AT8008 Transport Management Syllabus:

AT8008 Transport Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017

OBJECTIVE:

• The students are able to manage a transport fleet and their related activities for minimizing operational cost.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Personnel management; objectives and functions of personnel management, psychology, sociology and their relevance to organization, personality problems. Selection process: job description, employment tests, interviewing, introduction to training objectives, advantages, methods of training, training procedure, psychological tests.

UNIT II TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Introduction to various transport systems. Advantages of motor transport. Principal function of administrative, traffic, secretarial and engineering divisions. chain of responsibility, forms of ownership by state, municipality, public body and private undertakings.

UNIT III SCHEDULING AND FARE STRUCTURE

Principal features of operating costs for transport vehicles with examples of estimating the costs. Fare structure and method of drawing up of a fare table. Various types of fare collecting methods. Basic factors of bus scheduling. Problems on bus scheduling.

UNIT IV MOTOR VEHICLE ACT

Traffic signs, fitness certificate, registration requirements, permit insurance, constructional regulations, description of vehicle-tankers, tippers, delivery vans, recovery vans, Power wagons and fire fighting vehicles. Spread over, running time, test for competence to drive.

UNIT V MAINTENANCE

Preventive maintenance system in transport industry, tyre maintenance procedures. Causes for uneven tyre wear; remedies, maintenance procedure for better fuel economy, Design of bus depot layout.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. John Duke, “Fleet Management”, McGraw-Hill Co, USA, 1984.
2. Kitchin.L.D., “Bus Operation”, III edition, Illiffee and Sons Co., London, 1992

REFERENCE:

1. Government Motor Vehicle Act, Publication on latest act to be used as on date