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Bidding process that allows operators to select their day-to-day work.

In a full cafeteria pick, operators select days off and their work for each individual work day.

In a partial cafeteria pick, operators select days off, but must select the same week day run for all worked week days unless enough unpicked work is available because of previous operator selections for the worked days.

In a staged partial cafeteria pick, operators select to work Day Off Relief to work in a first stage of bidding (Pass 1) and then select unpicked work in a second stage of bidding (Pass 2).

Reason a trip was canceled. Typically used in PASS.

Cancellation codes are either system-defined or user-defined. User-defined codes are created in Trapeze4 Workstation ancillary data (File > Ancillary Data > Para > Service > Schedule Status Codes).

A dispatcher's most-used text messages. Typically used in PASS-MON.

Canned text messages are saved and stored so they can quickly be sent to one or multiple drivers. Drivers also have access to canned messages in the vehicle for fast communication with Dispatch.

Numeric indicator that defines a specific vehicle size or seating capacity.

Defined in Trapeze4 Workstation ancillary data. Typically used with PASS.

Process of assisting organizations in meeting the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) initiative to track the state of good repair (SGR) for transit agencies across the United States, as well as determining forecasted capital expenditures.

See also State of Good Repair.

Booking for a single trip on a specific date or multiple days.

See also subscription.

In OPS, work that isn't considered regular, special, or standby work.

Act of replacing or switching an in-service vehicle with another vehicle due to mechanical failure. Typically used in OPS, often with EAM integration.

See also replacement vehicle.

See timepoint.

See loop(er).

1. Difference between To Time and Sign-Off Time.

   See also To Time and Sign-Off Time.

2. Time allotted to an operator at the end of a shift or run for inspection of the vehicle and sign off for that shift.

   Associated with pull-ins and works exactly the opposite of report time.

   Also called turn-in.

   See also report time.

Interface used to set properties and security permissions for various Trapeze products. It's also the main interface used by some Trapeze products. For example, OPS.

Also called Trapeze6 and the Trapeze6 Client Shell.

Action of creating a record that contains the same data as the original record.

The new record can be updated as needed.

1. Dispatcher software used to enter call information, which is then added to the in-vehicle schedule of the appropriate driver.

   It speeds the dispatching and leads to quicker response times.

2. The dispatch center and its software.

   See also dispatch control center.

3. An individual dispatcher’s console and software.

1. Trapeze software feature used to filter the data viewed in a screen.

   Used in the Trapeze6 Client Shell.

   Press F3 to open the screen Context.

2. See Set mode.

Calculation of an operator's unbroken work hours.

When the sign-off time of the preceding piece of work is greater than or equal to the sign-on time of the next piece, the work is considered continuous.

Maximum values can be defined in system properties for continuous employee work time in one day and for the maximum break in continuous work time allowed before it's considered two pieces of work.

See also work time.

See Mobile Data Terminal (MDT).

1. Process of applying contract rules to calculate pay hours for the amount of assigned work.

   In Trapeze OPS, costing is done using the Timekeeping module. Calculating timekeeping is sometimes called costing work.

2. In PASS, the process of making scheduling decisions based on defined criteria.

   Trips are assigned costs based on costing weights. The system calculates the cost of each trip in all available time slots on all runs. It then determines which trips should be moved to another time or another run.

   See also costing weights.

Parameters, defined by union contracts, used in the runcutting costing routine in Trapeze BlockBuster to determine pay allotted for report time, breaks, overtime, work time, spread, platform, road reliefs, and clear time.

Settings that determine how PASS looks for scheduling solutions.

Costing weights let agencies prioritize a variety of available options. For example, minimum on-board can be prioritized over minimum walking time.

Operating mode used by a vehicle when its covert switch is used.

When closed, the covert switch (concealed near the operator's seat) sends a silent alarm message to Dispatch and places the mobile unit in covert emergency mode. Dispatch polls vehicles in covert emergency mode at a high rate (for example, every 10 seconds).

Location used to pull vehicles in and out where street relief isn't allowed.

Created pull-in/pull-out garages serve two purposes: to provide a means of getting an operator from the garage to their assigned route (or from the route to the garage) and to break up a long block.

See also pull-in and pull-out.

(Used in UK) See runcutting.

Short waiting period between required vehicles for scheduled transfers.

Critical transfers are monitored because slight differences in schedule adherence between vehicles may cause passengers to miss a transfer.

Total amount of time for breaks that an operator has to have during the day.

Number of minutes needed to make a round trip on a route (including layover or recovery time).