OPTA Northern Regional Meeting
Monday September 14 to Wednesday September 16, 2015
Registration Deadline – Friday September 11, 2015
No Registration Fee (Members Only. No non-members. Business members welcomed.
Meeting Location: Transit & Fleet Garage, 1160 Lorne St, Sudbury, ON
Includes Maintenance Workshops; Frontline Operational Sessions; Management Issues
- September 14, 2015– 12:00 noon – 10:00 pm, Networking, Activity & Dinner
- September 15, 2015– 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Meetings followed by Dinner & Networking
- September 16, 2015– 8:30 am – 12:00 noon – Closed Door Meetings
DETAILED AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
12:00 – 2:00 pm: Hotel pick up and travel to destination
2:00 – 5:00 pm: Networking / Activity
5:00 – 10:00 pm: Dinner
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast at Lorne St
9:00 – 12:00pm: Welcome and Introductions
- OPTA/CUTA Update
- MTO Update
Sudbury Transit Intro – tour of facility
- Roundtable Agenda Approval with Additions
- Cost Saving - test results (transmission & fuel testing)
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MANAGEMENT
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MAINTENANCE
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Start of Transit Operations Meetings
- STATS & AVL Demo
- Standards – Transcab, Bus Size, Route Performance
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Start of Maintenance Meetings
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12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 pm: TOPICS INCLUDE
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MANAGEMENT
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MAINTENANCE
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- Cost Saving - test results (transmission & fuel testing)
- Best Practices – policies & procedures
- Operator Safety
- Joint Purchase
- Marketing Budget
- Transit Vision 2040
- Passenger Charters
- Bus Assignments
- Communication Between Operators & Mechanics
- Absenteeism
- Bargaining – CBA’s
- Ridership Trends – fares, options, growth strategy
- Other
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- Meeting will be held in the large boardroom)
- Coolant Hose
- Bell Housing Cracks
- Cost of Repairs to ZF
- Rebuild Cycles – Engines, Transmissions, Buses, Budget
- Life Cycle of Buses
- Failure Rate – Cost
- Filter & Catalyst
- AC – Contract In / Out
- Parts - Cost of Repairs Up or Down?
- Benchmarking Repair Times
- Fleet Management System
- Bus Cleaning
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5:00 – 10:00 pm: Dinner / Networking
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
8:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast Lorne St.
9:00 – 12:00 pm:
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MANAGEMENT
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MAINTENANCE
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CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS – TRANSIT MANAGERS ONLY
- Handi Transit
- Sudbury Report
- AODA – 5 year review
- Service Level Review – Conventional vs Handi Transit
- Forecasting Demand
- Contracting In / Out
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Shop Floor Demo & Follow Up From Previous Day Meetings
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12:00 pm: End of Regional Meetings
HOTEL ROOM RESERVATION DETAILS
- Studio Suites Single Occupancy $ 149.00 CDN
- Studio Suites Double Occupancy $ 149.00 CDN
- One Bedroom Suites $ 159.00 CDN
Phone: (705) 523.8100
Quote Reservation (Block) Code "CHXNOC" to get special rates.
Hotel room reservation deadline is August 13, 2015