EMBARQ India - Talking Transit August 2012 - APSRTC

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport CorporationBus Bhavan, Hyderabad – 500 020

Measures taken forFuel Efficiency improvement

In APSRTC

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Fleet Health is our strength

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The Saga of APSRTC

The origin of APSRTC dates back to June 1932 when it was started as Road Mechanical Transport Services Division under Nizam State Railways with 27 buses, a capital investment of Rs.393,000 and a staff strength of 166.Today, commanding a fleet of 22,528 (18,833 own + 3,695 hire) buses, APSRTC is the largest passenger transport under-taking in the world certified by Guinness World Records.

Evolution of Buses since 1932

1985 model buses

19801960

196019521950

1932 1946 1946

Existing Mofussil & Inter City Buses

Pallevelugu Express

Garuda plus

Sapthagiri Luxury Sapthagiri Express

Deluxe Super Luxury

Indra Garuda

Vennela(Sleeper)

Intra City Buses

City Ordinary Metro DeluxeMetro Express

Volvo City

Vestibule

CNG City Ord

M.Express(SLF)

Lowfloor A/c Lowfloor non A/c

Mini Buses

APSRTC today

Total Fleet including Hire 22,528

Kms Operated per day 80 lakhs

No.of Passengers Transported per day 1.51 crores

Total Number of routes 7,912

Coverage of Public Transport Service 95% (in AP)

Employees 1,23,994

Depots 211

Annual Turnover Rs.6750 Cr

Key Performance Parameters

Vehicle Utilization per day 367 kms

Earnings Per Km Rs 21.15

Occupancy Ratio 72%

Fuel Efficiency 5.13 Km/Lit

Breakdown Rate per 10,000 kms 0.07

Accident Rate per 0.1 million kms 0.08

Fleet Utilization/day 99.59%

Average Tyre Life in Kms 1.71 lakh

Staff per Bus 6.07

The Laurels of Performance26 awards from Petroleum conservation Research Association (PCRA) on fuel conservation33 awards from Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) on HSD KMPL (28), Road Safety (2), Cost of operations (2) and Tyre Performance (1)

Recent awardsThe ASRTU Winner for Highest KMPL in mofussil

operations (5.32 KMPL)The ASRTU Winner for Highest KMPL in Urban operations

– Viskhapatnam City The ASRTU Winner for Lowest Cost of Operations (Rs

19.43 per km)Surface Transport Ministry’s Trophy for lowest Accident

rate (0.13 per lakh kms for 2010-11)

DyCME(Productio

n)

AME(Pollution Control)

ED(E,IT & HRD)

Chief Mech Engineer

(Operations)

Organization structure of Mech. Engineering Dept. At Corporate Office

Chief Mech Engineer

(Chassis & Body)

DyCME(Operation

s)

AME(Wind

Energy)

DyCME(C&B)

WM(BBW&PP)

AME(Admn

)AME

(Desgn)

AWM(BBW)

AWM(PP)

Dy.Chief Mech.

Engineer

Asst. Engineer(Mech)

Executive Director (Zone)

Regional Managers

Depot Manager

Supdt(Mech)

Dy.Chief Traffic Manager

WorksManag

er

Asst.Works

Managers

Controller of Stores

Dy.Chief Pers.

Manager

Executive Engineer (C)

Dy.Chief Acc. Officer

Asst.MechEngineer(

T)Asst.Manger(Traffic)

Asst.Manger(Stores)

Dy.Supdt(Mech)

LeadingHands

Mechanics &

Artisans etc

Asst.Manger(Per)

Asst.Manger(Finance) LW & IR

Officer

Organization structure of MED at Zonal level

Make-wise Fleet Composition

Tata Motors 8,667Eicher 500

Cerita 6Mercides-Benz 20

Ashok Leyland 9,500

SML-Isuzu 30

Volvo 123

The break-up of Operational cost at Corporate level

• Corporation spends about Rs 2200 crores annually on Fuel; and it constitutes 34% of our total expenditureThe cost per Km on HSD oil in 2012-13 upto July is Rs 8.64.

