketing and advertising managers, public information directors and other supervisors and department heads engaged in directing and supervising promotion activities; secretaries and clerks supporting supervision of promotion; design and layout artists, news writers and editors, mass media and public relations representatives; printers and machine operators producing promotional material. 164 — Market research. Directors, managers, supervisors and department heads engaged in directing and supervising transit market research activities; secretaries and clerks supporting supervision activities; customer and market researchers. |
Capital labor is the personnel involved in the purchase of equipment (e.g., buses, shelters) and construction of facilities (e.g., garages, guideway, stations).
Report the number of employee work hours and actual person counts of employees, full time and part time.
Report work hours for all the hours worked by transit agency employees during the report year, even if they are not employees at the end of the report year.
Report actual person counts based on approved and filled positions at the end of the report year.
Prorate work hours and person counts among labor classifications and modes if an employee works for more than any one of the following:
Report actual person counts to one decimal place.
Report only the hours and actual person counts of employees for directly operated (DO) modes. Exclude the hours worked on behalf of purchased transportation (PT) agreements.
The example below describes how to report information for an employee working on more than one mode and type of service (TOS).
Example 27 – Work Hours and Prorated Person Hours | ||||
| Example: A transit agency has a full time employee who performs vehicle maintenance on both directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services. How should the employee and his work hours be reported? | ||||
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Mode |
Type of Service |
Full Time Employee Work Hours | ||
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| Demand
response (DR) |
DO |
800 | ||
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DR |
PT |
600 | ||
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Bus (MB) |
PT |
400 | ||
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Total |
1,800 | |||
| Solution: Prorate the employee using the number of hours worked. | ||||
| Mode |
Type of Service |
Full Time Employee Work Hours |
Calculation of Employee |
Full Time Employee |
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DR |
DO |
800 line 02, column a |
800 / 1,800 | .5 line 02, column c |
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DR |
PT |
600 not reported |
600 / 1,800 | .3 not reported |
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MB |
PT |
400 not reported |
400 / 1,800 | .2 not reported |
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Total |
1,800 | 1.0 | ||
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Labor Classifications
Operating Labor
Line 01: Vehicles Operations (010)
Line 02: Vehicle Maintenance (041)
Line 03: Non-Vehicle Maintenance (042)
Line 04: General Administration (160)
Line 05: Total Operating Labor
Line 06: Total Capital Labor
Line 07: Total Labor
The Maintenance Performance form (R-20) collects data on revenue vehicle system failures and hours spent on inspection and maintenance performed by the transit agency's service personnel.
This form is required for directly operated (DO) service only. Complete one form for all directly operated (DO) modes.
There are no changes for the 2007 report year.
Only data for revenue vehicles are reported:
Revenue vehicle system failures are mechanical problems that affect a vehicle as follows:
The definition of revenue vehicle system failures applies to the performance of a specific vehicle (e.g., bus equipment number 2003). A failure is counted when the specific vehicle (e.g., 2003) fails to complete its scheduled revenue trip or start its next scheduled revenue trip even when another vehicle (e.g., vehicle number 4004) is substituted and no revenue service is lost.
The failures may occur in revenue service including layover / recovery time, or during deadhead (miles and hours). See the Service form (S-10) section of this manual for a detailed discussion of revenue service, layover and deadhead.
Transit agency employees (object class (501) labor) or outside personnel (object class (503) services) may repair the vehicles.
The revenue vehicle system failures are reported in two categories:
Labor hours for inspection and maintenance of revenue vehicles are the hours by transit agency employees (object class (501.02) labor) to perform preventive maintenance, most repairs of revenue vehicles (non-accident, non-vandalism), and service calls for revenue vehicle breakdowns (road calls). These hours are charged to function 061— inspection and maintenance of revenue vehicles (Section 6 of the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA)). These hours do not cover:
This form has key reporting relationships with the following form:
Employees form (R-10) – The work hours reported for the vehicle maintenance labor classification in the Employees form (R-10) should be greater than the total labor hours for inspection and maintenance reported in the Maintenance Performance form (R-20). This relationship is true because the labor hours reported in the Maintenance Performance form (R-20) do not include work hours for servicing revenue vehicles, accident repairs of revenue vehicles, vandalism repairs of revenue vehicles, or maintenance related to non-revenue (service) vehicles that are reported in the Employees form (R-10).
Report data by directly operated (DO) mode on one form.
Failures are classified as either a major or other failure of a part of the revenue vehicle's mechanical systems.
Report all failures that affect the completion of a scheduled revenue trip or the start of the next scheduled revenue trip, including failures during deadheading and layover.
