OTTAWA - Annual Vehicle-km Per Maintenance Employee
Annual Vehicle km per Maintenance Employee
1982
|
1987
|
1992
|
1997
|
2002
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bus km per Maintenance Employee
|
166,000
|
158,000
|
146,000
|
128,000
|
135,000
|
Bus mi per Maintenance Employee
|
103,000
|
98,000
|
91,000
|
79,000
|
84,000
|
Index (1982 = 100)
|
100
|
95
|
88
|
77
|
81
|
Standard Equivalent km per Maintenance Employee
|
166,000
|
169,000
|
160,000
|
137,000
|
147,000
|
Std Equ mi per Maintenance Employee
|
103,000
|
104,000
|
99,000
|
85,000
|
91,000
|
Index (1982 = 100)
|
100
|
101
|
96
|
83
|
89
|
Average Age of Active Fleet
|
8.55
|
8.57
|
8.9
|
13.7
|
9.6
|
Index (1982 = 100)
|
100
|
100
|
104
|
160
|
112
|
Changes in the number of vehicle km per maintenance employee reflect changes in the average age of the active fleet to some extent. Adjustment for relative vehicle size (e.g. using “standard equivalent km”) moderates the decline to 1997 in vehicle km per maintenance employee.
Trends - Vehicle-km per Maintenance Employee and Average Age of Active Fleet
(1982 = 100)
Maintenance productivity declined significantly during 1982-1987, when the average active fleet age was relatively stable. The sharp “spike” in average fleet age during the late 1990s coincided with a discernible acceleration of the negative trend in productivity; the causal relationship should be obvious.