Personnel – 38%

Fuel – 34%Others – 7%

Depreciation – 6%

MV Tax – 6%

Tyres – 3%Workshops – 2%

Stores & Lube – 2%

YEAR HSD KMPL YEAR HSD

KMPL YEAR HSD KMPL YEAR HSD

KMPL1980-81 4.09 1990-91 4.90 2000-01 5.08 2010-11 5.171981-82 4.14 1991-92 4.95 2001-02 5.07 2011-12 5.131982-83 4.39 1992-93 4.99 2002-03 5.24 2012-13* 5.141983-84 4.49 1993-94 5.01 2003-04 5.371984-85 4.54 1994-95 4.98 2004-05 5.291985-86 4.75 1995-96 4.98 2005-06 5.271986-87 4.85 1996-97 5.02 2006-07 5.261987-88 4.92 1997-98 5.05 2007-08 5.241988-89 4.93 1998-99 5.05 2008-09 5.251989-90 4.94 1999-00 5.07 2009-10 5.28 * Upto Jul'12

Year wise Trends in HSD KMPL

Model-wise HSD KMPL of Tata & AL Buses

5.44 5.45 5.45

5.29

5.20

5.31

697 N

A

Cummins

697 C

MR

697 B

S-2

Cummins BS-3

Total

Type No. of Veh Km/Lit697 NA 520 5.44Cummins 6BT 587 5.45697 CMR 1805 5.45697 BS2 2483 5.29Cummins BS3 1643 5.20Total (Diesel) 7038 5.31

5.30

5.56

5.13

5.25 5.275.32

Hino 6D

Hino E-I

Hino E-II(R )

Hino E-II IL

Hino E-IIITotal

Type No. of Veh Km/LitHino 6D 1399 5.30Hino E-I 2226 5.56Hino E-II (R) 476 5.13Hino E-II (IL) 2656 5.25Hino E-III 2388 5.27Total 9148 5.32

Tata Ashok Leyland

S TypeNo No.of Buses KMPL No.of Buses KMPL No.of Buses KMPL1 City Ord 549 5.33 2311 4.88 15 4.642 Dist Ord 3899 5.41 3679 5.63 33 5.483 Express 800 5.23 1903 5.38 400 5.214 Deluxe 577 5.33 432 5.38 39 5.125 Sup Lux 1174 5.16 596 5.14 2 4.92

TATA ASHOK LEYLAND EICHER

Fuel Performance – Vehicle Type wise vis-à-vis Make wise comparison

Type-wise Fuel Performance of City BusesType Make kmplCityOrdinary

Tata 5.33Ashok Leyland 4.88

MetroExpress

Tata 5.05Ashok Leyland 4.73

MetroExp(SLF)

Tata 4.54Ashok Leyland 4.20

MetroDlx LF

Tata 1618 2.73Ashok Leyland --

CityMini Bus

Tata 5.64Ashok Leyland 6.05

CityA/c

Tata 1624 2.12Volvo 2.23

Fuel Performance of CNG Buses

S Type No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 City Ord 275 4.452 City SLF 147 4.74

S Type No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 Low Floor A/ c 8 2.562 Low Floor non A/ c 35 3.62

Ashok Leyland

Tata

Fuel Performance of Volvo (normal Axle Buses)S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 RR PKT 4 3.362 WL WL-I 2 3.253 OGL KKR 2 3.254 NLR NLR-I 2 3.155 NLR KVL 2 3.186 VSP VSP 13 3.087 RR HYD-I 13 3.038 OGL OGL 2 3.049 EG KKD 5 2.9610 GNT GNT-II 2 2.8911 WG BVRM 2 2.8812 NLR NLR-II 4 2.8613 CTR TPT 10 2.7514 VJ A VJ A 12 2.7415 KRMR KRMR-I 3 2.66

CORP 78 2.95

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 GNT GNT-I 2 2.992 CTR ALPR 6 2.763 NLR NLR-II 2 2.704 EG KKD 2 2.575 VSP VSP 6 2.526 KRMR KRMR-I 2 2.467 VJ A VJ A 1 2.11

CORP 21 2.89

Fuel Performance of Volvo (Multi Axle Buses)

