JNTUK B.Tech Vehicle Transport Management gives you detail information of Vehicle Transport Management R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Course Objectives
To impart the knowledge of organization and managing different kinds of vehicle transport systems. Should be able to develop an efficient transport management system considering infrastructure, public relations, route planning, schedules, and fare structure.
UNIT – I : Objective: The objective is to understand the history of transport management and the infrastructure requirements. The student will be able to understand the need of preventive maintenance.Historical Back ground: Introduction, the growth of a network, trams, trolley buses, private car’s subsidies. The Infrastructure: Road- Approach Road. Highways National, State, District, traffic condition, relief of congestion, pedestrians, zebra lines, margins, shopping centres. Bus-stops. Shelters, Bus stations, Garages layout of premises, equipment, use of machinery, conveyance of staff, facilities for passengers. Maintenance -preventive, breakdown, overhauling -major, minor.
UNIT – II : Objective: The objective is to introduce the concepts of organization, administration and inter departmental liaison. Organization and Management: Forms of ownership, principle of transport management – staff administration: industrial relation, administration, recruitment and training, welfare, health and safety. Public relations divisions: Dissemination of information, handling complaints, traffic advisory. Committees- local contractors -inter departmental liaison advertisements, signs, notice and directions- general appearance of premises, specialized publicity.
UNIT – III : Objective: The student will be exposed how to prevent accidents by recording and estimating using different mechanisms. Prevention of accidents: Emphasis of safe driving-annual, awards, bonus encouragement vehicle design platform, layout, location of steps, scheduled route hazards records elimination of accident prone devices. Route planning: Source of traffic, town planning, turning points, stopping places, shelters survey of route preliminary schedule test runs elimination of hazards factors affecting. Frequency direction of traffic flow estimated traffic possibility single verses double deck.
UNIT – IV : Objective: The objective is to make the students schedule vehicle and crew timings and fare collection systems. Timing, bus working and schedules : Time table layout uses of flat graph method of presentation preparation of vehicle and crew schedule preparation of the duty roster, co-operation with employers use of the vehicle running numbering- determination of vehicle efficiency, checking efficiency of crew, duty arrangements.
UNIT – V : Objectives: The students are to be exposed to derive fare structure by estimating the operating costs for various types of vehicles. Fare collections systems: Principles of collection the way bill, bell punch system, Box system personal and common stock flat fare platform control. The fare structure: Basis of fares historical background effects of competition and control calculating average zone system straight and tapered scale.
UNIT – VI : Objectives: The objective is to make the students understand various types of vehicles and to estimate the operating cost by considering factors like depreciation, obsolescence, life of vehicles and wages etc., Operating cost and types of vehicles: Classification costs, average speed running costs supplementary costs depreciation obsolescence, life of vehicles- sinking fund factor- wages and overheads 100 seats miles basis, average seating capacity vehicles size and spread overs, types of vehicle economic considerations authorization of trolley, bus services, statuary procedure taxes and hire cars.
Course outcomes
The students completing the course will be able to understand the concepts of transport management, various types of roads, preventive breakdown and overhauling. Further the student shall be able to understand route planning, crew schedule and fare structure fixation.
TEXT BOOKS
- Bus Operation -L.D.Kitchen, Lliffe & Sons
- Bus & Coach Operation -Rex W. Fautks, Butterworth Version Of 1987
REFERENCES
- Compendium Of Transport Terms Cirt, Pune
- M.V. Act 1988 Central Law Agency, Allahabad
- The Elements Of Transportation -R.J. Eaton
- Goods Vehicle Operation -By C.S. Dubbar
- Road Transport Law- L. Dkitchen
- Road Transport Law – L.D. Kitchen
- Compendium Of Transport Terms Cirt, Pune (Report
- M.V. Act 1988, Pub Central Law Agency, Allahabad
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