This banner is designated for adding additional information regarding the vehicle. While these fields are optional, RTA does recommend leveraging them. Below you will find the various banners and fields found in the Asset Info Banner along with explanations for and how to use them.

• Condition – This field is related to the condition of the vehicle

  • Edit by clicking in the field and choosing the appropriate status from the available options

• Size – Click in the field and select the appropriate vehicle size (light, medium, heavy, etc.)

  • These tie into difficulty factors which determine the estimated time that will be used as a guideline for mechanics to complete a job

  • If mechanic productivity will not be tracked, then there is no need to be concerned with the difficulty levels

  • Refer to Mechanic Productivity for more information on mechanic productivity and difficulty factor set up

• Last Updated Condition – This field displays the date for the last update to the condition field

• Purchase Date – Click in the field and enter the date when the vehicle was purchased and placed in service

• In Service Date – Click in the field to enter the date that will be used as the default warranty start date when vehicle warranty records are added

This banner is designated for meter information.

• Meter Type – Click in the field and select the appropriate type for this vehicle (Hours, Miles, Gallons, etc.)

• Odometer – Click in the field and enter the current odometer reading for the vehicle

  • Refer to “” for instructions on correcting odometer readings[KD3] 

• Fuel Meter and Life Meter – These fields are automatically updated by the RTA system; no entry can be made in these fields

  • They will reflect as the current meter reading initially

  • Fuel meter will show the meter reading from the last fuel-up

  • Life meter will show the units traveled by the vehicle over time

This banner is designated for alternate meter information. Before alternate meters can be added/adjusted in RTA Web, the alternate meter types will need to be defined through RTA Desktop

Refer to Alternate Meter Type Setup for instructions on setting up alternate meter types in desktop and then those can be added in RTA Web 

• Alt One, Two, Three, Four – click on Edit Description and then click on the field to choose from the type of alternate meter to use

  • Up to four alternate meters can be added to a vehicle

  • May be another meter such as an engine or component hour meter or it may represent items transported by this vehicle such as passengers, cases, boxes, tons, yards, or pallets

Departments are a way of separating vehicle cost within a facility. Before Departments can be added/updated in RTA Web, the department master files need to be set up in RTA Desktop.

Refer to Departments for instructions on adding departments

• Department Number – click in the field and select the appropriate department in which this vehicle belongs and click the check mark

• Department Name – click in the field and select the appropriate department name and click the check mark

  • Department Number and Department Name are linked. When you change one, the field for the other adjusts to reflect the corresponding data

• Address – Fields populate based on the address information listed in the Department File on RTA Desktop for the specific department assigned

• Contact – Fields populate based on the contact information listed in the Department File on RTA Desktop for the specific department

Customers are typically used as designated cost centers. Before Customers can be added/updated in RTA Web, the department master files need to be set up in RTA Desktop.

Refer to Customers for instructions on adding departments

• Customer Number - click in the field and select the appropriate department in which this vehicle belongs and click the check mark

• Customer Name – click in the field and select the appropriate customer’s name and click the check mark

  • Customer Number and Customer Name are linked. When you change one, the field for the other adjusts to reflect the corresponding data

• Address – Fields populate based on the address information listed in the Customer File on RTA Desktop for the specific customer assigned

• Contact – Fields populate based on the contact information listed in the Customer File on RTA Desktop for the specific customer

This banner is driven by data submitted in the vehicle file via RTA Desktop and can be displayed here when input into the Vehicle File via RTA Desktop. There are many ways or methods to calculate when it is time for vehicles or equipment to be replaced. Including this type of information in the Vehicle File will assist with projections and budgeting and assist with reporting on reliability of the vehicle. Refer to the below documents for assistance with how to enter this information into the Vehicle File via RTA Desktop and how to utilize reporting.

Refer to Adding a Vehicle and navigated to the Replacement Tab section for RTA Desktop

Refer to Vehicle Replacement Scoring for utilizing the Vehicle Replacement Report 

Field Definitions in RTA Web

• Destination – Refers to the destination of the vehicle when it was replaced. It can be sold or reassigned to a different department or customer

• Projected Year – The year the vehicle will need to be replaced

• Projected Life Meter – The number of units (miles/kilometers/hours) when the vehicle will need to be replaced

• Projected Resale – Estimated resale or trade-in value of the vehicle

• Purchase Price – Estimated purchase price of the new vehicle

• Additional Options

  • Use Schedule – This is checked if a replacement schedule is to be tracked for the vehicle

  • Class Override – This is check if there is a defined default replacement schedule by vehicle class code