Benz (Multi Axle Buses)S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 RR PKT 4 2.892 RR HYD-I 10 2.853 NZB NZB-II 2 2.834 VJ A VJ A 4 2.13

CORP 20 2.68

Fuel Performance of Isuzu Buses

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 RR PKT 7 3.102 VJ A VJ A 8 2.66

CORP 15 2.84

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Vehicles J ul'121 EG KKD 2 3.342 RR PKT 4 3.213 CTR ALPR 2 3.144 VSP VSP 4 3.01

VJ A VJ A 3 2.83CORP 15 3.08

Garuda Buses

Vennela (Sleeper) Buses

Fuel Performance of LOW FLOOR A/C Buses

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo veh. J ul'121 SCD MYP-II 22 2.272 SCD RNG-II 6 2.183 HYD FM 5 2.134 SCD J DM 5 2.125 SCD BHEL 16 2.106 HYD UPL 8 1.917 HYD DSNR 9 1.898 HYD HYT-I 3 1.85

CORP 74 2.11

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo veh. J ul'121 HYD HYT-I 1 2.282 SCD KG 7 2.20

CORP 8 2.21

Tata Low Floor Buses Volvo Low Floor Buses

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Veh. J ul'121 EG RZL 2 3.982 ATP ATP 2 3.983 GNT VNK 2 3.914 EG AMP 2 3.895 KRNL KRNL-2 1 3.766 VJ A MTM 2 3.647 GNT TNL 4 3.628 GNT CPT 2 3.629 VJ A NUZ 2 3.6010 KMM KTDM 1 3.5811 EG KKD 6 3.5612 OGL CRL 2 3.5513 WG ELR 2 3.5314 VSP VSP 4 3.5215 NLR UDGR 2 3.5016 NEC SKLM-1 4 3.4917 KRNL ADN 1 3.4418 OGL PDL 2 3.4219 KRMR KRTL 2 3.4220 KMM SPL 1 3.4021 NLR NLR-1 2 3.40

S Region Depot No.of UptoNo Veh. J ul'1222 CTR MPL-1 2 3.3723 NLR ATK(N) 2 3.3624 KMM KMM 1 3.3525 KDP PDTR 3 3.3326 KRNL NDL 4 3.3327 KDP KDP 4 3.3128 KRNL KRNL-1 5 3.3029 OGL KNG 2 3.3030 KMM BCM 2 3.2631 ADB ASF 1 3.1932 MBNR MBNR 4 3.1833 KRMR KRMR-2 2 3.1834 ADB MNCL 2 3.1735 OGL OGL 2 3.1436 KRMR GDK 3 3.1437 ADB ADB 2 3.1038 KRMR J GTL 2 3.0939 NZB NZB-1 4 3.0740 WL WL-1 2 3.0641 NZB NZB-2 2 3.0242 NLG MLG 2 2.91

CORP 101 3.36

Fuel Performance of 12mtr FE-A/c Buses

S TypeNo No.of

BusesKm/ Lt Km/Kg

No.of Buses

Km/ Lt Km/Kg

No.of Buses

Km/Lt Km/ Kg

1 City Ord 2255 4.87 236 5.21 313 5.402 Met. Exp 161 4.73 -- -- -- --3 Met. Dlx 49 4.89 -- -- -- --4 SLF DSL 793 4.15 -- -- 164 5.115 SLF CNG -- 147 4.74 -- --6 C.Ord CNG 129 4.62 146 4.28 -- --7 LF DSL AC 85 2.11 -- -- 2 2.568 LF CNG AC -- 8 2.56 -- --9 LF DSL N/ AC 100 2.75 -- -- -- --10 LF CNG N/ AC 22 3.62 13 3.62 -- --11 C.Ord CNG 129 4.62 146 4.28 -- --

