ABSTRACT
The programs’ objectives were to improve mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons, primarily in regional (rural) and local (urban) areas, by reducing operating, maintenance and administrative costs. Clinic sites should be selected in areas with concentrated vehicle fleet service and significant population. Adequate parking areas are needed at the site for vehicle analysis (and appropriate meeting spaces are needed for the training workshops). The workshop and clinic elements of the program reached 39 transportation providers that predominately met the needs of the elderly and disabled in rural and small urban areas. Effective vehicle fleet management also reduces administrative, operating and maintenance costs, and should include an ongoing preventive maintenance program. The use of computer applications in vehicle fleet management will depend on many variables and should be investigated as to whether or not its use would be appropriate for the vehicle fleet size and complexities.
