Transit Resource Center has become a leader in
the North American transit market in the field of advanced bus
technology. Our leadership in this area has been recognized by
the National Academy of Sciences, Transit Cooperative Research
Program http://www.trb.org/ as well as by our selection as consultants
to leading North American transit systems.
TRC provides advanced
bus technology assistance in the following areas:
- Hybrid bus propulsion systems
- Electric vehicle engineering/testing
- Alternative fuels studies
- Emissions testing
- Bus specifications development
- On-board ITS applications
- Advanced body structures/materials
In association with West Virginia University’s College of
Engineering, TRC is currently conducting a nationwide evaluation
of all current and emerging hybrid bus technology in the United
States.
TRC also recently completed a study of alternative fuels emissions
on heavy duty buses for Westchester County DOT in New York. Laboratory
testing was carried out at West Virginia University’s heavy
equipment testing facilities in Morgantown, WV.
TRC operates the largest privately owned Bus Technology Center in North America. Our bus technology center provides technical support in bus design and engineering, bus manufacturing and bus maintenance. TRC has been a leader in transit bus engineering for 18 years.
TRC’s Bus Technology Center includes a full-service bus engineering department.
Engineering Support Services:
- Fleet defect analysis
- Emissions Testing
- Fire and accident investigation
- Frame failure analysis
- Mid-life overhaul
- Finite Element Analysis
- New bus specifications
- Alternative fuels evaluations and testing
- Hybrid technology evaluation and testing
- Evaluation of manufacturer’s production capacity and capability
- In-plant quality assurance programs on new buses
- Warranty dispute resolution
- Bus specification design to meet clients’ duty cycle requirements
- Engineering reviews of manufacturers’ products
- Emissions testing
- Critical failure analyses
- Buy America Audits
- Preventive Maintenance Programs (fleet specific)
- Fleet maintenance audits
- Maintenance staff evaluation and training
- Shop safety and compliance audits
- Shop design consultancy
TRC recently completed engineering testing and analysis of frame
cracking on articulated buses operated by the San Diego Transit
Corporation.
Transit
Resource Center (TRC) is a national leader in the field of bus
maintenance consulting. The National Academy of Sciences,
Transit Cooperative Research Program http://www.trb.org/ recognized
TRC’s outstanding experience in this field by awarding
our firm a prestigious contract to evaluate the best maintenance
practices in the US bus transit industry.
TRC provides the following types of maintenance consulting services:
- Bus preventive maintenance program development
- Maintenance
audits
- Fleet defect analyses
- Fleet replacement program
- Fuels analysis program
- Staff skills assessment
- Evaluation of current maintenance
practices
- Other specialized services
Transit Resource Center (TRC) is the premier
firm in the US and Canada that provides bus inspection services
including:
- In-plant inspections on new buses; and
- Fleet inspections of
in-service buses
 TRC provides resident inspectors at all US and Canadian bus manufacturers
and many European manufacturers. We have inspected over 15,000
new buses.
Inspections are provided on all classes of buses and paratransit
vehicles, including over-the-road buses.
TRC is the leading company performing in-plant engineering inspections
on hybrid electric buses.
Click on projects to see some of our
recent client projects. For more information,
contact TRC’s headquarters office.
Transit Resource Center provides contracted management services
for bus transit systems.
- Interim management staffing
- Long-term management contracts
- Facilities management
- Fleet oversight for third-party contracts
Transit Resource Center (TRC) assists transit systems in nationwide
searches for executive talent to manage transit system maintenance
departments. TRC’s extensive industry contacts throughout North America
are especially useful in producing and screening excellent candidates
for maintenance department leaders.
Bus maintenance facilities must be designed to meet the challenges
of new bus technology, modern environmental regulations, and
the expectations of a highly technical workforce. As bus maintenance managers, Transit Resource Center (TRC)’s
expertise is sought out during the evaluation of future maintenance
facility requirements and the functional design of bus maintenance
facilities.
TRC’s services in this area include:
- Fleet size forecasting
- Preliminary site assessments
- Catagorical exclusion analyses
- Site appraisals
- Traffic studies
- Functional layouts of complete facilities
- Site plan reviews
- Audits of completed facilities
Transit Resource Center (TRC) runs complete turn-key fleet
procurements for bus transit systems. This type of project includes
the following
services:
- Develop detailed bus specifications to meet transit system
duty cycles
- Develop bid and contract specifications
- Review and respond to
manufacturer’s requests for approved equals
- Assist clients
with evaluation and ranking of bid submissions
- Conduct contract
negotiations with selected manufacturers
- Prepare Pre-Award Buy
America Audits
- Conduct in-plant Quality Assurance inspections
of buses
- Prepare Post-Delivery Buy America Audits
- Conduct post-delivery
inspections of new buses
- Assist in warranty administration as
required
The FTA requires that recipients
of federal funds for new bus purchases must conduct Pre-Award Buy
America Audits and Post-Delivery
Buy
America Audits in accordance with 49 CFR Part 663.
Transit Resource
Center (TRC) routinely performs both Pre-Award and Post-Delivery
Audits for our clients.
Clients should be aware that the timing of Buy-America audits
is important in relation to FTA contract milestones.
Transit Resource Center (TRC) assists clients with an array of
specialized projects such as the following:
- Bus accident investigations.
- Bus fire investigations
- Warranty dispute resolutions
- FTA funding liabilities on premature
equipment retirement
- Transit vehicle trades and disposition
If your transit system has an unusual situation requiring resolution,
contact TRC and let us determine if we can help.
Click here to
see a few of TRC’s recent client projects.
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