Abstract

This report was developed to support improved bus procurement by public transit agencies, focusing on the bus operator workstation component of a bus. The project was designed to assist transit agencies and bus manufacturers in integrating improved and emerging technologies into current procurement practices and improving bus operator workstation design across the transit industry. The final deliverables for the project include this report, supplemented by six tools. The report provides an overview of the structure and content of the research, defines the role of each key stakeholder in the procurement process, and presents two types of training needed to support a well-prepared procurement team that includes bus operators trained in their ergonomic needs. The report also presents important computer-aided design (CAD) and human modeling simulation models, now integral to modern bus procurement. Six appendices present detailed research results that complement the research report. The report is supplemented by three organizational tools and three design guidance tools that can be used by transit agencies during bus procurement. The organizational tools support the improvement of the bus procurement process and training for participants. The design guidance tools support current bus design technology. In updating the bus operator workstation guidelines, the research team sought to align the new tools, such as the Bus Operator Workstation Feature Guideline and the three-dimensional (3-D) Bus Operator Workstation Engineering CAD Model, with processes and practices now common in the commercial bus and truck industry. To assist in the communication of bus operator workstation requirements with individuals who are not trained in expensive and difficult CAD software, a Bus Operator Workstation 3-D PDF Model also was created. The six organizational and design guidance tools can be accessed from the report webpage at www.trb.org by searching “TCRP Report 185”.

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