ABSTRACT
The Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) intercity bus schedule comprises a list of 382 major trips per day to
over 250 cities and villages with 338 buses. SAPTCO operates Mercedes 404 SHD and Mercedes 404 RI-IL fleet types
for the intercity trip. The fleet assignment model developed by American Airlines was adapted and applied to a sample
of the intercity bus schedule. The results showed a substantial saving of 29% in the total number of needed buses. This