Accessibility of Buses for Maintenance

A SURVEY of 30 typical bus operating companies was made by the author to get a representative opinion regarding the accessibility of present-day buses for servicing and maintenance.

After pointing out the large number of complaints about inaccessibility that these companies had, he discusses their needs under the following classification:

1. 1.
   Accessibility for nightly service operations.
2. 2.
   Accessibility for scheduled inspection, testing, and adjustment work.
3. 3.
   Accessibility for removal of complete units.
4. 4.
   Accessibility within major units themselves.