Download or read book Analyzing the Costs of Operating Small Transit Vehicles written by KFH Group and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This User's Guide explains the accompanying Small Transit Vehicle economics (STVe) model - a tool designed for transit planners and others making decisions about the purchase of small transit vehicles for different services and operating environments. The computerized STVe model is based on the principles of engineering economics and allows the user to assess whether it makes economic sense to invest in a particular type of vehicle, based on user-defined inputs. The User's Guide describes how to run the model and interpret its results.