HYD CITY ZONE VIJ AYAWADA VISAKHAPATNAM

Fuel Performance of City Buses in three Cities

S Region TotalNo No.s % No.s % No.s % No.s %1 MBNR 57 4 128 8 301 20 1056 68 15422 NLG 13 1 73 6 175 13 1066 80 13273 MDK 18 2 110 10 348 33 584 55 10604 RR 377 31 192 16 238 20 405 33 12125 KRMR 113 6 79 4 267 14 1426 76 18856 NZB 28 2 31 3 94 8 1008 87 11617 ADB 129 12 75 7 211 19 705 63 11208 KMM 30 2 35 3 179 14 1062 81 13069 WL 25 2 34 2 144 9 1429 88 163210 NLR 77 4 53 3 255 14 1469 79 185411 OGL 189 10 296 16 408 21 1007 53 190012 CTR 877 26 803 24 808 24 855 26 334313 ATP 149 9 420 27 472 30 538 34 157914 KDP 281 17 376 22 319 19 721 42 169715 KRNL 497 24 556 27 520 25 493 24 206616 GNT 125 6 355 16 573 25 1210 53 226317 KRI 267 13 321 15 465 22 1070 50 212318 WG 16 1 76 7 243 21 821 71 115619 EG 24 1 149 9 317 19 1168 70 165820 VSP 527 25 364 17 377 18 880 41 214821 NEC 300 19 255 16 333 21 697 44 1585

CORP 4119 12 4781 13 7047 20 19670 55 35617

5.31 & Above5.16 To 5.305.01 To 5.15Below 5.00Range-wise HSD kmpl Drivers (upto Jul’12)

S Region TotalNo No.s % No.s % No.s % No.s % No.s %1 HYD 586 12 1075 22 1007 21 763 16 1421 29 48522 SD 794 19 1181 28 1036 25 596 14 603 14 4210

HCZ 1380 15 2256 25 2043 23 1359 15 2024 22 9062

Above 5.00 4.51 To 4.804.01 To 4.50Below 4.00 4.81 To 5.00

Range-wise HSD kmpl Drivers (upto Jul’12)- Hyderabad City Zone

Saving fuel is nothing but saving

money

Systems implementedin APSRTC for

KMPL improvement

Driving habitsVehicle Maintenance

• We give more thrust to the above two factors, treating the other factors like road condition, weather, fuel quality, pay load etc as less significant since they are beyond control

Factors treated as most significant in improving Fuel efficiency

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• We exercise various Technical, Operational, Managerial Controls to improve HSD kmpl at our depots.

– Technical Controls are focused on rectifying the vehicle defects that affect the fuel performance.

– Managerial controls are to improve the driving habits, create awareness, motivate the staff, impose punishments towards achieving better KMPL.

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Identification of low performance vehicles

Vehicles whose fuel performance is not up to the expected level are identified based on the vehicle-wise fuel performance reports generated through the computer software called “VEMAS” (Vehicle Maintenance Software).

The software shortlists the vehicles for attention classifying them as

1. Low KMPL vehicles of the day2. Low KMPL vehicles of the month.3. Negative trend vehicles of the day4. Negative trend vehicles of the month

Contd..

VEMAS MENU FOR VEHICLE BASED REPORTS

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VEMAS MENU FOR LOW KMPL VEHICLES REPORTS

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IDENTIFICATION OF LOW KMPL VEHICLES THROUGH VEMAS

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SUMMARY OF LOW KMPL VEHICLES IDENTIFIED THROUGH VEMAS

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IDENTIFICATION OF NEGATIVE TREND VEHICLESTHROUGH VEMAS

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• Route-wise Vis-à-vis vehicle type-wise targets are fixed for the vehicles based on their past performances through the computer software.

• The vehicles whose performance is less than the target are treated as low HSD kmpl vehicles.

• The computer software based on the above criteria, shortlists the vehicles to be taken for attention.

Contd..

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Attention of monthly low HSD kmpl vehicles

• Every month, at least 10% of fleet or 10 vehicles which ever is higher as identified through the computer software, will be taken for critical attention in each depot.

• The identification will be done on 1st of every month

• The items to be attended for rectification of the vehicles are shown in the slides followed

Contd..

