OTTAWA - “Deadheading:”
Revenue and Non-Revenue Vehicle-km
Revenue km per Vehicle km
Non-revenue Urban Service km
1982
|
1987
|
1992
|
1997
|
2002
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue km per Vehicle km
|
0.83
|
0.82
|
0.83
|
0.80
|
0.81
|
Index (1982 = 100)
|
100
|
99
|
100
|
96
|
98
|
Non-Revenue Urban Service km
|
7,902,000
|
8,432,000
|
8,760,000
|
8,828,000
|
9,818,000
|
Non-revenue mi
|
4,899,000
|
5,228,000
|
5,431,000
|
5,473,000
|
6,087,000
|
Index (1982 = 100)
|
100
|
107
|
111
|
112
|
124
|
“Deadheading” is a term used in Canadian and U.S. transit jargon to describe non-revenue operation of vehicles. This includes operation from the garage to the location where revenue service begins, return to the garage from the point where revenue service ends, and non-revenue operation between terminals.
Trends - Revenue and Non-Revenue Vehicle km
(1982 = 100)
The ratio of revenue km to vehicle km remained relatively static during 1982-2002. However, this indicator did not reflect a significant increase in the absolute number of “non-revenue urban service km.” The “annual average” rate of increase was about one percent. However, the authors estimate that the absolute increase, nearly 2 million km, accounted for more than (2002 CAD) 6 million (2002 USD 4 million) in annual operating cost at 2002.