City buses receive poor maintenance<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Land Transportation Soejono
\nexpressed concern yesterday over the short life spans of buses
\noperated by the city-owned bus company PPD.<\/p>\n
\"The life spans of PPD buses reach an average of only two to
\nthree years, far below the normal standard of five to eight
\nyears,\" Soejono said.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the inauguration of PPD's new management board,
\nhe said that the short lifespan is caused mainly by poor
\nmaintenance as a result of the lack of discipline on the part of
\nPPD's personnel.<\/p>\n
Soejono said that most drivers, after finding the brake system
\nof their buses to have broken down, do not send the vehicle to
\nthe company's depot immediately for repairs. They continue
\noperating the buses instead, thereby forcing the lubricating oil
\nto spill out of the brake system and damage other parts.<\/p>\n
He said that the inability to conduct its own maintenance
\nactivities has forced PPD to ask for help from private companies
\nto do the repairs.<\/p>\n
PPD, for example, has so far awarded contracts for the
\nrenovation of 200 buses to Volgreen and another 200 buses are
\nentrusted to PT Intrasjaya, while PT Senawangi Wisamarta Utama is
\nassigned to repair 70 double-deckers, he said.<\/p>\n
Involving private firms in the refurbishment activities has
\nforced PPD to spend much greater sums of money, Sujono was quoted
\nby the Antara news agency as saying.<\/p>\n
Members of the new management board inaugurated yesterday
\ninclude Soedarko (president) replacing Yahya Subandi; Jati
\nSantoso (operation director) replacing Darius Djana; and Priyo
\nSubandiono (technical director) replacing Arna Rifky.<\/p>\n
Anwar Delmi (general affairs director) replaces Zaini Noor and
\nNur Usman (finance director) replaces Mudiyanto. (hhr)<\/p>",
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