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Checklist for Vehicles attention1 VEHICLE NO: 5 DT.OF LAST FIE REPLACEMENT :

2 DATE OF ATTENTION : 6 DT.OF LAST INJECTORS

REPLACEMENT: 3 ENGINE MILEAGE : 7 DT.OF LAST SCH.III / IV : 4 ROUTE OF OPERATION :

Fuel Systemi. HSD Tank leakage ii. HSD oil Leakage from

Leak-off pipesiii. Condition of Fuel Filters iv. Condition of FIP v. Condition of Injectors vi. Injection Timing/ Plunger

lift settingvii. Accelerator pedal

condition viii. Condition of Accelerator

linkages ix. Condition of Accelerator

return spring Contd..

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Checklist for Vehicles attention

Enginei. Tappet Clearance ii. Condition of Rocker arm tips iii. Cylinder Head Bolts/ Nuts

tightness iv. Air Cleaner condition v. Condition of Silencer Muffler vi. Condition of Exhaust brake

butterfly valve

Clutchi. Clutch pedal free play. ii. Condition of clutch disc,

worn out/ slipping iii. Condition of Clutch release

bearing Contd..

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Checklist for Vehicles attention

Wheel Hubsi. Adequate Hub bearing play

(free rolling of wheels)

Brake Systemi. Brake pedal free play ii. Adequate Clearance

between Brake liners & drum

iii. Air Building time (shall not exceed 5 min)

iv. Quick retraction of brakes after releasing the pedal

Contd..

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Checklist for Vehicles attention

Lubricationi) Lubrication of UJ Cross, shackle pins, slack

adjuster & 'S' cam shafts and fitment of Grease nipples.

Tyresi) Inflation of tyres to the recommended pressures. ii) Wheel alignment condition iii) Mixing of Radials and crossply tyres

Electricali) Self condition ii) Battery condition

CLUTCH SETTING IN RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE

CHECKING CYLINDER HEAD BOLT TIGHTNESS IN RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE

KEEPING VALVE LASH WITHIN RECOMMENDED LIMITS

PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE OF FIP LINKAGES

CHECKING THE CONDITION OF OVERFLOW VALVE

CHECKING THE CONDITION OF FEED PUMP VALVES

CHECKING THE CONDITION OF INJECTORS

PLUNGER LIFT CHECKING

DRAINING WATER FROM FUEL SYSTEM

LUBRICATION OF PROPELLER SHAFTS

PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF BRAKES

MAINTENANCE OF S’CAM SHAFTS

ENSURE FREE ROLLING WITH RECOMMENDED WHEEL BEARING PLAY

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• The details of work done for all the identified vehicles will be recorded in a register duly following the above checklist.

• The individual performance of the vehicle after attention will be reviewed to assess the improvement

• Vehicle back history Register is another important register, which is used for identifying the reasons for low KMPL of certain vehicles. This register contains the day-wise posting of Driver’s Logsheet complaints for all the vehicles in a depot.

• The entries in the register gives indication about the chronic defects of the vehicle like self-starter not working, diesel leakages, air leakages, clutch and gear slippages etc., which contribute to low fuel efficiency.

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Attention of low HSD kmpl vehicles for the day

• Along with daily log sheet challan (statement of vehicle-wise kms, hsd oil etc), the statement of 10 lowest KMPL vehicles for the day is generated in the ‘VEMAS’. These vehicles are attended during Sch.I Maintenance.

• The details of work done on the daily low KMPL vehicles will be recorded separately.

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Attention of Negative trend vehicles

• Every month, there may be certain vehicles of which the KMPL for the month is much lesser than its own performance during the previous month even though they fall under high fuel efficiency group. As these vehicles do not reflect under low KMPL vehicles, there is scope for skipping such vehicles from attention.

• The high KMPL vehicles should continue to give high KMPL without negative trend so that the overall KMPL of the depot is consistent.

• If such vehicles are identified and attended in time, the vehicles would continue to perform better whereby the Depot’s KMPL is not affected.

Contd..

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Negative trend vehicles continued...

• The vehicles showing steep negative trend in fuel performance as identified from the ‘VEMAS’ report will be taken for attention during the first week of the month itself.

• The identification and attention particulars of negative trend will be recorded in a separate register

Fixing of Benchmark KMPL for routes

• Every year during January (preferably during oil conservation fortnight), the route wise benchmark HSD KMPL is arrived using good KMPL drivers and displayed at the dispensing pump at all the depots.