These are failures of a mechanical element of the revenue vehicle that prevents the vehicle from completing a scheduled revenue trip or from starting the next scheduled revenue trip because actual movement is limited or because of safety concerns. Examples of major bus failures include breakdowns of air equipment, brakes, doors, engine cooling system, steering and front axle, rear axle and suspension and torque converters.
A number of factors affect the number of major mechanical system failures incurred by a transit agency including local operating conditions, types of vehicles operated, and effectiveness of the maintenance program. However, it is expected that the same types of major mechanical failures will be reported by different agencies. The differences among agencies may be in the numbers reported, not the types of major mechanical failures.
These are failures of some other mechanical element of the revenue vehicle that, because of local agency policy, prevents the revenue vehicle from completing a scheduled revenue trip or from starting the next scheduled revenue trip even though the vehicle is physically able to continue in revenue service. Examples of other bus failures include breakdowns of fareboxes, wheelchair lifts, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and other problems not included as a major mechanical systems failure.
Since other mechanical system failures are based on local policies, there will be variation in the types and therefore, the numbers reported by different transit agencies. For example, some agencies in the southern part of the country may continue to operate a bus with a heating system breakdown while agencies in the northern part of the country would replace the bus immediately.
The following example describes how to determine revenue vehicle system failures for reporting.
Example 28 — Revenue Vehicle System Failure Reporting |
| Example 1: The air conditioning on one of Hamlet Transit Agency's buses (MB/DO) fails while carrying passengers in revenue service. The driver determines that he is unable to repair the problem and calls for a backup because it is a hot day. Solution: Report as other mechanical system failure (line 02, MB). Air conditioning is not considered a major system, because the bus could physically continue in revenue service without working air conditioning. |
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Example 2: During layover, one of Hamlet Transit Agency's buses (MB/DO) experiences an engine cooling system failure. The vehicle is towed to the garage. Passengers waiting to board during layover wait for the next trip. Solution: Report as a major mechanical systems failure because the bus could not physically operate its next scheduled trip (line 01, MB). |
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Example 3: The brakes stick on one of Hamlet Transit Agency's buses (MB/DO). The driver radios for help from the mobile repair unit; the unit adjusts the brakes during the scheduled layover for the bus in time for the bus to start its next scheduled trip. Solution: Do not report because the bus started its next scheduled trip. |
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Example 4: The front axle breaks on one of Hamlet Transit Agency's buses (MB/DO) on its scheduled pullout from the garage to the beginning of the bus route. The bus is towed to the garage and a replacement vehicle is sent. Solution: Report as a major mechanical systems failure because the bus could not start its next scheduled trip (line 01, MB). |
| Example 5: While deadheading back to the dispatching point at the end of the day, an electrical system problem activates the wheelchair lift on one of Hamlet Transit Agency's vans (DR/DO). The lift gets stuck in the extended position and the van has to be towed to the garage. Solution: Do not report since the van completed all of its scheduled trips for the day. |
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Example 6: A substation that provides power to Hamlet Transit Agency's light rail (LR/DO) experiences a temporary failure. Rail service is delayed for ten minutes. Passengers stay on-board and service resumes. Solution: Do not report this incident. There is no mechanical failure of a light rail passenger car. |
Report labor hours for inspection and maintenance of revenue vehicles for the transit agency's service personnel only.
These are labor expenses under object class (501.02) charged to function (061) inspection and maintenance of revenue vehicles (Section 6.2 of the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA)). The activities in function (061) include:
The total labor hours for inspection and maintenance do not equal the total work hours reported on the Employees from (R-10) for vehicle maintenance. Inspection and maintenance is only one function (061) in the total vehicle maintenance (041) category. The work hours for the following vehicle maintenance functions are excluded:
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Revenue Vehicle System Failures
Line 01: Major Mechanical System Failures. By mode, enter the number of failures of mechanical components of major systems that prevent the specific revenue vehicle from completing a scheduled revenue trip or from starting the next scheduled revenue trip because actual movement is limited or because of safety concerns.
Line 02: Other Mechanical System Failures. By mode, enter the number of failures of mechanical components of other systems that, because of local agency policy, prevent the specific revenue vehicle from completing a scheduled revenue trip or from starting the next scheduled revenue trip even though the vehicle is physically able to continue in revenue service.
Line 03: Total Revenue Vehicle System Failures. This is an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited, review for accuracy. By mode, the total number of revenue vehicle system failures equal to the sum of lines 01 and 02.
