Create Vehicle Shifts quickly and easily. Includes a comprehensive breakdown of distance, hours, peak buses and costs
Linking trips together, creating
vehicle blocks or shift, is a complex and time-consuming task. Creating Vehicle
Shifts is an important step in creating a Transport schedule. Due to the
various options and variables, achieving an efficient solution can be very time
consuming, especially if you are completing the task manually.
Our Vehicle Block Creator tool will
turn your timetables into Vehicle Shifts quickly and easily. Our algorithms and
logic will identify interlining options and when to break a block and send the
vehicle back to the depot.
Our tool will also provide you with a
comprehensive breakdown of the hours and kilometres required to operate the
schedule. This breakdown includes the following:
HOURS
P In Service
P Dead Running
P Layover
P Pull In
P Pull Out
KILOMETRES
P In Service
P Dead/Special Running
P Pull Out
P Pull In
A comprehensive costing is also
available which is ideal for tenders and testing cost changes when a timetable
is altered. Out tool also provides information on the number of Peak Vehicles
required. A chart showing the number of vehicles by time is also available.
Peak Vehicle Chart example:
The tool captures and uses Depot Pulls and Dead Running
variables (kilometres and time) information entered by the user to generate the
solution. Perform “what ifs” quickly and compare the results. This will help
you optimise the timetable to make sure your schedule is satisfactory.
It is important to remember, a bad or inefficient
timetable cannot be turned into an efficient vehicle block solution. The key to
creating efficient and cost-effective schedules starts with a great timetable.
For more information on transport scheduling, please refer
to the Resources section of our site.
This tool is available
under our Platinum package. Refer to our Pricing page for more information.