• This gives an indication to the Drivers on the HSD KMPL potentiality of a particular route.

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Identification of low performance Drivers

Drivers whose fuel performance is not up to the expected level are identified based on the Driver-wise fuel performance reports generated through the computer software “VEMAS”.

The software shortlists the vehicles for attention classifying them as

1. Low KMPL Drivers of the day2. Low KMPL Drivers of the month.3. Negative trend Drivers

Contd..

VEMAS REPORT ON LOW KMPL DRIVERS

COUNSELLING

• Every month, at least 20 low KMPL drivers of the Depot are identified through “VEMAS” report for counseling

• These Drivers are counseled by the Depot Manager himself by 10th of every month.

• A separate register is maintained for counseling of the Drivers as per the following format

S.No.

Name ofDriver

StaffNo.

HSD KMPL Variance

Route operated in General

TargetKMPL

Current

Month

Previous

Month

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)Previous

Counseling

Dates

Remarks of

the Driver

Signature of

the Driver

Signature of

the DM

KMPLat the End of Month

(9) (10) (11) (12) (13)• At the end of the month the progress made by the

Drivers after counseling is reviewed

KMPL Pocket Book

• All the Drivers on roll are provided with a Pocket Book called “KMPL Pocket Book” which contains the details of day-wise operation and fuel performance of the Driver.

• This book is reviewed by the Depot Manager and Maintenance Foreman whenever the Driver is counseled

Counseling of Daily Low Kmpl Drivers

• Daily low KMPL Drivers are identified through the report generated along with challan every day.

• The Mechanical Foreman of the Depot counsels these drivers on daily basis

• Counseling of daily low KMPL Drivers is also recorded in the register.

Training by Safety Driving Instructor (SDI)

• The Drivers not showing improvement even after counseling in the previous month are taken up for training by SDI of the Depot.

• Besides the above, the SDI also trains the other low KMPL Drivers of the month identified through VEMAS report.

• The SDI covers the training for at least 20 Drivers with low KMPL and 5 Drivers with accidents prone record during the month

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• The details of training imparted by the SDI along with the KMPL at the end of the month by the concerned Driver are recorded in a register, maintained as per the following format.

• Depot Manager and Mechanical Foreman closely monitor and review the work carried out by SDI

S.No.

Name ofDriver

StaffNo.

HSD KMPL Variance Route operated in General

Dt.ofTraining by SDI

Current Month

PreviousMonth

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)LOW KMPL DRIVERSACCIDENT DRIVERS

Remarks on the Driving Habits Of the

Driver

Signature of

the Driver

KMPLat the End of Month

Remarks/ Action plan for not improved

Drivers(9) (10) (11) (12)

LOW KMPL DRIVERS

ACCIDENT DRIVERS

Training by Regional Driver Trainer (PJDI)

• The Dy Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Region organizes the training to Drivers by PJDI based on cumulative performance of all the Drivers.

• The Drivers figuring with low KMPL for the entire year will be selected for training.

• The PJDI also focuses on training of Drivers operating long distance/ interstate services, which will have great impact on the KMPL of the Depot.

Training at Zonal Staff Training Colleges (ZSTC)

• The drivers who are still continuing in low KMPL even after training by SDI and PJDI will be deputed to ZSTC for training.

• Low KMPL drivers are sent to ZSTC training for “2nd and 3rd” time with out paying wages for the period of training if they fail to improve after attending 1st training.

Counselling of Negative trend Drivers• In some cases, the performance of certain Drivers

falls very drastically when compared to the previous month. If such Drivers are ignored, as they do not fall in the list of absolute low KMPL Drivers, the Depot KMPL gets badly affected.

• Therefore, the Drivers (at least 20 Drivers per month) with steep negative trend are identified for counseling by the Depot Manager himself.

Master Register of Driver counselling• The printed register, RTC-220 which contains details

of KMPL, Accidents, Damages (Body, Springs, Tyres etc.) of each Driver which is treated as ‘Master Register’ is maintained to assess the performance of the Driver at the time of counseling.

• This register is also used for recording the dates of counseling by DM, training by SDI/PJDI/ZSTC etc.