Inspection and Maintenance
Line
04: Total Labor Hours for Inspection and Maintenance. By mode,
enter the number of hours that transit agency employees
(object class (501.02) other labor) spent on inspection
and maintenance of revenue vehicles.
The Energy Consumption form (R-30) collects data on the fuels consumed by revenue vehicles. These are the fuels used to propel the revenue vehicle.
This form is required for directly operated (DO) service only. Complete one form for directly operated (DO) rail modes and one form for directly operated (DO) non-rail modes.
There are no changes for the 2007 report year.
Only the fuel used to propel revenue vehicles is reported. Lubricants are not reported.
This form has key reporting relationships with the following two NTD reporting forms:
A new category of fuel type is now included on the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) for hybrid vehicles. Since it is difficult to measure the secondary power if it is generated as part of the vehicle design, report only the primary fuel source, such as gasoline or diesel that is used to produce electrical power to help propel the vehicle. If the "hybrid" vehicle uses batteries charged externally, then continue to report on the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) the vehicle as a dual fuel for fuel type, with fuel consumed in each category on the Energy Consumption form (R-30), for example, kilowatt hours to charge batteries and gallons of diesel.
The form is tailored for rail modes and non-rail modes. All directly operated (DO) rail modes are reported on the rail form, and all directly operated (DO) non-rail modes are reported on the non-rail form. The rail form has fewer selections of fuel types.
Report energy consumption in kilowatt-hours, gallons or gallon equivalents.
Report the following types of energy consumed for rail modes:
If none of the energy choices fits, select gallons of other fuel (OR). Internet Reporting will display a box for you to describe the other fuel (OR) consumed.
Report fuel mixtures by the amount of fuel consumed in each category.
Report the following types of energy consumed for non-rail modes:
If none of the energy choices fits, select gallons of other fuel (OR). Internet Reporting will display a box for you to describe the other fuel (OR) consumed.
Report fuel mixtures by the amount of fuel consumed in each category.
Since it is difficult to measure the secondary power if it is generated as part of the vehicle design, report only the primary fuel source, such as gasoline or diesel that is used to produce electrical power to help propel the vehicle. If the "hybrid" vehicle uses batteries charged externally, then continue to report on the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) the vehicle as a dual fuel for fuel type, with fuel consumed in each category on the Energy Consumption form (R-30), for example, kilowatt hours to charge batteries and gallons of diesel.
Report compressed natural gas (CNG) in gallon equivalents. If possible, contact the supplier for the correct conversion factors. If you cannot obtain the conversion factor from the supplier, use the conversion factors in the exhibit below. In Internet Reporting, a link is provided to the Conversion Table.
In order to apply the factors, determine what type of fuel the revenue vehicle would have likely used if it were not powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). For example, if the vehicle is a small passenger van, the likely fuel would be gasoline. Convert compressed natural gas (CNG) to equivalent gallons of gasoline (GA). See the example below.
Exhibit 24 — Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Factors |
| 1 Therm = 100,000 BTUs Gallon equivalents of diesel (#2 grade) = Number of BTUs / 138,000 Gallon equivalents of gasoline = Number of BTUs / 114,000 Gallon equivalent of gasoline = 5.66 pounds Gallon equivalent of diesel (#2 grade) = 5.42 pounds |
Example 29 – Compressed Natural Gas Conversion |
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Example 1: Compressed natural gas (CNG) therm conversion to equivalent gallons of diesel (DF). A transit agency has one small bus for demand response service that uses compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel. It buys 5,000 therms of compressed natural gas (CNG). Solution: The transit agency decides that the most likely fuel if not compressed natural gas (CNG) would have been diesel (DF). 5,000 therms x 100,000 BTU / 138,000 = 3,623 equivalent gallons of diesel (DF) |
| Example 2: Compressed natural gas (CNG) therm conversion to equivalent gallons of gasoline (GA). A transit agency has one eight-passenger van for demand response (DR) service that uses compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel. It buys 4,500 therms of compressed natural gas (CNG). Solution: The transit agency decides that the most likely fuel if not compressed natural gas (CNG) would have been gasoline (GA). 4,500 therms x 100,000 BTU / 114,000 = 3,947 equivalent gallons of gasoline (GA) |
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Example 3: Compressed natural gas (CNG) pound conversion to equivalent gallons of gasoline (GA). A transit agency has one eight-passenger van for demand response (DR) service that uses compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel. It buys 4,000 pounds of compressed natural gas (CNG). Solution: The transit agency decides that the most likely fuel if not compressed natural gas (CNG) would have been gasoline (GA). 600 pounds x 5.66 gallons per pound = 3,396 equivalent gallons of gasoline (GA) |
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