• Master register is also taken as basis for initiating disciplinary actions on the Drivers who obtain low KMPL continuously even after repeated counseling and training.

• The movie, “Indhanam” made on Driving Technology aimed at achieving the best fuel performance is a boon to the Drivers.

• With regard to better Driving techniques, nothing is left uncovered in the above movie.

• The principle of “Momentum mode Driving”, which is the basis for getting the best HSD kmpl from the vehicle is highly emphasized in the movie.

• It is proven that the optimum HSD KMPL is obtained when the vehicle is operated at 2/3rd of the maximum speed i.e. around 55 to 60 KMPH.

• More stress is given to this aspect while interacting with the Drivers during counselling

Position-1

Position-3

Position-2

An eye on RPM Indicator while driving helps a lot

Method of operating the Accelerator Pedal

Always maintain Pedal at 3rd Position to get maximum fuel

efficiency

• Optimum HSD KMPL can be obtained by driving the vehicle in a momentum mode, i.e. When once the engine power is utilized to attain optimum speed, thereafter the vehicle has to be run in cruising speed, keeping accelerator pedal in no.3 position.

• Whenever the vehicle is operated on down gradient, the accelerator pedal shall be maintained at no.1 position i.e. just above the idling speed.

• Majority of the drivers have a bad habit of pumping the accelerator which leads to wastage of fuel. The Drivers are educated to accelerate the vehicle in the lowest possible increments to attain the desired speed.

• Drivers are educated to operate the vehicles with the engine speed always maintained in the green band either while changing the gears or while cruising

• The Drivers operating high powered vehicles are trained to use overdrive (wherever available), and judicious use of the alternate brakes like Retarders, exhaust brakes etc instead of service brakes.

A Prototype Fuel Injection Device used to educate the Drivers on Fuel Delivery at different levels of acceleration

The three persons who play key role in HSD KMPL Improvement at Depots

• KMPL Mechanic – One or Two Exclusive Mechanics based on the fleet strength are provided for each depot to carry out the works related to improvement of fuel efficiency.

• SDI – One Safety Driving Instructor is provided to every depot for training the Drivers aimed at improving the fuel performance and vehicle safety

• PJDI – One or Two Regional Driver Trainers (Protected Journey Driving Instructors) who are experts in Driving technology are provided for each region for conducting specialized Training programmes

Depot Incentive Scheme• The monthly incentive Scheme for Drivers and

Maintenance Staff on fuel saving is a very effective motivational factor in achieving the consistent fuel performance in APSRTC.

• There is no ceiling for the Drivers for payment of incentive on fuel saving. Some Drivers earn incentive as high as Rs 2,000 per month on fuel saving.

• The maintenance staff earn upto Rs 500/- per month on fuel saving.

Motivational Measures continued...

• The following are some of the schemes being implemented besides regular Depot Incentive Scheme for motivation.

1. Cash incentives ranging from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.1,50,000/- to the Depots based on fleet strength on attaining the targeted HSD KMPL every year.

2. Presentation of Cash Awards Every month to the 1st best and 2nd best Drivers in fuel saving at all Depots.

3. Award scheme for Drivers, Mechanics and Officers every year in oil conservation fortnight, sponsored by Oil companies.

4. Special increments to the Drivers who stand top in HSD kmpl consecutively for more number of times.

Apart from the monetary benefit schemes, we also adopt the following measures to encourage the staff.

– Display of names of monthly and daily high and low KMPL Drivers at oil bunk

– Display of best KMPL Drivers for the previous year at prominent place.

– Distribution of pamphlets & brochures describing the achievements of the best performers

– Presentation of Appreciation Letters/ Merit certificates to the best Drivers and Mechanics by the Regional Managers & Executive Directors by organizing functions at Depots

Punitive Actions on Continuous low KMPL Drivers

• The Drivers who do not improve their driving habits and continue to be low performers even after repeated counseling & training are cautioned by issuing advice letters initially followed by disciplinary actions duly following the formalities.

• While issuing the advising letters or Charge sheets, the drivers are informed about details of previous counseling, training and the loss incurred due to their low performance.

The Depot Level review of HSD KMPL

• Depot Level – Everyday, on generating the Logsheet challan by 8-00 am, the Depot Manager & Depot Maintenance incharge are informed about the Depot kmpl for & up to the day

• The Depot Manager seeks explanation from the Maintenance incharge for steep fall in kmpl if any.

• The Maintenance incharge reviews vehicle-wise kmpl during the day and probes for abnormal variation if any.

The Review of HSD KMPL at Regional Level

• Review of Depot-wise fuel performance by the Dy.Chief Mechanical Engineer and Regional Manager everyday by 12 noon

• The Dy.CME calls for the remarks of the Depot Manager/Mechanical Foreman of the depots where the performance is not up to the expected level.

• The Regional Manager talks to the Depot Managers on weekly basis and reviews the performance

• The Regional Manager reviews the Depot-wise month kmpl every month by 2nd and calls for the explanation of the Depot Managers if the performance is not up to the mark.

• The Regional Manager/Dy.Chief Mechanical Engineer reviews the KMPL performance critically during the periodical meetings with Depot Managers and Maintenance incharges

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The Review at Zonal Level

• The Executive Director (Zone) reviews the region-wise performance every month and advises the RMs on the areas of attention for improvement

• The ED(Zone) reviews the level of support from the Zonal Stores and Workshops with reference to the kmpl performance of the Depots and advises to take necessary action wherever needed.

The Review at Corporate Level

• Review of Region-wise and Depot-wise kmpl by the Vice Chairman & Managing Director once in every fortnight.

• Preparation and communication of Ranking of Regions and Depots every fortnight based on the absolute performance and trend comparing with previous month and the corresponding period of previous year

• Alert the Regional Managers, Dy.Chief Mechanical Engineers and Depot Managers indicating their position in fuel efficiency at Corporate level

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The Review at Corporate Level

• Review of Region-wise performance with Dy.Chief Mechanical Engineers by the Executive Director (Engineering & IT) during the quarterly meetings at Corporate Office.

• Analysis of make-wise and type-wise vehicle performance every month

• Classification of Drivers based on their individual performance and advising the Field managers to pay attention on C-class Drivers falling below the 5.00 kmpl

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• Review of performance before and after modifications if any; formulating and communicating the new guidelines for further improvements

• Fixation of Region-wise yearly targets based on the past performance and communicating to the Regions before commencement of new financial year.

• Review of Kmpl performance, the trends, the achievement of targets by the Vice Chairman & Managing Director during the quarterly meetings with EDs, HODs and RMs

The Review at Corporate Level

• Continuous consultations with the vehicle manufacturers for necessary technical support

• Implementation of new concepts, technological modifications and new methodologies related to improvement of fuel efficiency

• Organizing necessary training programmes for upgradation of technical & driving skills at identified places with the co-ordination of OEMs

• Review of support levels provided by the Zonal Stores and workshops to the Depots with respect to improvement of fuel efficiency.

The Review at Corporate Level

State wide Campaigns on Fuel Conservation

• Organizing various functions at Depot level, Regional level and corporate level, to spread the message of Oil Conservation among all during the 1st Fortnight of january every year

• The OEMs, Oil/Gas companies & PCRA conduct several campaigns on fuel conservation in all the Regions.

• Conducting Quiz programmes, Elocution and Essay Writing competitions through out the Corporation during the campaign.

State wise Campaigns on Fuel Conservation

• Conducting State-level programme at Hyderabad and presentation of awards to the meritorious staff on fuel conservation.

• 5 Best Drivers, one Best KMPL Mechanic & one Best Safety Driving Instructor from each region and one two Best PJDIs at Corporate level will be awarded with cash & gift prizes along with merit certificates.

• One best driver from each zone on Elocution competition and three best Mechanics on Essay Writing at Corporate level will be honored during the function.

State wise Campaigns on Fuel Conservation

• Presentation of cash awards and Appreciation letters to the Officers and Supervisors.

• Presentation of Memento to the 1st Best Driver of each region

• Presentation of Shields to the best Depots for regional & State level performance; and best Zones, Regions for State level performance in both HSD & Lub kmpl.

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